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} .infobox caption { font-size: inherit; } .infobox td { vertical-align: middle; } .leg-infobox-left-col { text-align: left !important; vertical-align: middle !important; width: 40%; padding-left: 2px; } .leg-infobox-right-col { padding: 0.5em; padding-right: 2px; text-align: right; width: 60%; } .leg-infobox-hide { position: absolute; top: -9999px; left: -9999px; } .leg-infobox-block { display: block; } table.census-table { border-collapse: collapse !important; } table.census-table tr { border-bottom: 1px solid gray; } .leg-infobox-census-source { font-size: small; padding: 2px; } .leg-infobox pre { display: none; } .leg-infobox-state-flag { width: 150px; padding: 0.5em 0; } </style> </p> <div class="infobox infobox-container leg-infobox"> <div class="leg-infobox-flex-box-col"> <div class="leg-infobox-section-title leg-infobox-bold-text">Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District</div> <div class="leg-infobox-bold-text">Incumbent</div> <div class="leg-infobox-flex-box-row"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kristin_Kassner">Kristin Kassner</a><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic" party=""><img class="leg-infobox-party-dot-image" alt="Democratic" party="" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></div> <div><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/200/200/KristinKassner.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" class="leg-infobox-incumbent-image" /></div> <div class="leg-infobox-flex-box-row">Assumed office: February 3, 2023</div> </div> </div> <p>Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District is represented by <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kristin_Kassner">Kristin Kassner</a> (D). </p> <p> As of the 2020 Census, Massachusetts state representatives represented an average of <a target="_blank" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Population_represented_by_state_legislators">43,959 residents</a>. After the 2010 Census, each member represented <a target="_blank" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Population_represented_by_state_legislators">40,998 residents</a>.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#About_the_office"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">About the office</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Qualifications"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Qualifications</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Salaries"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Salaries</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Vacancies"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Vacancies</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#District_map"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">District map</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Redistricting"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Redistricting</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2020-2022"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">2020-2022</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#2024"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#2018"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">4.6</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#2012"><span class="tocnumber">4.7</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Campaign_contributions"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign contributions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="About_the_office">About the office</span></h2> <p>Members of the <a href="/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Massachusetts House of Representatives</a> serve <a href="/Length_of_terms_of_state_representatives" title="Length of terms of state representatives">two-year terms</a> and are not subject to <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">term limits</a>. Massachusetts legislators assume office the first Wednesday in January after the election. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Qualifications">Qualifications</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_legislature_candidate_requirements_by_state" title="State legislature candidate requirements by state">State legislature candidate requirements by state</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/Articles_CI-CX,_Amendments_to_the_Massachusetts_Constitution" title="Articles CI-CX, Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution">Article CI, Section 1</a> of the <a href="/Massachusetts_Constitution" title="Massachusetts Constitution">Massachusetts Constitution</a> states: "Every representative, for one year at least immediately preceding his election, shall have been an inhabitant of the district for which he is chosen and shall cease to represent such district when he shall cease to be an inhabitant of the Commonwealth."<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Salaries">Salaries</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Comparison_of_state_legislative_salaries" title="Comparison of state legislative salaries">Comparison of state legislative salaries</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <table class="wikitable" width="60%"> <tbody><tr><th colspan="2"><i>State legislative salaries, 2024</i><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></th></tr> <tr><th>Salary</th><th>Per diem</th></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center">$73,655.01/year</td><td>No per diem is paid.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Vacancies">Vacancies</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/How_vacancies_are_filled_in_state_legislatures" title="How vacancies are filled in state legislatures">How vacancies are filled in state legislatures</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>If there is a vacancy in the <a href="/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">Massachusetts General Court</a>, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. The election must be held on the next regularly scheduled date on the election calendar.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> Local governments that conduct special elections can receive reimbursement from the state treasurer's office for costs incurred.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </p><p><a href="/File:DocumentIcon.jpg" class="image"><img alt="DocumentIcon.jpg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/e/ea/DocumentIcon.jpg" decoding="async" width="13" height="18" data-file-width="13" data-file-height="18" /></a> <span style="color:#404040"><i><b>See sources:</b> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter54/Section141">Massachusetts Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 54, § 141</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://malegislature.gov/Laws/Constitution#cart048-III.htm">Massachusetts Const. Amend. Art. 24</a></i></span> </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="District_map">District map</span></h2> <div id="map" class="district_map" data-popup="["{\"id\":4292,\"info\":\"<h3><a href='https:\\\/\\\/ballotpedia.org\\\/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_Second_Essex_District' target='_blank'>Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District<\\\/a><\\\/h3><h4>Current Officeholder<\\\/h4>\\n <table class='district-map-officeholders-table'>\\n <tr>\\n <th style='text-align: left;'>Name<\\\/th>\\n <th style='text-align: right;'>Assumed Office<\\\/th>\\n <\\\/tr>\\n <tr><td class='district-map-officeholder-column-name'><a href='https:\\\/\\\/ballotpedia.org\\\/Kristin_Kassner' target='_blank'>Kristin Kassner<\\\/a><\\\/td><td class='district-map-officeholder-column-office'>2023<\\\/td><\\\/table>\",\"party\":\"Democratic Party\",\"color\":\"#0015bc\"}"]" data-geojson="["{\"name\" : \"Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District\", \"st_asgeojson\" : 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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Redistricting">Redistricting</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020-2022">2020-2022</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Redistricting_in_Massachusetts_after_the_2020_census" title="Redistricting in Massachusetts after the 2020 census">Redistricting in Massachusetts after the 2020 census</a></i></dd></dl> <p>Gov. <a href="/Charles_D._Baker" title="Charles D. Baker">Charlie Baker</a> (R) signed the state's new legislative maps into law on November 4, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> The <a href="/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">state House</a> passed the maps by a vote of 158-1 on October 21, 2021. The <a href="/Massachusetts_State_Senate" title="Massachusetts State Senate">state Senate</a> approved the legislative plans on October 27, 2021 by a vote of 36-3. The <a href="/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">legislature</a> began consideration of the state's redistricting plans on October 19, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> These maps took effect for Massachusetts' 2022 legislative elections. </p><p>After the redistricting plans were enacted, Massachusetts Secretary of State <a href="/William_Galvin_(Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth)" title="William Galvin (Secretary of the Commonwealth)">William Galvin</a> (D) issued a statement expressing concern regarding how the maps would be implemented: "I am extremely disappointed that these bills were signed into law in their current form and I think it is a devastating blow to the voters of Massachusetts. With local precincts divided multiple ways, it will inevitably lead to chaos at the polls and make it impossible for voters to understand who their elected representatives are."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> After the legislature approved the maps, State Sen. <a href="/William_Brownsberger" title="William Brownsberger">William Brownsberger</a> (D) said, "It’s a quality final product. We have used every minute we’ve had to keep vetting, to keep adjusting . . . and to respond to input that we’ve received."<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> </p><p><b>How does redistricting in Massachusetts work?</b> In Massachusetts, congressional and state legislative district lines are drawn by the <a href="/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">state legislature</a>. The lines drawn by the state legislature are subject to veto by the <a href="/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">governor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-maloyola_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maloyola-10">[10]</a></sup> </p><p>State statutes require that state legislative district boundaries be contiguous and "reasonably preserve counties, towns, and cities intact, where otherwise possible." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.<sup id="cite_ref-maloyola_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maloyola-10">[10]</a></sup> </p> <div class="redistricting-map-flex" data-district-state="MA" data-district-type="state_leg_lower" data-single-district="Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District"> <div class="redistricting-map-flex-item"> <h3 class="redistricting-map-title">Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District<br />until January 3, 2023</h3> <p class="redistricting-map-instructions">Click a district to compare boundaries.</p> <div class="redistricting-map-map-container map-a"></div> </div> <div class="redistricting-map-flex-item"> <h3 class="redistricting-map-title">Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District<br />starting January 4, 2023</h3> <p class="redistricting-map-instructions">Click a district to compare boundaries.</p> <div class="redistricting-map-map-container map-b"></div> </div> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2024">2024</span></h3> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; 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border-radius: 100%; line-height: 1.1; cursor: pointer; } .silhouette-image-container:hover .silhouette-text-overlay { opacity: 1; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i>See also: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2024">Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kristin_Kassner">Kristin Kassner</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Tashjian">Mark Tashjian</a> in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District on November 5, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/KristinKassner.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Kristin Kassner" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kristin_Kassner">Kristin Kassner</a></u></b> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">54.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 54.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">16,063</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/MarkTashjian2.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Mark Tashjian" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Tashjian">Mark Tashjian</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">45.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 45.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">13,562</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.1</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.1%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">19</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/date:2024-11-05/office_id:8/stage:General" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 29,644 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kristin_Kassner">Kristin Kassner</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District on September 3, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/KristinKassner.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Kristin Kassner" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kristin_Kassner">Kristin Kassner</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">99.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 99.6%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">4,156</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.4</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.4%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">18</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2024/year_to:2024/office_id:8/stage:Primaries" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 4,174 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Tashjian">Mark Tashjian</a> advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District on September 3, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/MarkTashjian2.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Mark Tashjian" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Tashjian">Mark Tashjian</a> (Write-in) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">76.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 76.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">394</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">23.6</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 23.6%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">122</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2024/year_to:2024/office_id:8/stage:Primaries" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 516 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2022" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022">Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; 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The results have been certified. <a href="https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:1970/year_to:2022/office_id:8/district_id:58757" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 23,530 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kristin_Kassner">Kristin Kassner</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District on September 6, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/KristinKassner.