Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district

Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district
Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Jim McGovern (D–Worcester)
Cook PVI	D+10^[1]

Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district is located in central Massachusetts. It contains the cities of Worcester, which is the second-largest city in New England after Boston, and Northampton in the Pioneer Valley. It is represented by Democrat Jim McGovern.

The shape of the district was changed for the elections of 2012, after Massachusetts congressional redistricting to reflect the 2010 census.^[2] The new district covers central Massachusetts, including much of Worcester County, and is largely the successor to the old 3rd District. Most of the old 2nd district, including Springfield, has been moved into the new 1st district.

Locations

Cities and towns currently in the district

In Franklin County: Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Leverett, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick, Wendell, and Whately.

In Hampden County: Precinct 1A in Palmer

In Hampshire County: Amherst, Belchertown, Hadley, Hatfield, Northampton, Pelham, and Ware.

In Norfolk County: Precincts 4A and 5 in Bellingham

In Worcester County: Athol, Auburn, Barre, Blackstone, Boylston, Douglas, Grafton, Hardwick, Holden, Hubbardston, Leicester, Leominster, Mendon, Millbury, Millville, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Northborough, Northbridge, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Spencer, Sterling, Sutton, Templeton, Upton, Uxbridge, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westborough, Worcester, and Precinct 1 in Winchendon.

Cities and towns previously in the district

1795 to 1803

Known as the 2nd Western District.^[3]

1803 to 1813

Known as the "Essex North" district.^[3]

1813 to 1833

Known as the "Essex South" district.^[3]

1843 to 1853

Detail of the district from 1843 to 1853.

The Act of September 16, 1842 established the district on the North Shore and New Hampshire border, with the following municipalities:^[4]

In Essex County: Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Middleton, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Topsfield, and Wenham

In Middlesex County: Malden, Medford, Reading, South Reading, and Stoneham

In Suffolk County: Chelsea

1860s

"Parts of the counties of Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth."^[5]

1903 to 1913

The district from 1903 to 1913.

During this decade, the district contained the following municipalities:^[6]

In Franklin County: Erving, Leverett, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick, and Wendell.

In Hampshire County: Amherst, Belchertown, Easthampton, Enfield, Granby, Hadley, Northampton, Pelham, Prescott, South Hadley, and Ware.

In Hampden County: Brimfield, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Holland, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Springfield, Wales, and Wilbraham.

In Worcester County: Athol, Barre, Brookfield, Dana, Hardwick, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Warren, and West Brookfield.

1913 to 1923

During this decade, the district contained the following municipalities:^[7]

In Franklin County: Bernardston, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Leverett, Montague, Northfield, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick, Wendell, and Whately.

In Hampshire County: Amherst, Belchertown, Easthampton, Enfield, Granby, Hadley, Hatfield, Northampton, Pelham, South Hadley, Ware, and Williamsburg.

In Hampden County: Agawam, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Springfield, West Springfield, and Wilbraham.

2003 to 2013

The district from 2003 to 2013

During this decade, the district contained the following municipalities:

In Hampden County: Agawam, Brimfield, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Holland, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Springfield, Wales, Wilbraham.

In Hampshire County: Hadley, Northampton, South Hadley.

In Norfolk County: Bellingham.

In Worcester County: Blackstone, Brookfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Grafton, Hopedale, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, North Brookfield, Northbridge, Oxford, Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster.

