Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampshire district

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.

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampshire district, based on the 2010 United States census.

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.[2]

District history

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

Former locales

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The district previously covered:

Representatives

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Representative Party Years
Edward McColgan Democratic 1971 to 1975
William Nagle Democratic 1975 to 2002
Peter Kocot Democratic 2002 to 2018
Lindsay N. Sabadosa Democratic 2018 to present

Elections

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Election data comes from Massachusetts Election Statistics.

2018

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Candidate Party Votes %
Lindsay N. Sabadosa Democratic 18,001 99.1%
Others 166 0.9%
Blank 3,628
Total 21,795 100%

2016

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Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Kocot Democratic 20,145 99.6%
Others 89 0.4%
Blank 4,420
Total 24,654 100%

2014

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Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Kocot Democratic 13,937 99.5%
Others 68 0.5%
Blank 3,155
Total 17,160 100%

2012

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Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Kocot Democratic 19,090 99.6%
Others 74 0.4%
Blank 4,442
Total 23,606 100%

2010

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Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Kocot Democratic 14,284 99.4%
Others 83 0.6%
Blank 3,107
Total 17,474 100%

2008

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Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Kocot Democratic 19,124 99.5%
Others 94 0.5%
Blank 4,302
Total 23,520 100%

See also

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Images

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References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts House Legislative Districts (Map). 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Massachusetts Election Statistics". Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  6. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 15, 2023.

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