Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Middlesex district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Middlesex district (or "3rd Middlesex") is an electoral district for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Located in central Massachusetts, it comprises the towns of Hudson, Maynard and Stow (all of which are located in Middlesex County), as well as the town of Bolton (located in Worcester County).^[1] Democrat Kate Hogan of Stow has represented the district since 2013. She is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Worcester district and Worcester and Middlesex district.

District history

The 3rd district has existed in its current iteration since the 2004 redistricting.^[2]

Former locale

The district previously covered part of Charlestown, circa 1872.^[3]

Representatives

• Isaac F. Shepard, circa 1859 ^[4]
• Russell A. Wood circa 1910
• Arthur Enoch Beane, circa 1920 ^[5]
• Louis L. Green, circa 1920 ^[6]
• Arthur K. Reading, circa 1920 ^[7]
• Paul Andrew Dever, 1928-1935
• Tip O'Neill, circa 1945
• Charles F. Flaherty Jr., 1967–1979 ^[8]
• Paul Cellucci, 1979–1985
• Patricia Walrath, 1985–2009
• Kate Hogan, 2009–present

Electoral history

From 1985 to 2009, the 3rd District was represented by Democrat Patricia Walrath, who decided not to seek re-election in 2008.^[9] Since 2009, the District has been represented by Democrat Kate Hogan.

2014

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Kate Hogan	Democratic Party	9,847	60.22
Paddy Dolan	Republican Party	6,495	39.72
align=left colspan=2	Write-ins	9	0.06
align=left colspan=2	Invalid/blank votes	641	–
align=left colspan=2	Total	16,992	100
align=left colspan=4	Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

2012

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Kate Hogan	Democratic Party	14,074	64.11
Chuck S. Kuniewich, Jr	Republican Party	7,865	35.82
align=left colspan=2	Write-ins	15	0.07
align=left colspan=2	Invalid/blank votes	1,317	–
align=left colspan=2	Total	23,271	100
align=left colspan=4	Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

2010

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Kate Hogan	Democratic Party	10,114	60.05
Chuck S. Kuniewich	Republican Party	6,719	39.89
align=left colspan=2	Write-ins	11	0.07
align=left colspan=2	Invalid/blank votes	1,106	–
align=left colspan=2	Total	17,950	100
align=left colspan=4	Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Voter affiliation

	Total registered	Democratic	Democratic (%)	Green-Rainbow	Green-Rainbow (%)	Republican	Republican (%)	United Independent	United Independent (%)	Unenrolled	Unenrolled (%)
Bolton	3392	658	19.40	2	0.06	634	18.69	0	0.00	2093	61.70
Stow	4809	1152	23.96	5	0.10	677	14.08	0	0.00	2964	61.63
Maynard	7004	2230	31.84	13	0.19	744	10.62	0	0.00	2983	42.59
Hudson	12102	2885	23.84	17	0.14	1384	11.44	6	0.05	7758	64.11
District total	27307	6925	25.36	37	0.14	3439	12.59	6	0.02	15798	57.85
align=left colspan=12	2015 Figures; Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

See also

• Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Images

Portraits of legislators

Further reading

• Book: https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge199394mass/page/280/mode/2up/ . Representative Districts: Middlesex County . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1993-1994 . 1993 . Boston .

External links

• Massachusetts House Legislative Districts

Notes and References

1. http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eledist/reps02idx.htm Massachusetts Representative Districts — 2002
2. malegislature.gov - District Maps
3. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . 1872 . Sampson, Davenport, & Company . Boston .
4. Book: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court . 1859 . Boston . Internet Archive .
5. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . October 16, 2023 . Boston Review .
6. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . October 16, 2023 . Boston Review .
7. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . October 16, 2023 . Boston Review .
8. Book: 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
9. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/07/10/a_family_affair/?page=full A family affair