Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district

Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district
Current Representative		Jim McGovern (D–Worcester)
Area	581.00 mi²
Distribution	93.25% urban, 6.75% rural
Population (2000)	634,585
Median income	$65,342
Ethnicity	83.0% White, 3.2% Black, 4.2% Asian, 7.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 1.6% other
Occupation	20.6% blue collar, 65.5% white collar, 13.8% gray collar
Cook PVI	D+9

Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in central and southeastern Massachusetts. It contains Worcester, the state's second-biggest city. It has been based out of Worcester County since the 1890s. Previously the district had been located in coastal Essex County. The Bristol county portions of this district were added following the 1990 census.

The district is currently represented by Jim McGovern, who has represented the district since January 1997.

Cities and towns currently in the district

In Bristol County:

Attleboro, Fall River (Wards 1-3; Ward 4, Precincts A and B; Ward 5, Precincts A and B; Ward 6, Precincts B and C; and Ward 8, Precinct D), North Attleborough, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea.

In Middlesex County:

Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Marlborough.

In Norfolk County:

Franklin, Medway, Plainville, Wrentham.

In Worcester County:

Auburn, Boylston, Clinton, Holden, Northborough, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southborough, West Boylston, Westborough, Worcester.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Tenure	Cng.	Electoral history	District area
Elbridge Gerry	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1793	1st 2nd	Retired	Middlesex County: All
Shearjashub Bourne	Pro-Administration	General ticket: March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795	3rd	Redistricted from the 5th district	Barnstable County: All Plymouth County: All
Peleg Coffin, Jr.	Pro-Administration				Bristol County: All Dukes County: All Nantucket County: All
Samuel Lyman	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – November 6, 1800	4th 5th 6th	Resigned	Hampshire County: Amherst, Belchertown, Brimfield, Granby, Greenwich, Holland, Leverett, Longmeadow, Ludlow, New Salem, Orange, Palmer, Pelham, Shutesbury, South Brimfield, South Hadley, Springfield, Ware, Warwick, Wendell, Wilbraham Worcester County: Athol, Barre, Gardner, Gerry, Hardwick, New Braintree, Petersham, Royalston, Sturbridge, Templeton, Western, Winchendon
			6th
Vacant		November 7, 1800 – February 1, 1801
Ebenezer Mattoon	Federalist	February 2, 1801 – March 4, 1803
			7th
Manasseh Cutler	Federalist	March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1805	8th	Redistricted from the 11th district; Retired	Essex County: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Methuen, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield
Jeremiah Nelson	Federalist	March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1807	9th	Retired
Edward St. Loe Livermore	Federalist	March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1811	10th 11th	Retired
Leonard White	Federalist	March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1813	12th
Timothy Pickering	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815	13th	Redistricted to the 2nd district	Essex County: Beverly, Boxford, Bradford, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield, Wenham
Jeremiah Nelson	Federalist	March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817	14th	Retired	Essex County: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Methuen, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Topsfield Middlesex County: South Reading
		March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1823	15th 16th 17th		Essex County: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Methuen, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Topsfield, West Newbury Middlesex County: Dracut
	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825	18th		Essex County: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Essex, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Methuen, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury Middlesex County: Billerica, Dracut, Tewksbury, Wilmington
John Varnum	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829	19th 20th
	National Republican	March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1831	21st
Jeremiah Nelson	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1833	22nd	Retired
Gayton P. Osgood	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835	23rd	Lost re-nomination	Essex County: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Haverhill, Methuen, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield, West Newbury Middlesex County: Dracut, Lowell, Reading, Tewksbury, South Reading, Wilmington
Caleb Cushing	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837	24th	Retired
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1843	25th 26th 27th
Amos Abbott	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1849	28th 29th 30th	Retired	Essex County: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Georgetown, Haverhill, Methuen, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, West Newbury Middlesex County: Billerica, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Littleton, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, Westford, Wilmington
James H. Duncan	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1853	31st 32nd
J. Wiley Edmands	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855	33rd	Retired	Norfolk County: Bellingam, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Dorchester, Dover, Foxborough, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Milton, Needham, Quincy, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, West Roxbury, Weymouth, Wrentham Middlesex County: Brighton, Holliston, Newton, Sherborn, Watertown Worcester County: Blackstone, Mendon, Milford, Northbridge, Upton, Uxbridge
William S. Damrell	American/Know-Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857	34th	Retired due to failing health
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859	35th
Charles Adams	Republican	March 4, 1859 – May 1, 1861	36th	Resigned to become Minister to England
			37th
Vacant		May 1, 1861 – June 11, 1861
Benjamin Thomas	Union	June 11, 1861 – March 4, 1863		Retired
Alexander H. Rice	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1867	38th 39th	Redistricted from the 4th district; Retired	Norfolk County: Roxbury, Brookline Suffolk County: Boston (Wards 4, 7, 8, 10 thru 12)
Ginery Twichell	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1873	40th 41st 42nd	Retired	Norfolk County: Roxbury, Brookline Suffolk County: Boston (Wards 5, 7, 8, 10 thru 12)
William Whiting	Republican	March 4, 1873 – June 29, 1873	43rd	Died	Suffolk County: Boston (Wards 7, 8, 10 thru 16)
Vacant		June 29, 1873 – December 1, 1873
Henry L. Pierce	Republican	December 1, 1873 – March 4, 1877		Retired
			44th
Walbridge A. Field	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 28, 1878	45th	Dean successfully challenged Field's election	Suffolk County: Boston (Wards 13 thru 21, 24)
Benjamin Dean	Democratic	March 28, 1878 – March 4, 1879		Retired
Walbridge A. Field	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881	46th	Retired
Ambrose Ranney	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883	47th	Lost re-election
		March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887	48th 49th		Norfolk County: Milton Suffolk County: Boston (Ward 11, Ward 15 (Pct. 3 and 4), Wards 17-24)
Leopold Morse	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889	50th	Retired
