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Massachusetts's 8th congressional district 
Current Representative Mike Capuano (D–Somerville) Area 40.72 mi² Distribution 97.34% urban, 2.66% rural Population (2000) 634,835 Median income $42,246 Ethnicity 48.9% White, 23.2% Black, 8.2% Asian, 15.9% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 3.4% other Occupation 12.4% blue collar, 70.6% white collar, 17.0% gray collar Cook PVI D+32 Massachusetts's 8th congressional district is in eastern Massachusetts, including part of Boston and the immediately adjacent cities of Cambridge, Somerville, and Chelsea. With an area of just 40.72 square miles (105.5 km2), it is the smallest by area of Massachusetts's ten congressional districts. It is currently represented by Mike Capuano, who has served the district since January 1999. For one congressional term (1791-1793) it served as the home district of the District of Maine.
Contents
Current cities and towns in the district
The District currently contains the following cities and towns:
In Middlesex County:
- Cambridge, Somerville.
In Suffolk County:
- Boston, Wards 1, 2, Ward 3, Precincts 1-4, 7, 8, Ward 4, Ward 5, Precincts 1, 2, 6-10, Ward 7, Precinct 10, Wards 8-12, Ward 13, Precincts 1, 2, 4-6, Ward 14, Ward 15, Precincts 1-5, 7-9, Ward 16, Precincts 1, 3, Ward 17, Precincts 1-3, 5-12; Ward 18, Precincts 1-8, 13-15, 21, Ward 19, Precincts 1, 3-6, 8, 9, Wards 21 and 22, (the remainder of Boston is in the 9th district), Chelsea.
List of representatives
Representative Party Years District home Note Jonathan Grout Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 4, 1791George Thatcher Pro-Administration March 4, 1791 –
March 4, 1793Biddeford, Maine Redistricted from the 6th district
Redistricted to the 4th districtDistrict eliminated 1793 District restored 1795 Fisher Ames Federalist March 4, 1795 –
March 4, 1797Dedham Redistricted from the 1st district Harrison Gray Otis Federalist March 4, 1797 –
March 4, 1801Boston William Eustis Democratic-Republican March 4, 1801 –
March 4, 1803Redistricted to the 1st district Lemuel Williams Federalist March 4, 1803 –
March 4, 1805New Bedford Redistricted from the 5th district Isaiah L. Green Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –
March 4, 1809Gideon Gardner Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 –
March 4, 1811Isaiah L. Green Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –
March 4, 1813John Reed, Jr. Federalist March 4, 1813 –
March 4, 1815West Bridgewater Redistricted to the 9th district William Baylies Federalist March 4, 1815 –
March 4, 1817Redistricted from the 7th district Zabdiel Sampson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –
July 26, 1820Resigned on appointment as collector of customs in Plymouth Vacant July 26, 1820 –
November 24, 1820Aaron Hobart Democratic-Republican November 24, 1820 –
March 4, 1823Redistricted to the 11th district Samuel Lathrop Adams-Clay Federalist March 4, 1823 –
March 4, 1825Redistricted from the 5th district Adams March 4, 1825 –
March 4, 1827Isaac C. Bates Adams March 4, 1827 –
March 4, 1829Northampton Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 4, 1835William B. Calhoun Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 4, 1837Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1843John Quincy Adams Whig March 4, 1843 –
February 23, 1848Redistricted from the 12th district
DiedVacant February 24, 1848 –
April 2, 1848Horace Mann Whig April 3, 1848 –
March 4, 1853Tappan Wentworth Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855Chauncey L. Knapp Know-nothing March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859Charles R. Train Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 4, 1863John D. Baldwin Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1869George F. Hoar Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1873Redistricted to the 9th district John M. S. Williams Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875William W. Warren Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877William Claflin Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1881John W. Candler Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883William A. Russell Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885Redistricted from the 7th district Charles H. Allen Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1889Lowell Retired Frederic T. Greenhalge Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891Moses T. Stevens Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893Redistricted to the 5th district Samuel W. McCall Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1913Winchester Frederick Simpson Deitrick Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915Cambridge Frederick W. Dallinger Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1925Cambridge Harry I. Thayer Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 10, 1926Wakefield Died Vacant March 10, 1926 –
November 2, 1926Frederick W. Dallinger Republican November 2, 1926 –
October 1, 1932Cambridge Resigned after appointment as judge of United States Customs Court Vacant October 1, 1932 –
March 4, 1933Arthur D. Healey Democratic March 4, 1933 –
August 3, 1942Somerville Resigned after appointment as judge of US District Court for Massachusetts Vacant August 3, 1942 –
January 3, 1943Angier L. Goodwin Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1955Melrose Lost reelection Torbert H. Macdonald Democratic January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1963Malden Redistricted to 7th district Tip O'Neill Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1987Cambridge Redistricted from the 11th district, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977-1987
RetiredJoseph P. Kennedy II Democratic January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1999Brighton Retired Michael Capuano Democratic January 3, 1999 –
PresentSomerville Incumbent Recent election results
2006 general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Mike Capuano 125,167 91 Socialist Workers Laura Garza 12,390 9 Majority 112,777 82 Turnout 137,557 Democratic hold Swing 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 8th 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 Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Government of Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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