Massachusetts's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in eastern Massachusetts. The district is represented by Katherine Clark. Massachusetts congressional redistricting after the 2010 census changed the borders of the district starting with the elections of 2012, with the new 3rd district largely taking the place of the old 5th.[3] The 5th district covers many of the communities represented in the old 7th district.
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
On July 15, 2013, Ed Markey resigned from the seat to become the junior Senator from Massachusetts. On December 10, 2013, Democrat Katherine Clark won a special election to fill the seat for the remainder of the 113th Congress.[4] She was sworn into office on December 12, 2013, and serves as the House Minority Whip.
The district has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1975. Before Paul Tsongas' victory that year, it had only elected three Democrats in its entire existence and had been in Republican hands since 1895. It was one of the more moderate districts in heavily Democratic Massachusetts before redistricting in 2013. In state races, it supported Republican candidates for GovernorWilliam Weld, Paul Celluci, and Mitt Romney. In the 2007 special election to replace Marty Meehan, Republican candidate Jim Ogonowski ran an unexpectedly strong race, ultimately losing 51-45%.
From 2013 through 2023 the municipalities of the 5th District were Arlington, Ashland, Belmont, parts of Cambridge, Framingham, Holliston, Lexington, Lincoln, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Natick, Revere, Sherborn, Southborough, Stoneham, parts of Sudbury, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Weston, Winchester, Winthrop, and Woburn, which are primarily found in Middlesex as well as Suffolk and Worcester Counties.[5]
Compositionedit
Massachusetts congressional redistricting after the 2020 census (commencing with the 2022 election and the 118th Congress, whose House Members were sworn in on January 3, 2023) assigns the 5th congressional district to much of Middlesex County (including cities of Framingham, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Natick, Waltham, Watertown and Woburn, towns of Arlington, Lexington, Lincoln, Maynard, Stoneham, Sudbury, Wayland, Weston, and Winchester, part of the city of Cambridge and part of the town of Belmont, part of Norfolk County (including part of the town of Wellesley) and part of Suffolk County (including the city of Revere and the town of Winthrop).
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^Ben. Perley Poore (1882). "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory: 47th Congress (3rd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
^L.A. Coolidge (1897). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Fifth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
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Further readingedit
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
External linksedit
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Massachusetts s 5th congressional district is a congressional district in eastern Massachusetts The district is represented by Katherine Clark Massachusetts congressional redistricting after the 2010 census changed the borders of the district starting with the elections of 2012 with the new 3rd district largely taking the place of the old 5th 3 The 5th district covers many of the communities represented in the old 7th district Massachusetts s 5th congressional districtInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3 2023Representative Katherine ClarkD ReverePopulation 2022 776 294Median householdincome 115 167 1 Ethnicity73 2 White10 7 Asian8 1 Hispanic4 9 Black2 4 Two or more races0 7 otherCook PVID 23 2 On July 15 2013 Ed Markey resigned from the seat to become the junior Senator from Massachusetts On December 10 2013 Democrat Katherine Clark won a special election to fill the seat for the remainder of the 113th Congress 4 She was sworn into office on December 12 2013 and serves as the House Minority Whip The district has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1975 Before Paul Tsongas victory that year it had only elected three Democrats in its entire existence and had been in