Massachusetts's 5th congressional district

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Massachusetts Congressional District 5 is a congressional district in northeastern Massachusetts. It is currently repesented by Martin T. Meehan, who has served the district since 1993.

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[edit] Cities and Towns in the District

District 5 currently contains the following towns:

In Essex County:

Andover, Haverhill, Lawrence, Methuen.

In Middlesex County

Acton, Ayer, Billerica, Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Hudson, Littleton, Lowell, Maynard, Shirley, Stow, Sudbury, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Wayland, Precincts 1, 3, and 4, Westford.

In Worcester County:

Berlin, Bolton, Harvard, Lancaster.

[edit] Demographics

  • Land Area: 565.75 square miles (60.11% Urban, 39.89% Rural)
  • Population Distribution: 93.44% Urban, 6.56% Rural
  • Population (2000): 635,223
  • Median Income: $56,217
  • Ethnic Composition: 79.6% White, 1.6% Black, 5.3% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 11.7% Hispanic, 1.6% Other
  • Ancestry: 22.6% Irish, 13.3% Italian, 12.2% English
  • Occupation: Blue Collar 20.9%, White Collar 66.9%, Gray Collar 12.1%
  • Party Registration: 33.60% Democrat , 14.04% Republican , 51.46% Unenrolled , 0.90% Minor Parties
  • Cook Partisan Voting Index: D + 9

[edit] Election results

This District is considered moderate to safely Democratic, because no Republican has been elected since 1972.

U.S. House election, 1990: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chester G. Atkins 110,232 49.85
Republican John MacGovern 101,017 45.68
Other 9,891 4.47
Turnout 221,140
Democratic hold Swing
U.S. House election, 1992: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 133,844 52.17 + 2.32
Republican Paul W. Cronin 96,206 37.50 - 8.18
Independent Mary Farinelli 19,077 7.44 + 7.44
Independent David E. Coleman 7,214 5.76 + 2.81
Write-in 223 0.09 - 4.38
Turnout 256,564
Democratic hold Swing + 2.32
U.S. House election, 1994: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 140,725 69.83 + 17.66
Republican David E. Coleman 60,734 30.14 - 7.36
Write-in 65 0.03 - 0.06
Turnout 201,524
Democratic hold Swing + 17.66
U.S. House election, 1996: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 183,429 99.08 + 29.25
Republican Unopposed - 30.14
Write-in 1,708 0.92 + 0.89
Turnout 185,137
Democratic hold Swing + 29.25
U.S. House election, 1998: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 127,418 70.70 - 28.38
Republican David E. Coleman 52,725 29.25 + 29.25
Write-in 87 0.05 - 0.87
Turnout 180,230
Democratic hold Swing - 28.38
U.S. House election, 2000: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 199,601 98.02 + 27.32
Republican Unopposed - 29.25
Write-in 4,040 1.98 + 1.93
Turnout 203,641
Democratic hold Swing + 27.32
U.S. House election, 2002: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 122,562 60.15 - 37.87
Republican Charles McCarthy 69,337 34.03 + 34.03
Libertarian Ilana Freedman 11,729 5.76 + 5.76
Write-in 149 0.07 - 1.91
Turnout 203,777
Democratic hold Swing - 37.87
U.S. House election, 2004: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 179,652 66.99 + 6.84
Republican Thomas Tierney 88,232 32.90 - 1.13
Write-in 305 0.11 + 0.04
Turnout 268,189
Democratic hold Swing + 6.84

[edit] Representatives

Representative Party Years ↑ District home Note
George Partridge Pro-Administration March 4, 1789 – August 14, 1790 Duxbury Resigned
Vacant August 15, 1790 - March 3, 1791
Shearjashub Bourne Pro-Administration March 4, 1791 - March 3, 1793 Boston District Moved to Barnstable County
General Ticket System March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795
Nathaniel Freeman, Jr. Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1799 Sandwich
Lemuel Williams Federalist March 4, 1799 - March 3, 1803 New Bedford District Moved to Hampden County
Thomas Dwight Federalist March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1805 Springfield
William Ely Federalist March 4, 1805 - March 3, 1815 Springfield
Elijah H. Mills Federalist March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1819 Northampton
Samuel Lathrop Federalist March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1823 West Springfield
Jonas Sibley Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 Sutton District Moved to Worcester County
John Davis Adams March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829 Worcester
National Republican March 4, 1829 - January 14, 1834 Worcester Resigned after election to Governor
Vacant January 15, 1834 - February 16, 1834
Levi Lincoln, Jr. National Republican February 17, 1834 - March 3, 1837 Worcester Special Election
Whig February 17, 1837 - March 16, 1841 Worcester Resigned after appointment to Collector of the Port of Boston
Vacant March 17, 1841 - May 2, 1841
Charles Hudson Whig May 3, 1841 - March 3, 1849 Westminster Special Election
Charles Allen Free Soil March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1853 Worcester
William Appleton Whig May 3, 1853 - March 3, 1855 Boston District Moved to Suffolk County
Anson Burlingame American March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857 Boston
Republican March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1861 Boston
William Appleton Constitutional Unionist March 4, 1861 - September 27, 1861 Boston Resigned because of failing health
Vacant September 28, 1861 - December 1, 1861
Samuel Hooper Republican December 2, 1861 - March 3, 1863 Boston
John B. Alley Republican March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1867 Lynn District Moved to Essex and Middlesex County
Benjamin F. Butler Republican March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1873 Lowell
Daniel W. Gooch Republican March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 Melrose District Moved to Northern Suffolk and Southern Middlesex County
Nathaniel P. Banks Independent March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877 Waltham
Republican March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1879 Waltham Re-joined the Republican Party
Selwyn Z. Bowman Republican March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1883 Somerville
Leopold Morse Democratic March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 Boston
Edward D. Hayden Republican March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889 Woburn
Nathaniel P. Banks Republican March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1891 Waltham
Sherman Hoar Democratic March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893 Concord
Moses T. Stephens Democratic March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895 North Andover District moved to northern Middlesex and Essex counties
William S. Knox Republican March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1903 Lawrence
Butler Ames Republican March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1913 Lowell
John Jacob Rogers Republican March 4, 1913 - March 28, 1925 Lowell Died in Office
vacant March 28, 1925 - June 30, 1925
Edith Nourse Rogers Republican June 30, 1925 - September 10, 1960 Lowell Special Election, Died in Office
vacant September 10, 1960 - January 3, 1961
Frank Bradford Morse Republican January 3, 1961 - May 1, 1972 Lowell Resigned after appointment to Under Secretary General for Political and General Assembly Affairs at the United Nations
vacant May 1, 1972 - January 3, 1973
Paul W. Cronin Republican January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1975 Andover
Paul Tsongas Democratic January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1979 Lowell
James Shannon Democratic January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1985 Lawrence
Chester G. Atkins Democratic January 3, 1985 - January 3, 1993 Concord
Martin T. Meehan Democratic January 3, 1993 - Present Lowell
Representative Party Years District home Note
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