Massachusetts's 6th congressional district
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| Massachusetts's 6th congressional district | |
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| Area | 480.31 mi² |
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| Distribution | 63.15% urban, 36.85% rural |
| Population (2000) | 636,554 |
| Median income | $70,858 |
| Ethnic composition | 89.8% White, 2.2% Black, 2.5% Asian, 4.4% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American |
| Occupation | 17.2% blue collar, 69.7% white collar, 13.1% gray collar |
| Cook Partisan Voting Index | D + 10 |
Massachusetts's sixth congressional district is in northeastern Massachusetts. It is currently represented by John F. Tierney, who has represented the district since January 1997.
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[edit] Cities and Towns in the District
In Essex County:
- The cities of: Amesbury, Beverly, Gloucester, Lynn, Newburyport, Peabody, Salem, and Salisbury
- The towns of: Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, North Andover, Rockport, Rowley, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury.
In Middlesex County:
- The towns of: Bedford, Burlington, North Reading, Reading, Wakefield and Wilmington.
[edit] Representatives
[edit] Election results
| U.S. House election, 2002: Massachusetts District 6 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John F. Tierney | 162,900 | 68.27 | -2.77 | |
| Republican | Mark C. Smith | 75,462 | 31.63 | + 2.74 | |
| Write-in | 253 | 0.11 | + 0.03 | ||
| Turnout | 238,615 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | - 2.77 | |||
| U.S. House election, 2004: Massachusetts District 6 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John F. Tierney | 213,458 | 69.87 | + 1.60 | |
| Republican | Stephen P. O’Malley, Jr. | 91,597 | 29.98 | - 1.65 | |
| Write-in | 467 | 0.15 | + 0.04 | ||
| Turnout | 305,522 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | + 1.60 | |||
[edit] External Links
CNN.com 2004 election results
CNN.com 2006 election results
| Massachusetts's congressional districts |
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| Massachusetts's current delegation to the United States Congress |
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| Senators: Edward Kennedy (D), John Kerry (D)
Representative(s): John Olver (D), Richard Neal (D), Jim McGovern (D), Barney Frank (D), Marty Meehan (D), John F. Tierney (D), Ed Markey (D), Mike Capuano (D), Stephen Lynch (D), Bill Delahunt (D) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands |
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