John F. Andrew	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893	51st 52nd	Lost re-election
Joseph H. Walker	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1899	53rd 54th 55th	Redistricted from 10th district, Lost re-election	Middlesex County: Hopkinton Worcester County: Auburn, Blackstone, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, Grafton, Holden, Leicester, Mendon, Millbury, Northbridge, Oxford, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbrige, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Webster, Westborough, West Boylston, Worcester
John R. Thayer	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1903	56th 57th	Retired
		March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905	58th		Worcester County: Auburn, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, Grafton, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, Northbridge, Oxford, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbrige, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Uxbridge, Webster, Westborough, West Boylston, Worcester
Rockwood Hoar	Republican	March 4, 1905 – November 1, 1906	59th	Died
Vacant		November 1, 1906 – December 18, 1906
Charles G. Washburn	Republican	December 18, 1906 – March 4, 1911		Lost re-election
			61st
John A. Thayer	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913	62nd	Lost re-election
William H. Wilder	Republican	March 4, 1913 – September 11, 1913	63rd	Redistricted from the 4th district; Died	Franklin County: New Salem, Orange Hampshire County: Greenwich, Prescott Middlesex County: Ashby, Townsend Hampden County: Brimfield, Holland, Monson, Palmer, Wales Worcester County: Ashburnham, Athol, Barre, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Dana, Dudley, East Brookfield, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Holden, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Rutland, Southbrige, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Templeton, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westminster, Winchendon
Vacant		September 11, 1913 – November 4, 1913
Calvin Paige	Republican	November 4, 1913 – March 4, 1925		Retired
			68th
Frank H. Foss	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927	69th	Lost re-election
		March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1933	70th 71st 72nd		Franklin County: Erving, New Salem, Orange, Shutesbury, Warwick, Wendell Hampden County: Brimfield, Holland, Monson, Palmer, Wales Hampshire County: Belchertown, Enfield, Greenwich, Pelham, Prescott, Ware Worcester County: Ashburnham, Athol, Barre, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Dana, Dudley, East Brookfield, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Holden, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Rutland, Southbrige, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Templeton, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westminster, Winchendon
		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd		Hampden County: Brimfield, Holland, Monson, Palmer, Wales Hampshire County: Ware Middlesex County: Ashby, Boxborough, Framingham, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, Pepperell, Shirley, Stow, Sudbury, Townsend, Wayland Worcester County: Ashburnham, Barre, Berlin, Bolton, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Dana, Dudley, East Brookfield, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Rutland, Southbrige, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Templeton, Warren, Webster, West Brookfield, Westminster, Winchendon
Joseph E. Casey	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	74th 75th 76th 77th	Retired to run for U.S. Senator
Philip J. Philbin	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Lost re-nomination	Hampden County: Palmer Hampshire County: Ware Middlesex County: Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, Shirley, Stow Worcester County: Ashburnham, Barre, Blackstone, Bolton, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, Milford, Millbury, Millville, New Braintree, Northbridge, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Southbrige, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster, West Brookfield, Westminster, Winchendon
		January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1969	88th 89th 90th		Worcester County: Ashburnham, Barre, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Harvard, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, New Braintree, Northbridge, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Southbrige, Spencer, Sterling, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Webster, Westminster, Winchendon Middlesex County: Acton, Ashby, Ayer, Boxborough, Dunstable, Groton, Holliston, Hudson, Littleton, Marlborough, Maynard, Natick, Pepperell, Sherborn, Shirley, Stow, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Westford Norfolk County: Bellingham, Franklin, Medway, Millis
		January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971	91st		Middlesex County: Acton, Ashby, Ayer, Boxborough, Concord, Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, Marlborough, Maynard, Newton, Shirley, Stow, Townsend, Waltham, Watertown, Westford, Weston Worcester County: Ashburnham, Berlin, Bolton, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Harvard, Lancaster, Leominster, Lunenburg, Sterling, Westminster, Winchendon
Robert Drinan	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	92nd	Redistricted to the 4th district
Harold Donohue	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974	93rd	Redistricted from the 4th district Retired	Middlesex County: Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough Norfolk County: Bellingham, Franklin, Medway Worcester County: Auburn, Berlin, Blackstone, Boylston, Clinton, Grafton, Hopedale, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Northborough, Northbridge, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Westborough, West Boylston, Worcester
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975
Joseph D. Early	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th	Lost re-election
		January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	99th 100th 101st 102nd		Middlesex County: Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Sherborn, Stow Norfolk County: Bellingham, Franklin, Medway, Millis, Norfolk[1] Worcester County: Auburn, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Boylston, Clinton, Douglas, Grafton, Hopedale, Lancaster, Leicester, Lunenburg, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Northborough, Northbridge, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Westborough, West Boylston, Worcester
Peter I. Blute	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	103rd 104th	Lost re-election	Bristol County: Attleboro, Dartmouth, Fall River (all of Wards 1, 2 and 3, Ward 6 precincts A and B, Ward 4 precinct. A, portions of B and C), Mansfield (precincts 1, 2 and portions of 3 and 4), North Attleboro, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Westport.[1] Middlesex County: Holliston, Hopkinton Norfolk County: Foxborough (precinct 5, portions of precincts 1, 3, 4, Franklin, Medway, Plainville, Wrentham Worcester County: Auburn (portions of precincts 1, 3 and 4), Berlin, Boylston, Clinton, Grafton, Holden, Lancaster (portions of precincts 1 and 2), Northborough, Northbridge, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Sterling, Upton, Westborough, West Boylston, Worcester
Jim McGovern	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	105th 106th 107th	Incumbent
		January 3, 2003 – Present	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th (current)		See Cities and towns currently in the district, above

