Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex district

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Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex district, formerly Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district, in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. Prior to redistricting that took effect with the 2022 elections, the district covered 8.6% of Bristol County, 2.0% of Middlesex County, and 12.4% of Norfolk County population. Democrat Becca Rausch of Needham has represented the district since 2019.

Towns represented

The current Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex district represents the following:

The pre-2023 district included the following localities:

Senators

David Henry Locke, 1969-1993
Cheryl Jacques, 1993-2004
Scott Brown, Mar. 25, 2004-Feb. 4, 2010
Richard J. Ross, 2010-2019
Becca Rausch, 2019-current

Electoral history

The state senate district has been held by a Democrat since 2019. Prior to the election of Senator Rausch, it was held by Republicans since 2004.

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex elections

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Becca Rausch	Democratic Party	41,893	54.8
Shawn Dooley	Republican Party	34,452	45.1
Write-ins		53	0.1
Blank votes		1,950	–
Total		78,348	100

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex elections

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Becca Rausch	Democratic Party	58,320	59.7
Matthew T. Kelly	Republican Party	39,290	40.2
Write-ins		80	0.1
Blank votes		5,696	–
Total		103,386	100

2018

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Becca Rausch	Democratic Party	37,830	51.2
Richard J. Ross	Republican Party	35,856	48.6
Write-ins		141	0.2
Blank votes		3,378	–
Total		77,205	100

2016

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Richard J. Ross	Republican Party	49,776	60.0
Kristopher K. Aleksov	Democratic Party	35,856	39.9
Write-ins		95	0.1
Blank votes		9,626	–
Total		92,580	100

2014

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Richard J. Ross	Republican Party	34,952	61.0
Dylan Hayre	Democratic Party	22,267	38.9
Write-ins		52	0.1
Blank votes		4,723	–
Total		61,994	100

2012

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Richard J. Ross	Republican Party	60,885	98.9
Write-ins		669	1.1
Blank votes		26,133	–
Total		87,687	100

2010 general

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Richard J. Ross	Republican Party	48,824	98.7
Write-ins		664	1.3
Blank votes		20,995	–
Total		70,483	100

2010 special

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Richard J. Ross	Republican Party	15,902	61.6
Peter B. Smulowitz	Democratic Party	9,283	38.0
Write-ins		100	0.1
Blank votes		110	–
Total		25,935	100

2008

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Scott P. Brown	Republican Party	49,795	58.5
Sara Orozco	Democratic Party	35,289	41.4
Write-ins		81	0.1
Blank votes		5,821	–
Total		90,986	100

2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Scott P. Brown	Republican Party	46,972	98.1
Write-ins		916	1.9
Blank votes		19,476	–
Total		67,364	100

Images

Portraits of legislators

David Henry Locke
Scott Brown

References

"Massachusetts Senatorial Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Counties ↔ legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, Counties to State Senate Districts
^ "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 18, 2020
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
"2021-2031 Districts".
Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1979.
Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985.
Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1993.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2002". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. "Richard J. Ross". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
"Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018, Five races in which a Republican senator faces a challenge
"PD43+ » Search Elections". PD43+. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

External links

Ballotpedia
"Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
"District", Beccarauschma.com, archived from the original on May 14, 2020
League of Women Voters of Needham

v t e Members of the Massachusetts Senate
193rd General Court (2023–present) President of the Senate Karen Spilka (D) President pro tempore Will Brownsberger (D) Majority Leader Cynthia Stone Creem (D) Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R)
▌Paul Mark (D, Berk., Hpsh., Frnk., & Hpdn.) ▌Paul Feeney (D, Bris. & Norf.) ▌Michael Rodrigues (D, 1st Bris. & Plym.) ▌Mark Montigny (D, 2nd Bris. & Plym.) ▌Marc Pacheco (D, 3rd Bris. & Plym.) ▌Julian Cyr (D, Cape & Islands) ▌Pavel Payano (D, 1st Essex) ▌Joan Lovely (D, 2nd Essex) ▌Brendan Crighton (D, 3rd Essex) ▌Bruce Tarr (R, 1st Ess. & Mid.) ▌Barry Finegold (D, 2nd Ess. & Mid.) ▌Adam Gomez (D, Hampden) ▌John Velis (D, Hpdn. & Hpsh.) ▌Jacob Oliveira (D, Hpdn., Hpsh. & Wor.) ▌Jo Comerford (D, Hpsh., Frnk., & Wor.) ▌Edward J. Kennedy (D, 1st Mid.) ▌Patricia D. Jehlen (D, 2nd Mid.) ▌Michael J. Barrett (D, 3rd Mid.) ▌Cindy Friedman (D, 4th Mid.) ▌Jason Lewis (D, 5th Mid.) ▌Karen Spilka (D, Mid. & Norf.) ▌Sal DiDomenico (D, Mid. & Suff.) ▌Jamie Eldridge (D, Mid. & Wor.) ▌Cynthia Stone Creem (D, Norf. & Mid.) ▌John F. Keenan (D, Norf. & Plym.) ▌Walter Timilty (D, Norf., Plym. & Bris.) ▌Mike Rush (D, Norf. & Suff.) ▌Becca Rausch (D, Norf., Wor. & Mid.) ▌Susan Moran (D, Plym. & Barn.) ▌Patrick O'Connor (R, 1st Plym. & Norf.) ▌Michael Brady (D, 2nd Plym. & Norf.) ▌Nick Collins (D, 1st Suffolk) ▌Liz Miranda (D, 2nd Suffolk) ▌Lydia Edwards (D, 3rd Suffolk) ▌Will Brownsberger (D, Suff. & Mid.) ▌Robyn Kennedy (D, 1st Worcester) ▌Michael O. Moore (D, 2nd Worcester) ▌Ryan Fattman (R, Wor. & Hpdn.) ▌Peter Durant (R, Wor. & Hpsh.) ▌John Cronin (D, Wor. & Mid.)
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Members of the Massachusetts Senate