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Years	Electoral history
Benjamin Goodhue		Pro- Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793	First elected in 1788 Re-elected in 1790 Redistricted to 1st district
Dwight Foster		Pro- Administration	General ticket: March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	Elected in 1792 as part of the four-seat general ticket Redistricted to 4th district
Theodore Sedgwick		Pro- Administration		Redistricted from 4th district and elected here in 1792 as part of the four-seat general ticket Redistricted to 1st district
Artemas Ward		Pro- Administration		Redistricted from 7th district and elected here in 1792 as part of the four-seat general ticket [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William Lyman		Anti- Administration		First elected in 1792 as part of the four-seat general ticket Re-elected in 1794 as the single representative from the district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William Lyman		Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797
William Shepard		Federalist	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803	First elected in 1796 Re-elected in 1798 Re-elected in 1800 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jacob Crowninshield		Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1803 – April 15, 1808	First elected in 1802 Re-elected in 1804 Re-elected in 1806 Died
Vacant			April 15, 1808 – May 24, 1808
Joseph Story		Democratic- Republican	May 23, 1808 – March 3, 1809	Elected to finish Crowninshield's term [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin Pickman, Jr.		Federalist	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811	Elected in 1808 Retired
William Reed		Federalist	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815	First elected in 1810 Re-elected in 1812 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Timothy Pickering		Federalist	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	Redistricted from 3rd district and elected here in 1814 Lost re-election
Nathaniel Silsbee		Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821	First elected in 1816 Re-elected in 1818 Retired
Gideon Barstow		Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Elected in 1820 Retired
Benjamin W. Crowninshield		Adams-Clay Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	First elected in 1822 Re-elected in 1824 Re-elected in 1826 Re-elected in 1828 Lost re-election
		Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
		Anti- Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
Rufus Choate		Anti- Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – June 30, 1834	First elected in 1830 Re-elected in 1832 Resigned
Vacant			June 30, 1834 – December 1, 1834
Stephen C. Phillips		Anti- Jacksonian	December 1, 1834 – March 3, 1837	First elected to finish Choate's term Also elected to the full term in 1834 Re-elected in 1836 Resigned to become Mayor of Salem
Stephen C. Phillips		Whig	March 4, 1837 – September 28, 1838
Leverett Saltonstall		Whig	December 5, 1838 – March 3, 1843	First elected to finish Phillips's term in 1838 Also elected to the full term in 1838 Re-elected in 1840 Lost re-election
Daniel P. King		Whig	March 4, 1843 – July 25, 1850	First elected in 1842 Re-elected in 1844 Re-elected in 1846 Re-elected in 1848 Died
Vacant			July 25, 1850 – March 3, 1851
Robert Rantoul, Jr.		Democratic	March 4, 1851 – August 7, 1852	First elected in 1850 Died
Vacant			August 7, 1852 – December 13, 1852
Francis B. Fay		Whig	December 13, 1852 – March 3, 1853	Elected to finish Rantoul's term Retired
Samuel L. Crocker		Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Elected in 1852 Lost re-election
James Buffington^[8]		American	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	First elected in 1854 Re-elected in 1856 Re-elected in 1858 Re-elected in 1860 Retired
James Buffington^[8]		Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863
Oakes Ames^[5]		Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1873	First elected in 1862 Re-elected in 1864 Re-elected in 1866 Re-elected in 1868 Re-elected in 1870 Retired
Benjamin W. Harris^[9]^[10]		Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883	First elected in 1872 Re-elected in 1874 Re-elected in 1876 Re-elected in 1878 Re-elected in 1880 Retired
John D. Long		Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889	First elected in 1882 Re-elected in 1884 Re-elected in 1886 Retired
Elijah A. Morse		Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	First elected in 1888 Re-elected in 1890 Redistricted to 12th district
Frederick H. Gillett^[11]^[12]		Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1925	First elected in 1892 Re-elected in 1894 Re-elected in 1896 Re-elected in 1898 Re-elected in 1900 Re-elected in 1902 Re-elected in 1904 Re-elected in 1906 Re-elected in 1908 Re-elected in 1910 Re-elected in 1912 Re-elected in 1914 Re-elected in 1916 Re-elected in 1918 Re-elected in 1920 Re-elected in 1922 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
George B. Churchill		Republican	March 4, 1925 – July 1, 1925	Elected in 1924 Died
Vacant			July 1, 1925 – September 29, 1925
Henry L. Bowles		Republican	September 29, 1925 – March 3, 1929	First elected to finish Churchill's term Re-elected in 1926 Retired
Will Kirk Kaynor		Republican	March 4, 1929 – December 20, 1929	Elected in 1928 Died
Vacant			December 20, 1929 – February 11, 1930
William J. Granfield		Democratic	February 11, 1930 – January 3, 1937	First elected to finish Kaynor's term Also elected to full term in 1930 Re-elected in 1932 Re-elected in 1932 Re-elected in 1934 Retired
Charles R. Clason^[13]		Republican	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1949	First elected in 1936 Re-elected in 1938 Re-elected in 1940 Re-elected in 1942 Re-elected in 1944 Re-elected in 1946 Lost re-election
Foster Furcolo		Democratic	January 3, 1949 – September 30, 1952	First elected in 1948 Re-elected in 1950 Retired and then resigned early when appointed State Treasurer
Vacant			September 30, 1952 – January 3, 1953
Edward Boland^[14]		Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1989	First elected in 1952 Re-elected in 1954 Re-elected in 1956 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Re-elected in 1964 Re-elected in 1966 Re-elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Re-elected in 1972 Re-elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1976 Re-elected in 1978 Re-elected in 1980 Re-elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1984 Re-elected in 1986 Retired
Richard Neal^[15]		Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2013	First elected in 1988 Re-elected in 1990 Re-elected in 1992 Re-elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1996 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2000 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2010 Redistricted to the 1st district
Jim McGovern		Democratic	January 3, 2013 – Present	Redistricted from 3rd district and elected here in 2012 Re-elected in 2014
Representative	Party		Years	Electoral history

