Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex district

Not to be confused with Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district.

Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex district, formerly Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district, in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.^[1] It used to cover 8.6% of Bristol County, 2.0% of Middlesex County, and 12.4% of Norfolk County population.^[2][3] Democrat Becca Rausch of Needham has represented the district since 2019.^[4]

Map of Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Towns represented

The current Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex district represents the following:^[5]

• Bellingham
• Dover
• Franklin
• Medfield
• Milford
• Millis
• Needham
• Norfolk
• Sherborn
• Plainville
• Wrentham

The old district included the following localities:^[3]

• Attleboro
• Franklin
• Millis
• Natick
• Needham
• Norfolk
• North Attleborough
• Plainville
• Sherborn
• Wayland
• Wellesley
• Wrentham

Senators

• David Henry Locke, circa 1979-1985 ^[6][7]
• Cheryl Jacques, circa 1993-2002 ^[8][9]
• Scott Brown, Mar. 25, 2004-Feb. 4, 2010 ^[10]
• Richard J. Ross, circa 2010-2018 ^[11][12]
• Becca Rausch, 2019-current^[4][13]

Electoral history

The state senate district has been held by a Democrat since 2019. Prior to the election of Senator Rausch, it was held by Republicans since 2019.

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex elections

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Becca Rausch	Democratic Party	41,893	54.8
Shawn Dooley	Republican Party	34,452	49.1
Write-ins		53	0.1
Blank votes		1,950	–
Total		78,348	100

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex elections

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Becca Rausch	Democratic Party	58,320	59.7
Matthew T. Kelly	Republican Party	39,290	40.2
Write-ins		80	0.1
Blank votes		5,696	–
Total		103,386	100

2018

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Becca Rausch	Democratic Party	37,830	51.2
Richard J. Ross	Republican Party	35,856	48.6
Write-ins		141	0.2
Blank votes		3,378	–
Total		77,205	100

2016

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Richard J. Ross	Republican Party	49,776	60.0
Kristopher K. Aleksov	Democratic Party	35,856	39.9
Write-ins		95	0.1
Blank votes		9,626	–
Total		92,580	100

2014

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Richard J. Ross	Republican Party	34,952	61.0
Dylan Hayre	Democratic Party	22,267	38.9
Write-ins		52	0.1
Blank votes		4,723	–
Total		61,994	100

2012

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Richard J. Ross	Republican Party	60,885	98.9
Write-ins		669	1.1
Blank votes		26,133	–
Total		87,687	100

2010 general

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Richard J. Ross	Republican Party	48,824	98.7
Write-ins		664	1.3
Blank votes		20,995	–
Total		70,483	100

2010 special

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Richard J. Ross	Republican Party	15,902	61.6
Peter B. Smulowitz	Democratic Party	9,283	38.0
Write-ins		100	0.1
Blank votes		110	–
Total		25,935	100

2008

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Scott P. Brown	Republican Party	49,795	58.5
Sara Orozco	Democratic Party	35,289	41.4
Write-ins		81	0.1
Blank votes		5,821	–
Total		90,986	100

2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Scott P. Brown	Republican Party	46,972	98.1
Write-ins		916	1.9
Blank votes		19,476	–
Total		67,364	100

Images

Portraits of legislators

•  
  David Henry Locke
•  
  Scott Brown

See also

• List of Massachusetts Senate elections
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
• Bristol County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
• Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 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
• Norfolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th

References

1. "Massachusetts Senatorial Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
2. David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Counties ↔ legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, Counties to State Senate Districts
3. "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 18, 2020
4. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
5. "2021-2031 Districts".
6. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1979.
7. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985.
8. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1993.
9. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2002". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
10. State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
11. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. "Richard J. Ross". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
12. "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018, Five races in which a Republican senator faces a challenge
13. "PD43+ » Search Elections". PD43+. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

External links

• Ballotpedia
• "Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
• , Beccarauschma.com, archived from the original on May 14, 2020
• League of Women Voters of Needham