193rd General Court (2023–present)

President of the Senate: Karen Spilka (D)
President pro tempore: Will Brownsberger (D)
Majority Leader: Cynthia Stone Creem (D)
Minority Leader: Bruce Tarr (R)

▌Paul Mark (D, Berk., Hpsh., Frnk., & Hpdn.)
▌Paul Feeney (D, Bris. & Norf.)
▌Michael Rodrigues (D, 1st Bris. & Plym.)
▌Mark Montigny (D, 2nd Bris. & Plym.)
▌Marc Pacheco (D, 3rd Bris. & Plym.)
▌Julian Cyr (D, Cape & Islands)
▌Pavel Payano (D, 1st Essex)
▌Joan Lovely (D, 2nd Essex)
▌Brendan Crighton (D, 3rd Essex)
▌Bruce Tarr (R, 1st Ess. & Mid.)
▌Barry Finegold (D, 2nd Ess. & Mid.)
▌Adam Gomez (D, Hampden)
▌John Velis (D, Hpdn. & Hpsh.)
▌Jacob Oliveira (D, Hpdn., Hpsh. & Wor.)
▌Jo Comerford (D, Hpsh., Frnk., & Wor.)
▌Edward J. Kennedy (D, 1st Mid.)
▌Patricia D. Jehlen (D, 2nd Mid.)
▌Michael J. Barrett (D, 3rd Mid.)
▌Cindy Friedman (D, 4th Mid.)
▌Jason Lewis (D, 5th Mid.)
▌Karen Spilka (D, Mid. & Norf.)
▌Sal DiDomenico (D, Mid. & Suff.)
▌Jamie Eldridge (D, Mid. & Wor.)
▌Cynthia Stone Creem (D, Norf. & Mid.)
▌John F. Keenan (D, Norf. & Plym.)
▌Walter Timilty (D, Norf., Plym. & Bris.)
▌Mike Rush (D, Norf. & Suff.)
▌Becca Rausch (D, Norf., Wor. & Mid.)
▌Susan Moran (D, Plym. & Barn.)
▌Patrick O'Connor (R, 1st Plym. & Norf.)
▌Michael Brady (D, 2nd Plym. & Norf.)
▌Nick Collins (D, 1st Suffolk)
▌Liz Miranda (D, 2nd Suffolk)
▌Lydia Edwards (D, 3rd Suffolk)
▌Will Brownsberger (D, Suff. & Mid.)
▌Robyn Kennedy (D, 1st Worcester)
▌Michael O. Moore (D, 2nd Worcester)
▌Ryan Fattman (R, Wor. & Hpdn.)
▌Peter Durant (R, Wor. & Hpsh.)
▌John Cronin (D, Wor. & Mid.)

▌Democratic (36)
▌Republican (4)
List of Massachusetts Senate delegations

Massachusetts General Court
- Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Massachusetts Senate

Districts of the Massachusetts General Court

Senate

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden
Bristol and Norfolk
Bristol and Plymouth: 1st, 2nd
Cape and Islands
Essex: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Essex and Middlesex: 1st, 2nd
Hampden
Hampden and Hampshire: 1st, 2nd
Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Middlesex: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Middlesex and Norfolk: 1st, 2nd
Middlesex and Suffolk
Middlesex and Worcester
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex
Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth
Norfolk and Plymouth
Norfolk and Suffolk
Plymouth and Barnstable
Plymouth and Bristol: 1st, 2nd
Plymouth and Norfolk
Suffolk: 1st, 2nd
Suffolk and Middlesex: 1st, 2nd
Worcester: 1st, 2nd
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Worcester and Middlesex
Worcester and Norfolk
Obsolete districts

House

Barnstable	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Berkshire	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Bristol	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
Cape and Islands	Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Essex	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
Franklin	1st, 2nd
Hampden	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Hampshire	1st, 2nd, 3rd
Middlesex	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th
Norfolk	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th
Plymouth	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Suffolk	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th
Worcester	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
Defunct districts	Former districts

Commons

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