Recent election results

U.S. House election, 1988: Massachusetts, District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Neal	156,262	80.23
	Communist	Louis R. Godena	38,446	19.74
	Write-in		52	0.01
Majority			117,816	60.40
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

U.S. House election, 1990: Massachusetts, District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Richard Neal	134,152	67.99	-12.24
	Write-in		63,169	32.01	+32.00
Majority			70,983	35.98	-24.42
Turnout			197,321
	Democratic hold		Swing

U.S. House election, 1992: Massachusetts, District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Richard Neal	131,215	53.09	-14.90
	Republican	Anthony W. Ravosa, Jr.	76,795	31.07	+31.07
	Independent	Thomas R. Sheehan	38,963	15.76	+15.76
	Write-in		190	0.07	-31.94
Majority			54,420	22.02	-13.96
Turnout			247,163
	Democratic hold		Swing

U.S. House election, 1994: Massachusetts, District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Richard Neal	117,178	58.55	+5.46
	Republican	John M. Briare	72,732	36.34	+5.27
	Natural Law	Kate Ross	10,167	5.08	+5.08
	Write-in		46	0.02	-0.05
Majority			44,446	22.21	+0.19
Turnout			200,123
	Democratic hold		Swing

U.S. House election, 1996: Massachusetts, District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Richard Neal	162,995	71.67	+13.12
	Republican	Mark Steele	49,885	21.94	-14.40
	Independent	Scott Andrichak	9,181	4.04	+4.04
	Natural Law	Richard Kaynor	5,124	2.25	-2.83
	Write-in		226	0.10	+0.08
Majority			113,110	49.74	+27.53
Turnout			227,411
	Democratic hold		Swing

U.S. House election, 1998: Massachusetts, District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Richard Neal	130,550	98.95	+27.28
	Write-in		1,383	1.05	+0.95
Majority			129,167	97.90	+48.16
Turnout			131,933
	Democratic hold		Swing

U.S. House election, 2000: Massachusetts, District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Richard Neal	196,670	98.91	-0.04
	Write-in		2,176	1.09	+0.04
Majority			194,494	97.81	-0.09
Turnout			253,867
	Democratic hold		Swing

U.S. House election, 2002: Massachusetts, District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Richard Neal	153,387	99.13	+0.22
	Write-in		1,341	0.87	-0.22
Majority			152,046	98.26	+0.45
Turnout			208,498
	Democratic hold		Swing

U.S. House election, 2004: Massachusetts, District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Richard Neal	217,682	98.96	-0.17
	Write-in		2,282	1.04	+0.17
Majority			227,183	97.92	-0.34
Turnout			287,871
	Democratic hold		Swing

U.S. House election, 2006: Massachusetts, District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Richard Neal	164,939	98.65	-0.31
	Write-in		2,254	1.35	+0.31
Majority			162,685	97.30	-0.62
Turnout			214,939
	Democratic hold		Swing

U.S. House election, 2008: Massachusetts, District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Richard Neal	234,369	98.47	-0.18
	Write-in		3,631	1.53	+0.18
Majority			230,738	96.95	-0.35
Turnout			306,820
	Democratic hold		Swing

U.S. House election, 2010: Massachusetts, District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Richard Neal	122,751	57.33	-41.14
	Republican	Thomas A. Wesley	91,209	42.60	+42.60
	Write-in		164	0.08	-1.45
Majority			31,542	14.73	-82.12
Turnout			220,424
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

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Map of Massachusetts's 2nd Congressional District, via Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Missouri's 9th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the House May 19, 1919 – March 3, 1925	Succeeded by Ohio's 1st congressional district

Massachusetts's congressional districts

Current districts: 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th

All districts: At-large; 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th • 11th • 12th • 13th • 14th • 15th • 16th • 17th • 18th • 19th • 20th

The At-large and 10th–20th districts are obsolete. Some moved to Maine in 1820.

See also: Massachusetts's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations; Recent U.S. House elections in Massachusetts: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014

Massachusetts's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators	Elizabeth Warren (D) Ed Markey (D)

Representatives (ordered by district)	Richard Neal (D) Jim McGovern (D) Niki Tsongas (D) Joseph P. Kennedy III (D) Katherine Clark (D) Seth Moulton (D) Mike Capuano (D) Stephen Lynch (D) William R. Keating (D)

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Coordinates: 42°23′06″N 72°07′07″W / 42.38500°N 72.11861°W / 42.38500; -72.11861

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