Republican hands since 1895 It was one of the more moderate districts in heavily Democratic Massachusetts before redistricting in 2013 In state races it supported Republican candidates for Governor William Weld Paul Celluci and Mitt Romney In the 2007 special election to replace Marty Meehan Republican candidate Jim Ogonowski ran an unexpectedly strong race ultimately losing 51 45 Contents 1 History 2 Composition 3 Recent statewide election results 4 Recent election results 5 List of members representing the district 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links 8 1 Maps 8 2 Election resultsHistory editFrom 2013 through 2023 the municipalities of the 5th District were Arlington Ashland Belmont parts of Cambridge Framingham Holliston Lexington Lincoln Malden Medford Melrose Natick Revere Sherborn Southborough Stoneham parts of Sudbury Waltham Watertown Wayland Weston Winchester Winthrop and Woburn which are primarily found in Middlesex as well as Suffolk and Worcester Counties 5 Composition editMassachusetts congressional redistricting after the 2020 census commencing with the 2022 election and the 118th Congress whose House Members were sworn in on January 3 2023 assigns the 5th congressional district to much of Middlesex County including cities of Framingham Malden Medford Melrose Natick Waltham Watertown and Woburn towns of Arlington Lexington Lincoln Maynard Stoneham Sudbury Wayland Weston and Winchester part of the city of Cambridge and part of the town of Belmont part of Norfolk County including part of the town of Wellesley and part of Suffolk County including the city of Revere and the town of Winthrop Recent statewide election results editYear Office Result2000 President Gore 57 36 2004 President Kerry 57 41 2008 President Obama 66 32 2012 President Obama 65 33 2016 President Clinton 69 25 2020 President Biden 75 23 Recent election results edit1990 election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chester G Atkins incumbent 110 232 49 85Republican John MacGovern 101 017 45 68Other 9 891 4 47Turnout 221 140Democratic hold Swing1992 election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Marty Meehan 133 844 52 17 2 32Republican Paul W Cronin 96 206 37 50 8 18Independent Mary Farinelli 19 077 7 44 7 44Independent David E Coleman 7 214 2 81 2 81Write in 223 0 09 4 38Turnout 256 564Democratic hold Swing 2 321994 election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Marty Meehan incumbent 140 725 69 83 17 66Republican David E Coleman 60 734 30 14 7 36Write in 65 0 03 0 06Turnout 201 524Democratic hold Swing 17 661996 election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Marty Meehan incumbent 183 429 99 08 29 25N A Write in 1 708 0 92 0 89Turnout 185 137Democratic hold Swing 29 251998 election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Marty Meehan incumbent 127 418 70 70 28 38Republican David E Coleman 52 725 29 25 29 25Write in 87 0 05 0 87Turnout 180 230Democratic hold Swing 28 382000 election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Marty Meehan incumbent 199 601 98 02 27 32N A Write in 4 040 1 98 1 93Turnout 203 641Democratic hold Swing 27 322002 election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Marty Meehan incumbent 122 562 60 15 37 87Republican Charles McCarthy 69 337 34 03 34 03Libertarian Ilana Freedman 11 729 5 76 5 76Write in 149 0 07 1 91Turnout 203 777Democratic hold Swing 37 872004 election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Marty Meehan incumbent 179 652 66 99 6 84Republican Thomas Tierney 88 232 32 90 1 13Write in 305 0 11 0 04Turnout 268 189Democratic hold Swing 6 842006 election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Marty Meehan incumbent 159 120 98 98 31 99N A Write in 3 152 1 02 0 91Turnout 216 832Democratic hold Swing 31 992007 Special election 2007 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Niki Tsongas 54 363 51 32 47 66Republican Jim Ogonowski 47 770 45 10 45 10Independent Patrick Murphy 2 170 2 05 2 05Independent Kurt Hayes 1 125 1 06 1 06Constitution Kevin Thompson 494 0 47 0 47Turnout 105 922Democratic hold Swing 47 662008 election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Niki Tsongas incumbent 225 947 98 71 37 39N A Write in 2 960 1 29 2 29Turnout 302 397Democratic hold Swing 37 392010 