Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampshire district explained

The Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Hampshire district or "1st Hampshire" is an electoral district for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It consists of the municipalities Northampton, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Hatfield, Plainfield, Westhampton, Williamsburg, and Worthington.^[1] Democrat Lindsay Sabadosa of Northampton has represented the district since 2019.

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

District history

The district has existed in its current form since November 4, 2021,^[2] but has existed in name since at least 1970.^[3]

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Southampton and Montgomery, 1970s-2021
• Easthampton, circa 1872 ^[4]
• Huntington, circa 1872

Representatives

• William H. Dickinson, circa 1859 ^[5]
• William F. Arnold, circa 1859 ^[5]
• Calvin Coolidge, circa 1908 - later Governor of Massachusetts and Vice President then President of the United States
• Michael Fitzgerald, circa 1918
• William Grant, circa 1920 ^[6]
• James O'Dea, circa 1923
• Edwin Olander, circa 1935
• Jeremiah Lucey, circa 1945
• John O'Rourke, circa 1953
• Louis Morini, circa 1967

Representative	Party	Years
Edward McColgan	Democratic
	Democratic
	Democratic
	Democratic

Elections

Election data comes from Massachusetts Election Statistics.

2018

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	18,001
Others		166
Blank		3,628
Total		21,795

2016

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	20,145
Others		89
Blank		4,420
Total		24,654

2014

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	13,937
Others		68
Blank		3,155
Total		17,160

2012

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	19,090
Others		74
Blank		4,442
Total		23,606

2010

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	14,284
Others		83
Blank		3,107
Total		17,474

2008

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	19,124
Others		94
Blank		4,302
Total		23,520

See also

• Other Hampshire County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 2nd, 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

Further reading

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

External links

• League of Women Voters of Northampton Area
• Amherst League of Women Voters

Notes and References

1. Web site: Massachusetts Representative Districts . 2018-08-14.
2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts House Legislative Districts . 2011. 2018-08-14.
3. Web site: Massachusetts Election Statistics . 2018-08-14.
4. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . 1872 . Sampson, Davenport, & Company . Boston .
5. Book: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court . 1859 . Boston . Internet Archive .
6. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . October 15, 2023 . Boston Review .