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Kristin Kassner" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kristin_Kassner">Kristin Kassner</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kristin_Kassner#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">99.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 99.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">5,048</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.5</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.5%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">24</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2022/%20%3E%3E%20year_to:2022/stage:Primaries" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 5,072 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Leonard_Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a> advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District on September 6, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Leonard_Mirra.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Leonard Mirra" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Leonard_Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">99.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 99.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,656</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.6</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.6%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">15</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2022/year_to:2022/office_id:8/stage:Republican" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 2,671 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020">2020</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2020" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020">Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; 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margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/date:2020-11-03" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 29,317 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Eckert">Christina Eckert</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District on September 1, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Christina_Eckert.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Christina Eckert" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Eckert">Christina Eckert</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">99.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 99.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">8,481</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.6</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.6%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">48</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2020/year_to:2020/office_id:8/stage:Primaries" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 8,529 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Leonard_Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a> advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District on September 1, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Leonard_Mirra.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Leonard Mirra" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Leonard_Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a></u></b> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Leonard_Mirra#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">99.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 99.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">3,008</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.7</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.7%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">20</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2020/year_to:2020/office_id:8/stage:Primaries" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 3,028 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h3> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; 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overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Leonard_Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Eckert">Christina Eckert</a> in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District on November 6, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Leonard_Mirra.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Leonard Mirra" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Leonard_Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a></u></b> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">50.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 50.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">11,588</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Christina_Eckert.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Christina Eckert" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Eckert">Christina Eckert</a> (D) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Eckert#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">49.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 49.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">11,264</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.1</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.1%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">12</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="http://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2018/year_to:2018/office_id:8/stage:General" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 22,864 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Eckert">Christina Eckert</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District on September 4, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Christina_Eckert.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Christina Eckert" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Eckert">Christina Eckert</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Eckert#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 100.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">3,311</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://elections.ap.org/masslive/election_results/2018-09-04/state/MA" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 3,311 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Leonard_Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a> advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District on September 4, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Leonard_Mirra.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Leonard Mirra" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Leonard_Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 100.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,607</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://elections.ap.org/masslive/election_results/2018-09-04/state/MA" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 2,607 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2016" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2016">Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2016</a></i></dd></dl> <p>Elections for the <a href="/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Massachusetts House of Representatives</a> took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016. </p><p> Incumbent <a href="/Leonard_Mirra" title="Leonard Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a> ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Essex District general election.