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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district

Coordinates: 42°35′22″N 71°34′22″W / 42.58944°N 71.57278°W / 42.58944; -71.57278
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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2022)781,020
Median household
income
$91,476[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+11[2]

Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district is located in north-central and northeastern Massachusetts. The largest municipalities in the district are Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, Methuen, Billerica (partial), Fitchburg, and Marlborough.

Democrat Lori Trahan has represented the district since 2019.

Cities and towns in the district

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As of the 2021 redistricting, the 3rd district contains 35 municipalities:[3]

History of District Boundaries

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After the 2010 census, the third district shifted from covering east-central Worcester County and western Norfolk and Bristol Counties to covering northeastern Worcester County, northern and western Middlesex County, and northwestern Essex county. The old 3rd district area was largely split between the updated 2nd and 4th districts. Only Clinton and Marlborough carried over from the old 3rd district.

In the redistricting that occurred after the 2020 census, the boundaries of the third district only changed slightly from its previous iteration.

Recent statewide election results

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Year Office Result
2000 President Gore 59–35%
2004 President Kerry 59–40%
2008 President Obama 58.8–39.4%
2012 President Obama 56.9–41.4%
2016 President Clinton 58.2–35.4%
2020 President Biden 63.8–34.4%

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history District area (Counties and municipalities)
District created March 4, 1789

Elbridge Gerry
(Marblehead)
Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793
1st
2nd
Elected in 1788.
Re-elected in 1790.
Retired.
1789–1793
Middlesex County: All

Shearjashub Bourne

(Boston)
Pro-Administration General ticket:
March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795
3rd Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1793 on the second ballot, as part of a two-seat general ticket, representing the district from Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket Counties.
[data missing]
1793–1795
Barnstable County: All
Bristol County: All
Dukes County: All
Nantucket County: All
Plymouth County: All

Peleg Coffin Jr.

(Boston)
Pro-Administration Elected in 1792, as part of a two-seat general ticket, representing the district from Bristol and Plymouth Counties.
Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election.

Samuel Lyman

(Hampshire County)
Federalist March 4, 1795 –
November 6, 1800
4th
5th
6th
Elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Retired and then resigned.
1795–1803
Hampshire County: Amherst, Belchertown, Brimfield, Granby, Greenwich, Holland, Leverett, Longmeadow, Ludlow, New Salem, Orange, Palmer, Pelham, Shutesbury, South Brimfield, South Hadley, Springfield, Ware, Warwick, Wendell, and Wilbraham.
Worcester County: Athol, Barre, Gardner, Gerry, Hardwick, New Braintree, Petersham, Royalston, Sturbridge, Templeton, Western, Winchendon
Vacant November 7, 1800 –
February 2, 1801
6th

Ebenezer Mattoon

(Amherst)
Federalist February 2, 1801 –
March 3, 1803
6th
7th
Elected November 3, 1800, to the next term.
Elected December 15, 1800, to finish Lyman's term.
Retired.

Manasseh Cutler
(Hamilton)
Federalist March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805
8th Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1802.
Retired.
1803–1813
"Essex North district"
Essex County: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Methuen, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield

Jeremiah Nelson
(Newburyport)
Federalist March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807
9th Elected in 1804.
Retired.

Edward St. Loe Livermore

(Newburyport)
Federalist March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1811
10th
11th
Elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Retired.

Leonard White

(Haverhill)
Federalist March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813
12th Elected in 1810.
Retired.

Timothy Pickering
(Wendham)
Federalist March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815
13th Elected in 1812.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.
1813–1815
"Essex North district"
Essex County: Beverly, Boxford, Bradford, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield, Wenham

Jeremiah Nelson
(Newburyport)
Federalist[a] March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1825
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
Elected to begin member-elect Daniel A. White's term.
Re-elected in 1817.
Re-elected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Retired.
1815–1817
"Essex North district"
Essex County: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Methuen, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, and Topsfield.
Middlesex County: South Reading
1817–1823
"Essex North district"
Essex County: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Methuen, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Topsfield, and West Newbury.
Middlesex County: Dracut
1823–1833
"Essex North district"
Essex County: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Essex, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Methuen, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury.
Middlesex County: Billerica, Dracut, Tewksbury, Wilmington

John Varnum

(Haverhill)
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1831
19th
20th
21st
Elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Retired.

Jeremiah Nelson
(Essex)
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833
22nd Elected late in 1832 on the thirteenth ballot.
Retired.

Gayton P. