Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Worcester district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Worcester County.[1] Republican Hannah Kane of Shrewsbury has represented the district since 2015.[2]
Locales represented
editThe district includes the following localities:[3]
- Shrewsbury
- part of Westborough
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Worcester district and 2nd Worcester district.[4]
Former locale
editThe district previously covered part of the city of Worcester, circa 1872.[5]
Representatives
edit- Samuel E. Blair, circa 1858 [6]
- Nelson Carpenter, circa 1859 [7]
- James Lally Jr., circa 1888 [8]
- Thomas McCooey, circa 1888 [8]
- John Carpenter Hull, circa 1920 [9]
- Alfred H. Whitney, circa 1920 [9]
- William Paul Constantino, circa 1951 [10]
- Albert Fairbanks Higgins, circa 1951 [10]
- Bessie I. Murray, 1957-58[11]
- Leo R. Corazzini, circa 1975 [12]
- Ronald W. Gauch, 1993-2001 [13]
- Karyn Polito
- Matthew Beaton
- Hannah Kane, 2015-current[2]
Elections results from statewide races
edit| Year | Office | District Results | Statewide Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | President[14][15] | Obama 53.0 – 45.1% | Obama 60.7 – 37.5% |
| Senator[16][17] | Brown 55.2 – 44.0% | Warren 53.7 – 46.2% | |
| 2013 | Senator[18][19] | Gomez 55.8 – 43.8% | Markey 54.8 – 44.6% |
| 2014 | Governor[20][21] | Baker 60.9 – 35.2% | Baker 48.4 – 46.5% |
| Senator[22][23] | Markey 49.8 – 45.6% | Markey 61.9 – 38.0% | |
| 2016 | President[24][25] | Clinton 56.4 – 34.1% | Clinton 60.0 – 32.8% |
| 2018 | Governor[26][27] | Baker 74.9 – 23.0% | Baker 66.6 – 33.1% |
| Senator[28][29] | Warren 55.1 – 39.3% | Warren 60.3 – 36.2% |
See also
edit- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- Other Worcester County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
- Worcester County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 1st, 2nd; Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester; Middlesex and Worcester; Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex; Worcester and Middlesex; Worcester and Norfolk
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images
edit- Portraits of legislators
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David Curtis Nickerson -
Frank Pope -
Edward Nutting -
John Hull -
Henry Estabrook -
John Gilmartin -
Fred Blake -
Eino Oliver Toko -
William Paul Constantino -
Thomas Fallon -
Leo Corazzini -
Ronald Gauch -
Karyn Polito
References
edit- ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 11th Worcester district". PD43+. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
- ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos,
State House Districts to State Senate Districts
- ^ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
- ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Worcester County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
- ^ a b Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
- ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
- ^ PD43+ » 2012 President General Election Statewide (showing only Worcester County)
- ^ PD43+ » 2012 President General Election
- ^ PD43+ » 2012 U.S. Senate General Election Statewide (showing only Worcester County)
- ^ PD43+ » 2012 U.S. Senate General Election
- ^ PD43+ » 2013 U.S. Senate Special General Election Statewide (showing only Worcester County)
- ^ PD43+ » 2013 U.S. Senate Special General Election
- ^ PD43+ » 2014 Governor General Election Statewide (showing only Worcester County)
- ^ PD43+ » 2014 Governor General Election
- ^ PD43+ » 2014 U.S. Senate General Election Statewide (showing only Worcester County)
- ^ PD43+ » 2014 U.S. Senate General Election
- ^ PD43+ » 2016 President General Election Statewide (showing only Worcester County)
- ^ PD43+ » 2016 President General Election
- ^ PD43+ » 2018 Governor General Election Statewide (showing only Worcester County)
- ^ PD43+ » 2018 Governor General Election
- ^ PD43+ » 2018 U.S. Senate General Election Statewide (showing only Worcester County)
- ^ PD43+ » 2018 U.S. Senate General Election
External links
edit- Ballotpedia
- "11th Worcester District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
- League of Women Voters Grafton & Shrewsbury