Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Hampshire district explained

The Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Hampshire district or "2nd Hampshire" is an electoral district for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It consists of the towns of South Hadley, Easthampton, Hadley and precinct 2 of Granby.^[1] Democrat Dan Carey of Easthampton has represented the district since 2019.

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district, 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district, and Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district.

District history

The district has existed in its current form since 2011,^[2] but has existed in name since at least 1970.^[3]

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Chesterfield, circa 1872, 1927 ^[4]
• Cummington, circa 1872, 1927
• Goshen, circa 1872, 1927
• Huntington, circa 1927 ^[5]
• Middlefield, circa 1872, 1927
• Plainfield, circa 1872, 1927
• Southampton, circa 1927
• Westhampton, circa 1927
• Williamsburg, circa 1927
• Worthington, circa 1872, 1927

Representatives

• Albert D. Sanders, circa 1859 ^[6]
• Frank E. Lyman, 1915–1922 ^[7]

Representative	Party	Years
James Nolen	Democratic
James Collins	Democratic
William Carey	Democratic
	Democratic
	Democratic
	Democratic

Elections

Election data comes from Massachusetts Election Statistics.

2016

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	19,023
Others		138
Blank		5,056
Total		24,217

2014

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	12,249
Others		115
Blank		3,735
Total		16,099

2012

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	17,881
Others		121
Blank		4,786
Total		22,788

2010

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	11,756
Others		118
Blank		3,168
Total		15,042

2008

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	16,628
Others		43
Blank		4,471
Total		21,142

See also

• Other Hampshire County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 3rd
• Hampshire County districts of the Massachusett Senate: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden; 1st Hampden and Hampshire; 2nd Hampden and Hampshire; Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Images

Portraits of legislators

External links

• Amherst League of Women Voters

Notes and References

1. Web site: Massachusetts Representative Districts . 2018-08-06.
2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts House Legislative Districts . 2011. 2018-08-06.
3. Web site: Massachusetts Election Statistics . 2018-08-06.
4. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . 1872 . Sampson, Davenport, & Company . Boston .
5. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge192728mass/page/196/mode/1up . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928 . Boston . 196–206 .
6. Book: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court . 1859 . Boston . Internet Archive .
7. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . Boston Review .