Massachusetts's 6th congressional district
The district from 2003 to 2013
Current Representative		John F. Tierney (D–Salem)
Area	480.31 mi²
Distribution	63.15% urban, 36.85% rural
Population (2000)	636,554
Median income	$72,593[1]
Ethnicity	89.8% White, 2.2% Black, 2.5% Asian, 4.4% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% other
Occupation	17.2% blue collar, 69.7% white collar, 13.1% gray collar
Cook PVI	D+7[2]

Massachusetts's 6th congressional district is in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann. It is currently represented by John F. Tierney, who has represented the district since January 1997. The shape of the district went through minor changes effective from the elections of 2012 after Massachusetts congressional redistricting to reflect the 2010 census. The towns of Tewsksbury and Billerica were added, along with a small portion of the town of Andover.^[3]

Cities and towns in the district [edit]

Cities and towns currently in the district [edit]

In Essex County:

The cities of: Amesbury, Beverly, Gloucester, Lynn, Newburyport, Peabody, and Salem

The towns of: Andover: Precincts 1, 7A, 8, and 9A, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, North Andover, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury.

In Middlesex County:

The towns of: Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, North Reading, Reading, Tewksbury, Wakefield and Wilmington.

Cities and towns in the district from 2003 to 2013 [edit]

In Essex County:

The cities of: Amesbury, Beverly, Gloucester, Lynn, Newburyport, Peabody, and Salem

The towns of: Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, North Andover, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury.

In Middlesex County:

The towns of: Bedford, Burlington, North Reading, Reading, Wakefield and Wilmington.

List of representatives [edit]

Representative	Party	Years	Note
George Thatcher	Pro- Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1791	Redistricted to 8th district
George Leonard	Pro- Administration	March 4, 1791 – March 4, 1793	Redistricted from the 7th district
District discontinued		March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795
John Reed, Sr.	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1801	Retired
Josiah Smith	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1803	Retired
Samuel Taggart	Federalist	March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1817	Retired
Samuel C. Allen	Federalist	March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1823	Redistricted to 7th district
John Locke	Adams-Clay Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825	Retired
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829
Joseph G. Kendall	Anti-Jackson	March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1833	Retired
George Grennell, Jr.	Anti-Jackson	March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837	Redistricted from the 7th district Retired
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839
James Alvord	Whig	March 4, 1839 – September 27, 1839	Died
Vacant		September 27, 1839 – January 14, 1840
Osmyn Baker	Whig	January 14, 1840 – March 4, 1845	Retired
George Ashmun	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1851	Retired
George T. Davis	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853	Retired
Charles W. Upham	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855	Lost re-election
Timothy Davis	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859
John B. Alley	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1863	Redistricted to the 5th district
Daniel W. Gooch	Republican	March 4, 1863 – September 1, 1865	Redistricted from the 7th district Lost re-election
Vacant		September 2, 1865 – December 3, 1865
Nathaniel P. Banks	Republican	December 4, 1865 – March 4, 1873	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin F. Butler	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875	Redistricted from the 5th district Lost re-election
Charles Thompson	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877	Lost re-election
George B. Loring	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881	Lost renomination
Eben F. Stone	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883	Retired
Henry B. Lovering	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887	Lost re-election
Henry Cabot Lodge	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893	Resigned to become U.S. Senator
William Cogswell	Republican	March 4, 1893 – May 22, 1895	Redistricted from the 7th district, Died
Vacant		May 22, 1895 – November 4, 1895
William H. Moody	Republican	November 5, 1895 – May 1, 1902	First elected to finish Cogswell's term Resigned to become Secretary of the Navy
Vacant		May 2, 1902 – November 3, 1902
Augustus P. Gardner	Republican	November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917	Resigned to enter the army
Vacant		May 15, 1917 – November 6, 1917
Willfred W. Lufkin	Republican	November 6, 1917 – June 30, 1921	First elected to finish Gardner's term Resigned to accept a Treasury position
Vacant		June 30, 1921 – September 27, 1921
Abram Andrew	Republican	September 27, 1921 – June 3, 1936	First elected to finish Lufkin's term Died
Vacant		June 3, 1936 – January 3, 1937
George J. Bates	Republican	January 3, 1937 – November 1, 1949	Died in a plane crash
Vacant		November 1, 1949 – February 14, 1950
William H. Bates	Republican	February 14, 1950 – June 22, 1969	First elected to finish his father's term Died
Vacant		June 22, 1969 – September 30, 1969
Michael J. Harrington	Democratic	September 30, 1969 – January 3, 1979	First elected to finish Bates's term Retired
Nicholas Mavroules	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	First elected in 1978 Lost re-election
Peter G. Torkildsen	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	First elected in 1992 Lost re-election
John F. Tierney	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – Present	First elected in 1996

Recent election results [edit]

References [edit]

1. ^ "Fast Facts for Congress: Congressional District 6, Massachusetts - Fact Sheet: 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates: Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 9, 2013. 
2. ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008". The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10. 
3. ^ http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catpdf2010/cong2010/CongressionalDistrict_2011State.pdf Access date: March 21, 2012.

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links [edit]

Maps [edit]

• Map of Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District, via Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Election results [edit]

• CNN.com 2004 election results
• CNN.com 2006 election results

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