election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Niki Tsongas incumbent 122 858 54 84 43 87Republican Jonathan A Golnik 94 646 42 25 42 25Independent Dale E Brown 4 387 1 96 1 96Independent Robert M Clark 1 991 0 89 0 89All Others 147 0 07 1 22Turnout 229 647Democratic hold Swing 43 872012 election 6 7 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ed Markey incumbent 257 490 75 5Republican Tom Tierney 82 944 24 3n a Write ins 675 0 2Total votes 341 109 100 0Democratic hold2014 election 8 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Katherine Clark incumbent 182 100 98 3N A Write ins 3 159 1 7Total votes 185 259 100 0Democratic hold2016 election 9 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Katherine Clark Incumbent 285 606 98 6n a Write ins 4 201 1 4Total votes 289 807 100 0Democratic hold2018 election 10 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Katherine Clark incumbent 236 243 75 9Republican John Hugo 74 856 24 0Write in 225 0 1Total votes 311 324 100 0Democratic hold2020 election 11 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Katherine Clark incumbent 294 427 74 3Republican Caroline Colarusso 101 351 25 6Write in 405 0 1Total votes 396 183 100 0Democratic hold2022 election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Katherine Clark incumbent 203 994 74 0Republican Caroline Colarusso 71 491 25 9Write in 186 0 1Total votes 284 881 100 0Democratic holdList of members representing the district editMember District home Party Years Congress Electoral history District locationDistrict created March 4 1789 nbsp George Partridge Duxbury Pro Administration March 4 1789 August 14 1790 1st Elected in 1788 Resigned 1789 1793Barnstable County and Plymouth CountyVacant August 15 1790 March 3 1791Shearjashub Bourne Boston Pro Administration March 4 1791 March 3 1793 2nd Elected in 1790 Redistricted to the 3rd district District inactive March 4 1793 March 3 1795 3rdNathaniel Freeman Jr Sandwich Democratic Republican March 4 1795 March 3 1799 4th5th Elected in 1794 Re elected in 1796 Retired 1795 1803 1st Southern district Lemuel Williams New Bedford Federalist March 4 1799 March 3 1803 6th7th Elected in 1799 Re elected in 1800 Redistricted to the 8th district Thomas Dwight Springfield Federalist March 4 1803 March 3 1805 8th Elected in 1802 Retired 1803 1823 Hampshire South district William Ely Springfield Federalist March 4 1805 March 3 1815 9th10th11th12th13th Elected in 1804 Re elected in 1806 Re elected in 1808 Re elected in 1810 Re elected in 1812 Retired nbsp Elijah H Mills Northampton Federalist March 4 1815 March 3 1819 14th15th Elected in 1814 Re elected in 1816 Lost re election Samuel Lathrop West Springfield Federalist March 4 1819 March 3 1823 16th17th Elected in 1819 on the second ballot Re elected in 1820 Redistricted to the 8th district Jonas Sibley Worcester Democratic Republican March 4 1823 March 3 1825 18th Elected in 1823 on the second ballot Lost re election 1823 1833 Worcester South district nbsp John Davis Worcester Anti Jacksonian March 4 1825 January 14 1834 19th20th21st22nd23rd Elected in 1825 Re elected in 1826 Re elected in 1828 Re elected in 1830 Re elected in 1833 Resigned to become Governor of Massachusetts 1833 1843 data missing Vacant January 15 1834 February 16 1834 23rd nbsp Levi Lincoln Jr Worcester Anti Jacksonian February 17 1834 March 3 1837 23rd24th25th26th Elected to finish Davis s term Re elected later in 1834 Re elected in 1836 Re elected in 1838 Re elected in 1840 Resigned to become Collector of the Port of Boston Whig March 4 1837 March 16 1841Vacant March 17 1841 May 2 1841 27th nbsp Charles Hudson Westminster Whig May 3 1841 March 3 1849 27th28th29th30th Elected to finish Lincoln s term Re elected late in 1843 Re elected in 1844 Re elected in 1846 Lost re election 1843 1853 data missing nbsp Charles Allen Worcester Free Soil March 4 1849 March 3 1853 31st32nd Elected late in 1849 12 Re elected late in 1851 13 Retired nbsp William Appleton Boston Whig March 4 1853 March 3 1855 33rd Redistricted from the 1st district and re elected in 1852 Lost re election 1853 1863 data missing nbsp Anson Burlingame Cambridge American March 4 1855 March 3 1857 34th35th36th Elected in 1854 Re elected in 1856 Re elected in 1858 Lost re election Republican