Massachusetts's 1st congressional district

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Massachusetts's 1st congressional district

Area	3,101.14 mi²
Distribution	8.93% urban, 91.07% rural
Population (2000)	634,479
Median income	$52,561
Ethnic composition	88.8% White, 1.9% Black, 1.7% Asian, 6.3% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American
Occupation	23.8% blue collar, 59.7% white collar, 16.4% gray collar
Cook Partisan Voting Index	D + 15

Massachusetts's first congressional district is in western and central Massachusetts. The largest Massachusetts district in area, it covers about one-third of the state and is more rural than the rest. It has the state's highest point, Mount Greylock.

John Olver, a Democrat from Amherst, has represented the district since June 1991.

1 Cities and towns currently in the district
2 Representatives
3 Election results
4 External Links

[edit] Cities and towns currently in the district

The district contains all of Berkshire County and Franklin County as well the following towns and cities:

In Hampden County:

Blandford, Chester, Granville, Holyoke, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, Tolland, Westfield, West Springfield.

In Hampshire County:

Amherst, Belchertown, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Granby, Hatfield, Huntington, Middlefield, Pelham, Plainfield, Southampton, Ware, Westhampton, Williamsburg, Worthington.

In Middlesex County:

Ashby, Pepperell, Townsend.

In Worcester County:

Ashburnham, Athol, Barre, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Hubbardston, Leominster, Lunenburg, New Braintree, Oakham, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Sterling, Templeton, West Brookfield, Westminster, Winchendon.

[edit] Representatives

Representative	Party	Years ↑	District home	Note
Fisher Ames	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793	Dedham
Fisher Ames	Pro-Administration	General ticket, March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	Dedham	Retired
Samuel Dexter	Pro-Administration		Lunenburg
Benjamin Goodhue	Pro-Administration		Salem	Resigned to become U.S. Senator
Samuel Holten	Anti-Administration		Danvers
Theodore Sedgwick	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – June 1796	Stockbridge	Resigned
Vacant		June 1796 – January 27, 1797
Thomson J. Skinner	Democratic-Republican	January 27, 1797 – March 3, 1799
Theodore Sedgwick	Federalist	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	Stockbridge
John Bacon	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Stockbridge
William Eustis	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805		Lost reelection
Josiah Quincy III	Federalist	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1813	Boston
Artemas Ward, Jr.	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Charlestown
Jonathan Mason	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – May 15, 1820		Resigned to pursue law practice
Vacant		May 15, 1820 – November 6, 1820
Benjamin Gorham	Federalist	November 6, 1820 – March 3, 1823	Charlestown
Daniel Webster	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Boston
Daniel Webster	Adams	March 4, 1825 – May 30, 1827	Boston	Resigned to become U.S. Senator
Vacant		May 30, 1827 – July 23, 1827
Benjamin Gorham	Anti-Jacksonian	July 23, 1827 – March 3, 1831	Charlestown
Nathan Appleton	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Lowell
Benjamin Gorham	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	Charlestown
Abbott Lawrence	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Richard Fletcher	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Boston	Retired
Abbott Lawrence	Whig	March 4, 1839 – September 18, 1840		Resigned
Vacant		September 18, 1840 – November 9, 1840
Robert C. Winthrop	Whig	November 9, 1840 – May 25, 1842	Boston	Resigned
Vacant		May 25, 1842 – June 9, 1842
Nathan Appleton	Whig	June 9, 1842 – September 28, 1842	Lowell	Resigned
Vacant		September 28, 1842 – November 29, 1842
Robert C. Winthrop	Whig	November 29, 1842 – July 30, 1850	Boston	Resigned to become U.S. Senator
Vacant		July 30, 1850 – August 22, 1850
Samuel A. Eliot	Whig	August 22, 1850 – March 3, 1851	Boston	Retired
William Appleton	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Brookfield	Moved to 5th district
Zeno Scudder	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1854	Osterville	Moved from 10th district Retired because of injury
Vacant		March 4, 1854 – April 17, 1854
Thomas D. Eliot	Whig	April 17, 1854 – March 3, 1855	New Bedford	Retired
Robert B. Hall	American (Know Nothing)	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Plymouth
Robert B. Hall	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Plymouth
Thomas D. Eliot	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1869	New Bedford	Retired
James Buffinton	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 7, 1875	Fall River	Died
Vacant		March 7, 1875 – November 2, 1875
William W. Crapo	Republican	November 2, 1875 – March 3, 1883	New Bedford	Retired
Robert T. Davis	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889	Fall River	Retired
Charles S. Randall	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	New Bedford	Moved to 13th district
Ashley B. Wright	Republican	March 4, 1893 – August 14, 1897	Hinsdale	Died
Vacant		August 14, 1897 – November 2, 1897
George P. Lawrence	Republican	November 2, 1897 – March 3, 1913	North Adams	Retired
Allen T. Treadway	Republican	March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1945	Stockbridge	Retired
John W. Heselton	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1959	Deerfield	Retired
Silvio O. Conte	Republican	January 3, 1959 – February 8, 1991	Pittsfield	Died
Vacant		February 8, 1991 – June 4, 1991
John Olver	Democratic	June 4, 1991 – Present	Amherst	Incumbent
Representative	Party	Years ↑	District home	Note

[edit] Election results

U.S. House election, 2004: Massachusetts, District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Olver	229,465	99.02	+ 31.46
	Write-in		2,282	0.98	+ 0.92
Majority			227,183	98.04	+ 62.86
Turnout			231,747
	Democratic hold		Swing

U.S. House election, 2002: Massachusetts, District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Olver	137,841	67.56
	Republican	Matthew Kinnaman	66,061	32.40
	Write-in		117	0.06
Majority			71,780	35.18
Turnout			204,019
	Democratic hold		Swing

[edit] External Links

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