<sup id="cite_ref-glist16_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-glist16-11">[11]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gresults16_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gresults16-12">[12]</a></sup></p><div class="results-box-2016"><table width="500px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="3"><b>Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Essex District General Election, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td><td width="75px">Republican </td><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a href="/Leonard_Mirra" title="Leonard Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i> (unopposed)</small></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2016/year_to:2016/office_id:8/stage:General/show_details:1">Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth</a></td> </tr></tbody></table></div><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p> Incumbent <a href="/Leonard_Mirra" title="Leonard Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a> ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Essex District Republican Primary.<sup id="cite_ref-plist16_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-plist16-13">[13]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-presults16_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-presults16-14">[14]</a></sup></p><div class="results-box-2016"><table width="500px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="3"><b>Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Essex District Republican Primary, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td><td width="75px">Republican </td><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a href="/Leonard_Mirra" title="Leonard Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i> (unopposed)</small></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2014" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2014">Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2014</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Elections for the <a href="/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Massachusetts House of Representatives</a> took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2014" title="State legislative elections, 2014">November 4, 2014</a>. The <a href="/Ballot_access_requirements_for_political_candidates_in_Massachusetts" title="Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Massachusetts">signature filing deadline for candidates</a> wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent <a href="/Leonard_Mirra" title="Leonard Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a> defeated <a href="/Edward_Watson" title="Edward Watson">Edward Watson</a> in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-mapri14_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mapri14-15">[15]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012">Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Elections for the office of Massachusetts House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 6, 2012 and a general election on <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012" title="State legislative elections, 2012">November 6, 2012</a>. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 29, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> <a href="/Leonard_Mirra" title="Leonard Mirra">Leonard Mirra</a> (R) defeated <a href="/Barry_Fogel" title="Barry Fogel">Barry Fogel</a> (D) in the general election. Mirra defeated <a href="/Robert_Cronin" title="Robert Cronin">Robert Cronin</a> and <a href="/Gary_Fowler" title="Gary Fowler">Gary Fowler</a> in the Republican primary. Fogel was unopposed in the Democratic primary.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_contributions">Campaign contributions</span></h2> <p><style> </p> <pre> .cftable { width: 50%; } .cftable th { font-size:1.2em; } .cftable td { text-align:center; } .cfheader { background-color: black !important; color:white !important; font-size:1.0em; font-weight:bold; } .cftotal { font-weight:bold; } </style> </p><p> From 2012 to 2024, candidates for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District raised a total of $621,944. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $47,842 on average. All figures come from <i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.followthemoney.org">Follow the Money</a></i> </p> <table class="cftable bptable" style="width:50%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="font-size:1.0em;background-color:#2B2B2B;" class="cfheader">Campaign contributions, Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Essex District </th> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%" style="font-size:1.10em">Year</td> <td width="35%" style="font-size:1.10em;text-align:center">Amount</td> <td width="15%" style="font-size:1.10em">Candidates</td> <td width="35%" style="font-size:1.10em">Average</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2024</td> <td style="text-align:center">$109,208</td> <td style="text-align:center">2</td> <td style="text-align:center">$54,604</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2022</td> <td style="text-align:center">$200,236</td> <td style="text-align:center">2</td> <td style="text-align:center">$100,118</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2020</td> <td style="text-align:center">$178,742</td> <td style="text-align:center">2</td> <td style="text-align:center">$89,371</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2016</td> <td style="text-align:center">$5,153</td> <td style="text-align:center">1</td> <td style="text-align:center">$5,153</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2014</td> <td style="text-align:center">$40,495</td> <td style="text-align:center">2</td> <td style="text-align:center">$20,248</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2012</td> <td style="text-align:center">$88,110</td> <td style="text-align:center">4</td> <td style="text-align:center">$22,028</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center" class="cftotal">Total</td> <td style="text-align:center" class="cftotal">$621,944</td> <td style="text-align:center" class="cftotal">13</td> <td style="text-align:center" class="cftotal">$47,842</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); 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href="https://ballotpedia.org/Natalie_Higgins" title="Natalie Higgins">Natalie Higgins</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">5th Barnstable District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_Xiarhos" title="Steven Xiarhos">Steven Xiarhos</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">5th Bristol District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Justin_Thurber" title="Justin Thurber">Justin Thurber</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">5th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ann-Margaret_Ferrante" title="Ann-Margaret Ferrante">Ann-Margaret Ferrante</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">5th Hampden District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Patricia_Duffy" title="Patricia Duffy">Patricia Duffy</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">5th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_Linsky" title="David Linsky">David Linsky</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">5th Norfolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Cusack" title="Mark Cusack">Mark Cusack</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">5th Plymouth District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_DeCoste" title="David DeCoste">David DeCoste</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">5th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christopher_Worrell" title="Christopher Worrell">Christopher Worrell</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">5th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald_Berthiaume_Jr." title="Donald Berthiaume">Donald