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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Norfolk district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Norfolk County.[1] Republican Shawn Dooley of Norfolk represented the district from 2014-2023.[2][3] Now Marcus S. Vaughn, a Wrentham Republican, holds the seat.[4]

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Norfolk district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Towns represented

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The district includes the following localities:[5]

The district geographic boundary overlapped with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Bristol and Norfolk district and Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district.[6] After the 2022 redistricting much of the district is represented by the newly created Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex district.[1]

Former locales

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The district previously covered:

Representatives

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Electoral history

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The 9th Norfolk has been represented by the Republican Party since the 1992 General Election.[16] A special general election was held on January 7, 2014 due to Daniel Winslow's (R) resignation on September 29, 2013, from the state house to join Rimini Street as senior vice president and general counsel.

2022

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Candidate Party Votes %
Marcus Vaughn Republican Party 10,534 50.8
Kevin Kalkut Democratic Party 10,174 49.1
Write-ins 12 0.1
Blank votes 582 –
Total 21,302 100

2020

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Candidate Party Votes %
Shawn Dooley Republican Party 15,862 58.5
Brian Hamlin Democratic Party 11,243 41.5
Write-ins 12 0
Blank votes 1,303 –
Total 28,420 100

2018

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Candidate Party Votes %
Shawn Dooley Republican Party 12,029 58.7
Brian Hamlin Democratic Party 8,437 41.2
Write-ins 14 0.1
Blank votes 671 –
Total 21,151 100

2016

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Candidate Party Votes %
Shawn Dooley Republican Party 14,427 60.9
Brian Hamlin Democratic Party 9,267 39.1
Write-ins 13 0.1
Blank votes 1,398 –
Total 25,105 100

2014 general

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Candidate Party Votes %
Shawn Dooley Republican Party 12,734 99.0
Write-ins 123 1
Blank votes 4,557 –
Total 17,414 100

2014 special

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Candidate Party Votes %
Shawn Dooley Republican Party 1,922 61.1
Christopher G. Timson Unenrolled 659 20.9
Edward J. McCormick, III Democratic Party 566 18.0
Write-ins 1 0
Blank votes 3 –
Total 3,151 100

2012

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Candidate Party Votes %
Daniel Winslow Republican Party 18,091 99.1
Write-ins 158 0.9
Blank votes 5,283 –
Total 23,532 100

2010

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Candidate Party Votes %
Daniel Winslow Republican Party 11,081 67.5
Stanley J. Nacewicz Democratic Party 5,323 32.4
Write-ins 17 0.1
Blank votes 1,098 –
Total 17,519 100

2008

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Candidate Party Votes %
Richard J. Ross Republican Party 12,688 61.3
Thomas Joseph Roache Unenrolled 7,974 38.5
Write-ins 31 0.1
Blank votes 1,444 –
Total 22,137 100

2006

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Candidate Party Votes %
Richard J. Ross Republican Party 12,564 99.1
Write-ins 118 0.9
Blank votes 3,728 –
Total 16,410 100

2004

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Candidate Party Votes %
Richard J. Ross Republican Party 10,940 56.2
John J. McFeeley Democratic Party 8,502 43.7
Write-ins 18 0.1
Blank votes 1,269 –
Total 20,729 100

2002

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Candidate Party Votes %
Scott Brown (politician) Republican Party 11,956 99.4
Write-ins 78 0.6
Blank votes 3,645 –
Total 15,679 100

See also

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Images

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Portraits of legislators
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    Edward Fuller
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    William Ollendorff
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    George Peirce
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    Martin Young
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    Clarence Telford
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    David Locke
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    M. Joseph Manning
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    Francis Woodward
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    Jo Ann Sprague
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    Richard Ross

References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 9th Norfolk district". PD43+. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Steve Brown (October 29, 2020), "Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, archived from the original on November 1, 2020
  4. ^ "PD43+ » Search Elections". PD43+. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ a b c "Representative Districts". Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928. Boston. pp. 196–206.
  8. ^ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  9. ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  10. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Norfolk County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  12. ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  13. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  14. ^ State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
  15. ^ "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018, Most of the incumbent Republicans are facing a challenge
  16. ^ "PD43+ » Search Elections". PD43+. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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