Recent election results

Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Jim McGovern (Incumbent)	155,697	73.34%
	write-in		1,848	0.87%
	blank		54,759	25.79%
Majority			153,849	72.47
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim McGovern (Incumbent)	192,036	67.15	-6.19
	Republican	Ronald Crews	80,197	28.04	+28.04
	write-in		179	0.06	-0.81
	blank		13,584	4.75	-21.04
Majority			111,839	39.11	-33.36
Turnout			285,996
	Democratic hold		Swing

Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim McGovern (Incumbent)	166,973	77.63	+10.48
	write-in		1,983	0.92	+0.86
	blank		46,145	21.45	+16.70
Majority			164,990	76.70	+37.59
Turnout			215,101
	Democratic hold		Swing

Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim McGovern (Incumbent)	227,619	75.04	-2.59
	write-in		3,488	1.15	+0.23
	blank		72,208	23.81	+2.36
Majority			224,131	73.89	-2.81
Turnout			303,315
	Democratic hold		Swing

Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Jim McGovern (Incumbent)	122,357	56.5%
	Republican	Marty Lamb	84,972	39.2%
	Independent	Patrick Barron	9,304	4.3%
Totals			216,633	100%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

References

1. ^ ^{a b} A Manual for the use of the General Court. Boston, MA: Causeway Print. 1983. 

• 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. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• National atlas congressional maps

External links

• 2004 election results, via CNN.com
• 2006 election results, via CNN.com
• Map of Massachusetts's 3rd Congressional District, via Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth