Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Norfolk district
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Norfolk County.[1] Democrat William Galvin of Canton has represented the district since 1991.[2]
2020 Democratic Primary
Incumbent William Galvin has been opposed in the democratic primary for the first time in over a decade by Tamisha Civil.[3] The election is set to occur on September 1st 2020, with early voting and mail-in voting options offered in greater variety due to COVID-19.[4]
Towns represented
The district includes the following localities:[5]
Former locales
The district previously covered:
Representatives
- Franklin Curtis, circa 1858 [8]
- William S. Morton, circa 1859 [9]
- Willard Franklin Gleason, circa 1888 [10]
- Benjamin H. Woodsum, circa 1920 [11]
- Francis Appleton Harding, circa 1951 [12]
- Harold Putnam, circa 1951 [12]
- Robert B. Ambler, circa 1975 [13]
- Joseph Semensi
- John H. Flood
- William C. Galvin, 1991-current[2]
See also
- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- Other Norfolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
References
- ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 6th Norfolk district". PD43+. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Norfolk District". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ "Mass. 2020 Primary: What To Know About Voting By Mail Or At The Polls". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
- ^ "Representative Districts". Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928. Boston. pp. 196–206.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Norfolk County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
- ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
External links
- Ballotpedia
- "6th Norfolk District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
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