March 4 1857 March 3 1861 nbsp William Appleton Boston Constitutional Unionist March 4 1861 September 27 1861 37th Elected in 1860 Resigned because of failing health Vacant September 28 1861 December 1 1861 nbsp Samuel Hooper 14 Boston Republican December 2 1861 March 3 1863 Elected to finish Appleton s term Redistricted to the 4th district nbsp John B Alley Lynn Republican March 4 1863 March 3 1867 38th39th Redistricted from the 6th district and re elected in 1862 Re elected in 1864 data missing 1863 1873 data missing nbsp Benjamin F Butler 15 Lowell Republican March 4 1867 March 3 1873 40th41st42nd Elected in 1866 Re elected in 1868 Re elected in 1870 Redistricted to the 6th district nbsp Daniel W Gooch Melrose Republican March 4 1873 March 3 1875 43rd Elected in 1872 Lost re election 1873 1883 data missing nbsp Nathaniel P Banks 16 Waltham Independent March 4 1875 March 3 1877 44th45th Elected in 1874 Re elected in 1876 Lost renomination Republican March 4 1877 March 3 1879 nbsp Selwyn Z Bowman 17 Somerville Republican March 4 1879 March 3 1883 46th47th Elected in 1878 Re elected in 1880 Lost re election nbsp Leopold Morse Boston Democratic March 4 1883 March 3 1885 48th Redistricted from the 4th district and re elected in 1882 Retired 1883 1893 data missing nbsp Edward D Hayden Woburn Republican March 4 1885 March 3 1889 49th50th Elected in 1884 Re elected in 1886 Retired nbsp Nathaniel P Banks Waltham Republican March 4 1889 March 3 1891 51st Elected in 1888 Retired nbsp Sherman Hoar Waltham Democratic March 4 1891 March 3 1893 52nd Elected in 1890 Declined renomination nbsp Moses T Stevens North Andover Democratic March 4 1893 March 3 1895 53rd Redistricted from the 8th district and re elected in 1892 data missing 1893 1903 data missing nbsp William S Knox 18 Lawrence Republican March 4 1895 March 3 1903 54th55th56th57th Elected in 1894 Re elected in 1896 Re elected in 1898 Re elected in 1900 Retired nbsp Butler Ames 19 Lowell Republican March 4 1903 March 3 1913 58th59th60th61st62nd Elected in 1902 Re elected in 1904 Re elected in 1906 Re elected in 1908 Re elected in 1910 Retired 1903 1913 data missing nbsp John Jacob Rogers Lowell Republican March 4 1913 March 28 1925 63rd64th65th66th67th68th69th Elected in 1912 Re elected in 1914 Re elected in 1916 Re elected in 1918 Re elected in 1920 Re elected in 1922 Re elected in 1924 Died 1913 1933 data missing Vacant March 28 1925 June 30 1925 69th nbsp Edith Nourse Rogers 20 Lowell Republican June 30 1925 September 10 1960 69th70th71st72nd73rd74th75th76th77th78th79th80th81st82nd83rd84th85th86th Elected to finish her husband s term Re elected in 1926 Re elected in 1928 Re elected in 1930 Re elected in 1932 Re elected in 1934 Re elected in 1936 Re elected in 1938 Re elected in 1940 Re elected in 1942 Re elected in 1944 Re elected in 1946 Re elected in 1948 Re elected in 1950 Re elected in 1952 Re elected in 1954 Re elected in 1956 Re elected in 1958 Died 1933 1943 data missing 1943 1953 data missing 1953 1963 data missing Vacant September 10 1960 January 3 1961 86th nbsp F Bradford Morse 21 Lowell Republican January 3 1961 May 1 1972 87th88th89th90th91st92nd Elected in 1960 Re elected in 1962 Re elected in 1964 Re elected in 1966 Re elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Resigned to become U N Under Secretary General for Political and General Assembly Affairs 1963 1973 data missing Vacant May 1 1972 January 3 1973 92nd nbsp Paul W Cronin Andover Republican January 3 1973 January 3 1975 93rd Elected in 1972 Lost re election 1973 1983 data missing nbsp Paul Tsongas Lowell Democratic January 3 1975 January 3 1979 94th95th Elected in 1974 Re elected in 1976 Retired to run for U S senator nbsp James Shannon Lawrence Democratic January 3 1979 January 3 1983 96th97th98th Elected in 1978 Re elected in 1980 Re elected in 1982 Retired to run for U S senator January 3 1983 January 3 1985 1983 1993 data missing nbsp Chester G Atkins 22 Concord Democratic January 3 1985 January 3 1993 99th100th101st102nd Re elected in 1984 Re elected in 1986 Re elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 Lost renomination nbsp Marty Meehan Lowell Democratic January 3 1993 July 1 2007 103rd104th105th106th107th108th109th110th Elected in 1992 Re elected in 1994 Re elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Re elected in 2000 Re elected in 2002 Re elected in 2004 Re elected in 2006 Resigned to become Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Lowell 1993 2003 data missing 2003 2013 data missing Vacant July 1 2007 October 16 2007 110th nbsp Niki Tsongas Lowell Democratic October 16 2007 January 3 2013 110th111th112th Elected to finish Meehan s term Re elected in 2008 Re elected in 2010 Redistricted to the 3rd district nbsp Ed Markey Malden Democratic January 3 2013 July 15 2013 113th Redistricted from the 7th district and re elected in 2012 Resigned when elected U S senator 2013 2023 nbsp Vacant July 15 2013 December 10 2013 nbsp Katherine Clark Revere Democratic December 10 2013 present 113th114th115th116th117th118th Elected to finish Markey s term Re elected in 2014 Re elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Re elected in 2022 2023 present nbsp Member District home Party Years Congress Electoral history District locationReferences edit My Congressional District 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 http www sec state ma us spr sprcat catpdf2010 cong2010 CongressionalDistrict 2011State pdf Access date March 28 2012 Elections Special State Election www sec state ma us Archived from the original on March 16 2018 Retrieved May 7 2018 About the District Congresswoman Katherine Clark Retrieved September 4 2022 PD43 Search Elections The totals do not include Blank Scatterings Ballots although they were reported PD43 Search Elections Massachusetts Secretary of State General Election Results 2016 Massachusetts Secretary of State November 8 2016 Retrieved December 15 2016 Johnson Cheryl L February 28 2019 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6 2018 Clerk of the U S House of Representatives Retrieved April 27 2019 2020 US House All General Election Results Massachusetts Election Statistics Retrieved November 24 2020 Our Campaigns MA District 5 2nd Trial Race Jan 01 1849 Our Campaigns MA District 5 3rd Trial Race Apr 07 1851 Massachusetts Congressional Directory for the Second Session of the Thirty Seventh Congress Washington DC House of Representatives 1861 Archived from the original on March 16 2016 Ben Perley Poore 1869 Massachusetts Congressional Directory for the First Session of the Forty First Congress 2nd ed Washington DC Government Printing Office hdl 2027 nyp 33433081796686 Ben Perley Poore 1878 Massachusetts Congressional Directory 45th Congress 3rd ed Washington DC Government Printing Office Archived from the original on March 17 2016 Ben Perley Poore 1882 Massachusetts Congressional Directory 47th Congress 3rd ed Washington DC Government Printing Office L A Coolidge 1897 Massachusetts Official Congressional Directory Fifty Fifth Congress Washington DC Government Printing Office A J Halford 1909 Massachusetts Congressional Directory 60th Congress 2nd ed Washington DC Government Printing Office Massachusetts Official Congressional Directory 75th Congress 2nd ed Washington DC Government Printing Office 1938 Massachusetts Official Congressional Directory 90th Congress Washington DC Government Printing Office 1968 Massachusetts 1991 1992 Official Congressional Directory 102nd Congress Washington DC Government Printing Office 1991 Further reading editMartis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774 presentExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Massachusetts s 5th congressional district Rose Institute of State and Local Government Massachusetts 2010 Redistricting Changes Fifth District Redistricting by State Claremont CA Claremont McKenna College archived from the original on September 15 2020 Our Campaigns United States Massachusetts MA District 05 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved December 31 2020 Maps edit Map of Massachusetts s 5th Congressional District via Massachusetts Secretary of the CommonwealthElection results edit CNN com 2004 election results CNN com 2006 election results Associated Press 2007 election results Massachusetts Elections Division 2008 Return of Votes 42 21 19 N 71 17 54 W 42 35528 N 71 29833 W 42 35528 71 29833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Massachusetts 27s 5th congressional district amp oldid 1182572852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,