Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district
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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district | |
Area | 581.00 mi² |
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Distribution | 93.25% urban, 6.75% rural |
Population (2000) | 634,585 |
Median income | $61,768 |
Ethnic composition | 86.2% White, 2.8% Black, 3.2% Asian, 6.0% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American |
Occupation | 20.6% blue collar, 65.5% white collar, 13.8% gray collar |
Cook Partisan Voting Index | D + 11 |
Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district is a congessional district in central Massachusetts. It has been based out of Worcester County since the 1880's, however it had previously been located in coastal Essex County. The district is currently represented by Jim McGovern, who has represented the district since January 1997.
The Bristol county portions of this district were added following the 1992 remap.
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[edit] Cities and towns currently in the district
In Bristol County:
- Attleboro, Fall River: Wards 1-3; Ward 4, Precincts A&B; Ward 5, Precincts A&B; Ward 6, Precincts B&C; Ward 8, Precinct D, North Attleborough, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea.
In Middlesex County:
In Norfolk County:
In Worcester County:
- Auburn, Boylston, Clinton, Holden, Northborough, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southborough, West Boylston, Westborough, Worcester.
[edit] Representatives
[edit] Election results
U.S. House election, 2002: Massachusetts, District 3 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Jim McGovern | 155,697 | 98.83 | ||
Write-in | 1,848 | 1.17 | |||
Majority | 153849 | 97.65 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
U.S. House election, 2004: Massachusetts, District 3 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Jim McGovern | 192,036 | 70.49 | -28.34 | |
Republican | Ronald Crews | 80,197 | 29.44 | +29.44 | |
Write-in | 179 | .07 | -1.10 | ||
Majority | 111,839 | 41.06 | -56.59 | ||
Turnout | 272,412 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
[edit] External Links
- 2004 election results, via CNN.com
- 2006 election results, via CNN.com
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 |