Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Middlesex district (or "3rd Middlesex") is an electoral district for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Located in central Massachusetts, it comprises the towns of Hudson, Maynard and Stow (all of which are located in Middlesex County), as well as the town of Bolton (located in Worcester County).Massachusetts Representative Districts — 2002 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Democrat Kate Hogan of Stow has represented the district since 2013. She is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Worcester district and Worcester and Middlesex district.
District history The 3rd district has existed in its current iteration since the 2004 redistricting.malegislature.gov - District Maps
Former locale The district previously covered part of Charlestown, circa 1872.
Representatives Isaac F. Shepard, circa 1859 Russell A. Wood circa 1910 Arthur Enoch Beane, circa 1920 Louis L. Green, circa 1920 Arthur K. Reading, circa 1920 Paul Andrew Dever, 1928-1935 Tip O'Neill, circa 1945 Charles F. Flaherty Jr., 1967–1979 Paul Cellucci, 1979–1985 Patricia Walrath, 1985–2009 Kate Hogan, 2009–present
Electoral history From 1985 to 2009, the 3rd District was represented by Democrat Patricia Walrath, who decided not to seek re-election in 2008.A family affair Boston Globe, July 10, 2008 Since 2009, the District has been represented by Democrat Kate Hogan.
2014 CandidatePartyVotes%Kate HoganDemocratic Party9,84760.22Paddy DolanRepublican Party6,49539.72Write-ins90.06Invalid/blank votes641–Total16,992100 Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
2012 CandidatePartyVotes%Kate HoganDemocratic Party14,07464.11Chuck S. Kuniewich, JrRepublican Party7,86535.82Write-ins150.07Invalid/blank votes1,317–Total23,271100 Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
2010 CandidatePartyVotes%Kate HoganDemocratic Party10,11460.05Chuck S. KuniewichRepublican Party6,71939.89Write-ins110.07Invalid/blank votes1,106–Total17,950100 Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Voter affiliation
Total registered Democratic Democratic (%) Green-Rainbow Green-Rainbow (%) Republican Republican (%) United Independent United Independent (%) Unenrolled Unenrolled (%) Bolton 3392 658 19.40 2 0.06 634 18.69 0 0.00 2093 61.70 Stow 4809 1152 23.96 5 0.10 677 14.08 0 0.00 2964 61.63 Maynard 7004 2230 31.84 13 0.19 744 10.62 0 0.00 2983 42.59 Hudson 12102 2885 23.84 17 0.14 1384 11.44 6 0.05 7758 64.11 District total 27307 6925 25.36 37 0.14 3439 12.59 6 0.02 15798 57.85 2015 Figures; Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
See also Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 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 List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
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External links Massachusetts House Legislative Districts