Berthiaume</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">6th Bristol District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Carole_Fiola" title="Carole Fiola">Carole Fiola</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">6th Essex District</div> <div> <div>Vacant</div> </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">6th Hampden District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Finn_(Massachusetts)" title="Michael Finn">Michael Finn</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">6th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Priscila_Sousa" title="Priscila Sousa">Priscila Sousa</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">6th Norfolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/William_Galvin_(House_of_Representatives)" title="William Galvin">William Galvin</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">6th Plymouth District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kenneth_Sweezey" title="Kenneth Sweezey">Kenneth Sweezey</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">6th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Russell_Holmes" title="Russell Holmes">Russell Holmes</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">6th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Marsi_Jr." title="John Marsi">John Marsi</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">7th Bristol District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Alan_Silvia" title="Alan Silvia">Alan Silvia</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">7th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Manny_Cruz" title="Manny Cruz">Manny Cruz</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">7th Hampden District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Aaron_Saunders" title="Aaron Saunders">Aaron Saunders</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">7th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jack_Patrick_Lewis" title="Jack Lewis">Jack Lewis</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">7th Norfolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Wells_Jr." title="Richard Wells">Richard Wells</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">7th Plymouth District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Alyson_Sullivan" title="Alyson Sullivan">Alyson Sullivan</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">7th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Chynah_Tyler" title="Chynah Tyler">Chynah Tyler</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">7th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Frost" title="Paul Frost">Paul Frost</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">8th Bristol District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_Ouellette" title="Steven Ouellette">Steven Ouellette</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">8th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jenny_Armini" title="Jenny Armini">Jenny Armini</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">8th Hampden District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Shirley_Arriaga" title="Shirley Arriaga">Shirley Arriaga</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">8th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/James_Arena-DeRosa" title="James Arena-DeRosa">James Arena-DeRosa</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">8th Norfolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ted_Philips" title="Edward Philips">Edward Philips</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">8th Plymouth District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dennis_Gallagher_(Massachusetts)" title="Dennis Gallagher">Dennis Gallagher</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">8th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jay_Livingstone" title="Jay Livingstone">Jay Livingstone</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">8th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Soter" title="Michael Soter">Michael Soter</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">9th Bristol District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christopher_Markey" title="Christopher Markey">Christopher Markey</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">9th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald_Wong" title="Donald Wong">Donald Wong</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">9th Hampden District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Orlando_Ramos" title="Orlando Ramos">Orlando Ramos</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">9th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Thomas_Stanley" title="Thomas Stanley">Thomas Stanley</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">9th Norfolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marcus_Vaughn" title="Marcus Vaughn">Marcus Vaughn</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">9th Plymouth District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bridget_Plouffe" title="Bridget Plouffe">Bridget Plouffe</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">9th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Moran_(Massachusetts)" title="John Moran">John Moran</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">9th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_Muradian_Jr." title="David Muradian">David Muradian</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">10th Bristol District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Sylvia" title="Mark Sylvia">Mark Sylvia</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">10th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Cahill_(Massachusetts)" title="Dan Cahill">Dan Cahill</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">10th Hampden District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Carlos_Gonzalez_(Massachusetts)" title="Carlos Gonzalez">Carlos Gonzalez</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">10th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Lawn" title="John Lawn">John Lawn</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">10th Norfolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeffrey_Roy" title="Jeffrey Roy">Jeffrey Roy</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">10th Plymouth District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_DuBois" title="Michelle DuBois">Michelle DuBois</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">10th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_MacGregor" title="Bill MacGregor">Bill MacGregor</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">10th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brian_Murray" title="Brian Murray">Brian Murray</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">11th Bristol District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christopher_Hendricks" title="Christopher Hendricks">Christopher Hendricks</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">11th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sean_Reid" title="Sean Reid">Sean Reid</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">11th Hampden District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bud_Williams" title="Bud Williams">Bud Williams</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">11th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Amy_Sangiolo" title="Amy Sangiolo">Amy Sangiolo</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">11th Norfolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_McMurtry" title="Paul McMurtry">Paul McMurtry</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">11th Plymouth District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Rita_Mendes" title="Rita Mendes">Rita Mendes</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">11th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Judith_García" title="Judith García">Judith García</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">11th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Hannah_Kane" title="Hannah Kane">Hannah Kane</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">12th Bristol District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Norman_Orrall" title="Norman Orrall">Norman Orrall</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">12th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Thomas_Walsh_(Massachusetts)" title="Thomas Walsh">Thomas Walsh</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">12th Hampden District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Angelo_Puppolo_Jr." title="Angelo Puppolo">Angelo Puppolo</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">12th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Greg_Schwartz" title="Greg Schwartz">Greg Schwartz</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">12th Norfolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Rogers_(Massachusetts)" title="John Rogers">John Rogers</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">12th Plymouth District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kathleen_LaNatra" title="Kathleen LaNatra">Kathleen LaNatra</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">12th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brandy_Fluker_Oakley" title="Brandy Oakley">Brandy Oakley</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">12th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Meghan_Kilcoyne" title="Meghan Kilcoyne">Meghan Kilcoyne</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">13th Bristol District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Antonio_Cabral" title="Antonio Cabral">Antonio Cabral</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">13th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sally_Kerans" title="Sally Kerans">Sally Kerans</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">13th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Carmine_Gentile" title="Carmine Gentile">Carmine Gentile</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">13th Norfolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joshua_Tarsky" title="Joshua Tarsky">Joshua Tarsky</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">13th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Hunt" title="Daniel Hunt">Daniel Hunt</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">13th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Mahoney_(Massachusetts)" title="John Mahoney">John Mahoney</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">14th Bristol District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Adam_Scanlon" title="Adam Scanlon">Adam Scanlon</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">14th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Adrianne_Ramos" title="Adrianne Ramos">Adrianne Ramos</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">14th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Simon_Cataldo" title="Simon Cataldo">Simon Cataldo</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">14th Norfolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Alice_Peisch" title="Alice Peisch">Alice Peisch</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">14th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Rob_Consalvo" title="Rob Consalvo">Rob Consalvo</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">14th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/James_O'Day" title="James O'Day">James O'Day</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">15th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ryan_Hamilton_(Massachusetts)" title="Ryan Hamilton">Ryan Hamilton</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">15th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Ciccolo" title="Michelle Ciccolo">Michelle Ciccolo</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">15th Norfolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tommy_Vitolo" title="Tommy Vitolo">Tommy Vitolo</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">15th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sam_Montaño" title="Sam Montaño">Sam Montaño</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">15th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Keefe" title="Mary Keefe">Mary Keefe</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">16th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Francisco_Paulino" title="Francisco Paulino">Francisco Paulino</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">16th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Rodney_Elliott" title="Rodney Elliott">Rodney Elliott</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">16th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jessica_Giannino" title="Jessica Giannino">Jessica Giannino</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">16th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Donahue_(Massachusetts)" title="Daniel Donahue">Daniel Donahue</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">17th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Frank_Moran" title="Frank Moran">Frank Moran</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">17th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Vanna_Howard" title="Vanna Howard">Vanna Howard</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">17th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kevin_Honan" title="Kevin Honan">Kevin Honan</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">17th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_LeBoeuf" title="David LeBoeuf">David LeBoeuf</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">18th Essex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tram_Nguyen" title="Tram Nguyen">Tram Nguyen</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">18th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tara_Hong" title="Tara Hong">Tara Hong</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">18th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Moran_(Massachusetts)" title="Michael Moran">Michael Moran</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">18th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joseph_McKenna_(Massachusetts)" title="Joseph McKenna">Joseph McKenna</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">19th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_Allen_Robertson" title="David Allen Robertson">David Allen Robertson</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">19th Suffolk District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeffrey_Turco" title="Jeffrey Turco">Jeffrey Turco</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">19th Worcester District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kate_Donaghue" title="Kate Donaghue">Kate Donaghue</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">20th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bradley_Jones_Jr." title="Bradley Jones">Bradley Jones</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">21st Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kenneth_Gordon" title="Kenneth Gordon">Kenneth Gordon</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">22nd Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marc_Lombardo" title="Marc Lombardo">Marc Lombardo</a> (R) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">23rd Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sean_Garballey" title="Sean Garballey">Sean Garballey</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">24th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_Rogers_(Massachusetts)" title="David Rogers">David Rogers</a> (D) </div> </div> <div class="leg-hnt-district-container"> <div class="leg-hnt-district-number">25th Middlesex District</div> <div> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marjorie_Decker" title="Marjorie 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