# Massachusetts's 6th congressional district

Massachusetts's 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains almost all of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann and excluding the Merrimack Valley, as well as some towns in Middlesex County.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 57% - 41% |
| 2008 | Senate | Kerry 63% - 37% |
| 2010 | Senate (Spec.) | Brown 59% - 41% |
| 2010 | Governor | Baker 50% - 41% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 55% - 45% |
| 2012 | Senate | Brown 54% - 46% |
| 2014 | Senate | Markey 58% - 42% |
| 2014 | Governor | Baker 55% - 41% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 55% - 37% |
| 2018 | Senate | Warren 55% - 41% |
| 2018 | Governor | Baker 73% - 26% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Healey 67% - 33% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 63% - 35% |
| 2020 | Senate | Markey 63% - 36% |
| 2022 | Governor | Healey 61% - 37% |
| 2022 | Secretary of the Commonwealth | Galvin 66% - 32% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Campbell 60% - 40% |
| 2022 | Auditor | DiZoglio 53% - 41% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 58% - 38% |
| 2024 | Senate | Warren 57% - 43% |

## Cities and towns in the district

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of two counties and 39 municipalities:
Essex County (31)
    Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rockport, Peabody, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury
Middlesex County (8)
    Bedford (part; also 5th), Billerica (part; also 3rd; includes Pinehurst), Burlington, North Reading, Reading, Tewksbury, Wakefield, Wilmington

## Cities and towns in the district prior to 2013
### 1840s

"Amherst, Belchertown, East Hampton, Enfield, Granby, Greenwich, Hadley, Hatfield, Northampton, Pelham, Prescott, South Hadley, and Ware, in the County of Hampshire; Brimfield, Holland, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Southwick, Springfield, Wales, Westfield, West Springfield, and Wilbraham, in the County of Hampden; Bernardston, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Leverett, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick, Wendell, and Whately in the County of Franklin; and Athol and Royalston, in the County of Worcester."

### 1850s

"The cities of Lynn, Newburyport, and Salem, and the towns of Amesbury, Beverly, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Marblehead, Newbury, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Wenham, and West Newbury, in the county of Essex."

### 1890s

"Suffolk County: City of Boston, wards 3, 4, and 5, and the towns of Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Middlesex County: Towns of Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester. Essex County: Towns of Lynn, Nahant, Saugus, and Swampscott."

### 1910s

"Essex County: Cities of Beverly, Gloucester, Haverhill, Newburyport, and Salem; towns of Amesbury, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Newbury, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Swampscott, Topsfleld, Wenham, and West Newbury."

### 1990s

"Counties: Essex, Middlesex. Cities and townships: Amesbury, Bedford, Beverly, Boxford, Burlington, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody, Reading (part), Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury, and Wilmington."

### 2003 to 2013

In Essex County:
    The cities of: Amesbury, Beverly, Gloucester, Lynn, Newburyport, Peabody, and Salem
    The towns of: Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, North Andover, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury.
In Middlesex County:
    The towns of: Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, North Reading, Reading, Wakefield and Wilmington.

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
| District created March 4, 1789 ||||||
| George Thatcher (Biddeford) | Pro-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 | 1st | Elected in 1788. Redistricted to the 8th district. | 1789–1793 Cumberland County and Lincoln County, District of Maine |
| George Leonard (Raynham) | Pro-Administration | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | 2nd | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected late in 1792. Lost re-election that same year. | 1789–1793 Cumberland County and Lincoln County, District of Maine |
| District inactive | District inactive | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | 3rd | | | 1789–1793 Cumberland County and Lincoln County, District of Maine |
| John Reed Sr. (West Bridgewater) | Federalist | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 | 4th 5th 6th | Elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Retired. | 1795–1803 "2nd Southern district" |
| Josiah Smith (Pembroke) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | 7th | Elected in 1800. Retired. | 1795–1803 "2nd Southern district" |
| Samuel Taggart (Colerain) | Federalist | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1817 | 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th | Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Retired. | 1803–1823 "Hampshire North district" |
| Samuel C. Allen (Greenfield) | Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 | 15th 16th 17th | Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 7th district. | 1803–1823 "Hampshire North district" |
| John Locke (Ashby) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th 19th 20th | Elected in 1823 on the third ballot. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired. | 1823–1833 "Worcester North district" |
| John Locke (Ashby) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | 18th 19th 20th | Elected in 1823 on the third ballot. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired. | 1823–1833 "Worcester North district" |
| Joseph G. Kendall (Leominster) | Anti-Jackson | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 | 21st 22nd | Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired. | 1823–1833 "Worcester North district" |
| George Grennell Jr. (Greenfield) | Anti-Jackson | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th 25th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Retired. | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| George Grennell Jr. (Greenfield) | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | 23rd 24th 25th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Retired. | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| James Alvord (Greenfield) | Whig | March 4, 1839 – September 27, 1839 | 26th | Elected in 1838. Died. | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 27, 1839 – January 14, 1840 | 26th | | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| Osmyn Baker (Amherst) | Whig | December 23, 1839 – March 3, 1845 | 26th 27th 28th | Elected to finish Alvord's term and seated January 14, 1840. Re-elected later in 1840. Re-elected in 1842. Retired. | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| Osmyn Baker (Amherst) | Whig | December 23, 1839 – March 3, 1845 | 26th 27th 28th | Elected to finish Alvord's term and seated January 14, 1840. Re-elected later in 1840. Re-elected in 1842. Retired. | 1843–1853 [data missing] |
| George Ashmun (Springfield) | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 | 29th 30th 31st | Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired. | 1843–1853 [data missing] |
| George T. Davis (Greenfield) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. Retired. | 1843–1853 [data missing] |
| Charles W. Upham (Salem) | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected in 1852. Lost re-election. | 1853–1863 [data missing] |
| Timothy Davis (Gloucester) | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th 35th | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing] | 1853–1863 [data missing] |
| Timothy Davis (Gloucester) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 34th 35th | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing] | 1853–1863 [data missing] |
| John B. Alley (Lynn) | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | 36th 37th | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 5th district. | 1853–1863 [data missing] |
| Daniel W. Gooch (Melrose) | Republican | March 4, 1863 – September 1, 1865 | 38th 39th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Resigned to become Navy agent of the port of Boston. | 1863–1873 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 2, 1865 – December 3, 1865 | 39th | | 1863–1873 [data missing] |
| Nathaniel P. Banks (Waltham) | Republican | December 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 | 39th 40th 41st 42nd | Elected to finish Gooch's term. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Switched parties in 1872. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election. | 1863–1873 [data missing] |
| Nathaniel P. Banks (Waltham) | Liberal Republican | December 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 | 39th 40th 41st 42nd | Elected to finish Gooch's term. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Switched parties in 1872. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election. | 1863–1873 [data missing] |
| Benjamin F. Butler (Lowell) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1872. Lost re-election. | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| Charles Perkins Thompson (Gloucester) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. Lost re-election. | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| George B. Loring(Salem) | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | 45th 46th | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Lost renomination. | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| Eben F. Stone (Newburyport) | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Elected in 1880. Retired. | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| Henry B. Lovering (Lynn) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | 48th 49th | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost re-election. | 1883–1893 [data missing] |
| Henry Cabot Lodge (Nahant) | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 | 50th 51st 52nd | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 7th district. | 1883–1893 [data missing] |
| William Cogswell (Salem) | Republican | March 4, 1893 – May 22, 1895 | 53rd 54th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Died. | 1893–1903 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | May 22, 1895 – November 4, 1895 | 54th | | 1893–1903 [data missing] |
| William H. Moody (Haverhill) | Republican | November 5, 1895 – May 1, 1902 | 54th 55th 56th 57th | Elected to finish Cogswell's term. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Resigned to become Secretary of the Navy | 1893–1903 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | May 2, 1902 – November 3, 1902 | 57th | | 1893–1903 [data missing] |
