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Massachusetts's 9th congressional district 
Current Representative Stephen Lynch (D–South Boston) Area 313.08 mi² Distribution 81.58% urban, 18.42% rural Population (2000) 634,062 Median income $67,090 Ethnicity 79.3% White, 8.5% Black, 3.7% Asian, 4.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 37% other Occupation 17.3% blue collar, 69.0% white collar, 13.8% gray collar Cook PVI D+11 Massachusetts's 9th congressional district is in eastern Massachusetts, including part of Boston and some of its southern suburbs. It is currently represented by Stephen Lynch, who has served the district since 2001. It has subsumed much of the former 11th District in the south suburbs of Boston. With a population (as of 2000) of 634,062 it has the lowest population of Massachusetts's ten congressional districts.
Contents
Cities and Towns in the District
In Bristol County:
- Easton.
In Norfolk County:
- Avon, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Holbrook, Medfield, Milton, Needham, Norwood, Randolph, Stoughton, Walpole, Westwood.
In Plymouth County:
- Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Hanson, Precincts 1 and 3, West Bridgewater, Whitman.
In Suffolk County:
- Boston, Ward 3, Precincts 5 and 6; Ward 5, Precincts 3-5, 11; Ward 6; Ward 7, Precincts 1-9; Ward 13, Precincts 3, 7-10; Ward 15, Precinct 6; Ward 16, Precincts 2, 4-12; Ward 17, Precincts 4, 13, 14; Ward 18, Precincts 9-12, 16-20, 22, 23; Ward 19, Precincts 2, 7, 10-13; Ward 20.
List of representatives
Representative Party Years District home Note District created 1795 Joseph B. Varnum Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 -
March 4, 1803Redistricted to the 4th district Phanuel Bishop Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 -
March 4, 1807Redistricted from the 7th district Josiah Dean Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 -
March 4, 1809Laban Wheaton Federalist March 4, 1809 -
March 4, 1815Redistricted to the 10th district John Reed, Jr. Federalist March 4, 1815 -
March 4, 1817Redistricted from the 8th district Walter Folger, Jr. Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 -
March 4, 1821John Reed, Jr. Federalist March 4, 1821 -
March 4, 1823Redistricted to the 13th district Henry W. Dwight Adams-Clay Federalist March 4, 1823 -
March 4, 1825Redistricted from the 7th district Adams March 4, 1825 -
March 4, 1829Anti-Jackson March 4, 1829 -
March 4, 1831George N. Briggs Anti-Jackson March 4, 1831 -
March 4, 1833Redistricted to the 7th district William Jackson Anti-Masonic March 4, 1833 -
March 4, 1837William S. Hastings Whig March 4, 1837 -
June 17, 1842Died Vacant June 17, 1842 -
March 4, 1843Henry Williams Democratic March 4, 1843 -
March 4, 1845Artemas Hale Whig March 4, 1845 -
March 4, 1849Orin Fowler Whig March 4, 1849 -
September 3, 1852Died Vacant September 3, 1852 -
December 13, 1852Edward P. Little Democratic December 13, 1852 -
March 4, 1853Marshfield Retired Alexander Dewitt Free Soil March 4, 1853 -
March 4, 1855Know Nothing March 4, 1855 -
March 4, 1857Eli Thayer Republican March 4, 1857 -
March 4, 1861Goldsmith Bailey Republican March 4, 1861 -
May 8, 1862Died Vacant May 8, 1862 -
December 1, 1862Amasa Walker Republican December 1, 1862 -
March 4, 1863William B. Washburn Republican March 4, 1863 -
December 5, 1871Resigned after being elected as Governor Vacant December 5, 1871 -
January 2, 1872Alvah Crocker Republican January 2, 1872 -
March 4, 1873Redistricted to the 10th district George Frisbie Hoar Republican March 4, 1873 -
March 4, 1877Redistricted from the 8th district William W. Rice Republican March 4, 1877- March 4, 1883 Redistricted to the 10th district Theodore Lyman Independent Republican March 4, 1883 -
March 4, 1885Frederick D. Ely Republican March 4, 1885 -
March 4, 1887Dedham Lost re-election Edward Burnett Democratic March 4, 1887 -
March 4, 1889John W. Candler Republican March 4, 1889 -
March 4, 1891George F. Williams Democratic March 4, 1891 -
March 4, 1893Joseph H. O'Neil Democratic March 4, 1893 -
March 4, 1895Redistricted from the 4th district John F. Fitzgerald Democratic March 4, 1895 -
March 4, 1901Joseph A. Conry Democratic March 4, 1901 -
March 4, 1903Boston John A. Keliher Democratic March 4, 1903 -
March 4, 1911Boston William F. Murray Democratic March 4, 1911 -
March 4, 1913Boston Redistricted to the 10th district Ernest W. Roberts Republican March 3, 1913 -
March 4, 1917Chelsea Redistricted from the 7th district Alvan T. Fuller Republican March 4, 1917 -
January 5, 1921Malden Resigned after being elected Lieutenant Governor Vacant January 5, 1921 -
March 4, 1921Charles L. Underhill Republican March 4, 1921 -
March 4, 1933Somerville Retired Robert Luce Republican March 4, 1933 -
January 3, 1935Waltham Redistricted from the 13th district Richard M. Russell Democratic January 3, 1935 -
January 3, 1937Cambridge Robert Luce Republican January 3, 1937 -
January 3, 1941Waltham Thomas H. Eliot Democratic January 3, 1941 -
January 3, 1943Cambridge Charles L. Gifford Republican January 3, 1943 -
August 23, 1947Barnstable Died Vacant August 23, 1947 -
November 18, 1947Donald W. Nicholson Republican November 18, 1947 -
January 3, 1959Wareham Hastings Keith Republican January 3, 1959 -
January 3, 1963West Bridgewater Redistricted to the 12th district John McCormack Democratic January 3, 1963 -
January 3, 1971Boston Redistricted from the 12th district, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1962–1971 Louise Day Hicks Democratic January 3, 1971 -
January 3, 1973South Boston Joe Moakley Democratic January 3, 1973 -
May 31, 2001South Boston Died Vacant June 1, 2001 -
October 15, 2001Stephen Lynch Democratic October 16, 2001–Present South Boston Incumbent References
- 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
External links
Maps
- Map of Massachusetts's 9th Congressional District, via Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
Election results
Massachusetts's congressional districts Current districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
The At-large and 11th–20th districts are obsolete. Some moved to Maine in 1820.
See also: Massachusetts's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – MapsCategories:- Congressional districts of Massachusetts
- Government of Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Government of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Government of Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Government of Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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