Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Norfolk district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Norfolk County.[1] Republican Shawn Dooley of Norfolk represented the district from 2014-2023.[2][3] Now Marcus S. Vaughn, a Wrentham Republican, holds the seat.[4]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[5]

The district geographic boundary overlaped with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Bristol and Norfolk district and Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district.[6] After the 2022 redistricting much of the district is represented by the newly created Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex district.

Former locales

The district previously covered:

Representatives

Electoral history

The 9th Norfolk has been represented by the Republican Party since the 1992 General Election.[16] A special general election was held on January 7, 2014 due to Daniel Winslow's (R) resignation on September 29, 2013 from the state house to join Rimini Street as senior vice president and general counsel.

2022

Candidate Party Votes %
Marcus VaughnRepublican Party10,53450.8
Kevin KalkutDemocratic Party10,17449.1
Write-ins120.1
Blank votes582–
Total21,302100

2020

Candidate Party Votes %
Shawn DooleyRepublican Party15,86258.5
Brian HamlinDemocratic Party11,24341.5
Write-ins120
Blank votes1,303–
Total28,420100

2018

Candidate Party Votes %
Shawn DooleyRepublican Party12,02958.7
Brian HamlinDemocratic Party8,43741.2
Write-ins140.1
Blank votes671–
Total21,151100

2016

Candidate Party Votes %
Shawn DooleyRepublican Party14,42760.9
Brian HamlinDemocratic Party9,26739.1
Write-ins130.1
Blank votes1,398–
Total25,105100

2014 general

Candidate Party Votes %
Shawn DooleyRepublican Party12,73499.0
Write-ins1231
Blank votes4,557–
Total17,414100

2014 special

Candidate Party Votes %
Shawn DooleyRepublican Party1,92261.1
Christopher G. TimsonUnenrolled65920.9
Edward J. McCormick, IIIDemocratic Party56618.0
Write-ins10
Blank votes3–
Total3,151100

2012

Candidate Party Votes %
Daniel WinslowRepublican Party18,09199.1
Write-ins1580.9
Blank votes5,283–
Total23,532100

2010

Candidate Party Votes %
Daniel WinslowRepublican Party11,08167.5
Stanley J. NacewiczDemocratic Party5,32332.4
Write-ins170.1
Blank votes1,098–
Total17,519100

2008

Candidate Party Votes %
Richard J. RossRepublican Party12,68861.3
Thomas Joseph RoacheUnenrolled7,97438.5
Write-ins310.1
Blank votes1,444–
Total22,137100

2006

Candidate Party Votes %
Richard J. RossRepublican Party12,56499.1
Write-ins1180.9
Blank votes3,728–
Total16,410100

2004

Candidate Party Votes %
Richard J. RossRepublican Party10,94056.2
John J. McFeeleyDemocratic Party8,50243.7
Write-ins180.1
Blank votes1,269–
Total20,729100

2002

Candidate Party Votes %
Scott Brown (politician) Republican Party11,95699.4
Write-ins780.6
Blank votes3,645–
Total15,679100

See also

Images

Portraits of legislators

References

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 9th Norfolk district". PD43+. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Steve Brown (October 29, 2020), "Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, archived from the original on November 1, 2020
  4. ↑ "PD43+ » Search Elections". PD43+. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  6. ↑ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, State House Districts to State Senate Districts
  7. 1 2 3 "Representative Districts". Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928. Boston. pp. 196–206.
  8. ↑ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  9. ↑ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  10. ↑ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. 1 2 Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Norfolk County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  12. ↑ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  13. ↑ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  14. ↑ State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
  15. ↑ "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018, Most of the incumbent Republicans are facing a challenge
  16. ↑ "PD43+ » Search Elections". PD43+. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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