| Augustus P. Gardner (Hamilton) | Republican | November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917 | 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th | Elected to finish Moody's term and re-elected to next term in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned to enter the army. | 1893–1903 [data missing] |
| Augustus P. Gardner (Hamilton) | Republican | November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917 | 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th | Elected to finish Moody's term and re-elected to next term in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned to enter the army. | 1903–1913 [data missing] |
| Augustus P. Gardner (Hamilton) | Republican | November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917 | 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th | Elected to finish Moody's term and re-elected to next term in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned to enter the army. | 1913–1933 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | May 15, 1917 – November 6, 1917 | 65th | | 1913–1933 [data missing] |
| Willfred W. Lufkin (Essex) | Republican | November 6, 1917 – June 30, 1921 | 65th 66th 67th | Elected to finish Gardner's term. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Resigned to become Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston | 1913–1933 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | June 30, 1921 – September 27, 1921 | 67th | | 1913–1933 [data missing] |
| Abram Andrew (Gloucester) | Republican | September 27, 1921 – June 3, 1936 | 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th | Elected to finish Lufkin's term. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Died. | 1913–1933 [data missing] |
| Abram Andrew (Gloucester) | Republican | September 27, 1921 – June 3, 1936 | 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th | Elected to finish Lufkin's term. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Died. | 1933–1943 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | June 3, 1936 – January 3, 1937 | 74th | | 1933–1943 [data missing] |
| George J. Bates (Salem) | Republican | January 3, 1937 – November 1, 1949 | 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Died in a plane crash. | 1933–1943 [data missing] |
| George J. Bates (Salem) | Republican | January 3, 1937 – November 1, 1949 | 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Died in a plane crash. | 1943–1953 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 1, 1949 – February 14, 1950 | 81st | | 1943–1953 [data missing] |
| William H. Bates (Salem) | Republican | February 14, 1950 – June 22, 1969 | 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st | Elected to finish his father's term. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Died. | 1943–1953 [data missing] |
| William H. Bates (Salem) | Republican | February 14, 1950 – June 22, 1969 | 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st | Elected to finish his father's term. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Died. | 1953–1963 [data missing] |
| William H. Bates (Salem) | Republican | February 14, 1950 – June 22, 1969 | 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st | Elected to finish his father's term. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Died. | 1963–1973 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | June 22, 1969 – September 30, 1969 | 91st | | 1963–1973 [data missing] |
| Michael J. Harrington (Beverly) | Democratic | September 30, 1969 – January 3, 1979 | 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th | Elected to finish Bates's term. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired. | 1963–1973 [data missing] |
| Michael J. Harrington (Beverly) | Democratic | September 30, 1969 – January 3, 1979 | 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th | Elected to finish Bates's term. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired. | 1973–1983 [data missing] |
| Nicholas Mavroules (Peabody) | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 | 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Lost re-election. | 1973–1983 [data missing] |
| Nicholas Mavroules (Peabody) | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 | 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Lost re-election. | 1983–1993 [data missing] |
| Peter G. Torkildsen (Danvers) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 | 103rd 104th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Lost re-election. | 1993–2003 [data missing] |
| John F. Tierney (Salem) | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 | 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Lost renomination. | 1993–2003 [data missing] |
| John F. Tierney (Salem) | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 | 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Lost renomination. | 2003–2013 [data missing] |
| John F. Tierney (Salem) | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 | 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Lost renomination. | 2013–2023 |
| Seth Moulton (Salem) | Democratic | January 3, 2015 – present | 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2013–2023 |
| Seth Moulton (Salem) | Democratic | January 3, 2015 – present | 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present |

## Recent election results

The following are the results from the last four general elections for U.S. House of Representatives to represent the Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District:
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John F. Tierney (incumbent) | 179,603 | 48.3% |
| | Republican | Richard Tisei | 175,953 | 47.3% |
| | Libertarian | Daniel Fishman | 16,668 | 4.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 372,224 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Seth Moulton | 149,449 | 54.7% |
| | Republican | Richard Tisei | 111,848 | 40.9% |
| | Independent | Chris Stockwell | 12,175 | 4.5% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 273,472 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Seth Moulton (incumbent) | 308,923 | 98.4% |
| | No party | All Others | 5,132 | 1.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 314,055 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Seth Moulton (incumbent) | 216,282 | 65.2% |
| | Republican | Joseph Schneider | 104,379 | 31.4% |
| | Independent | Mary Jean Charbonneau | 11,244 | 3.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 331,905 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Seth Moulton (incumbent) | 286,377 | 65.4% |
| | Republican | John Paul Moran | 150,695 | 34.4% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 605 | 0.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 437,677 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |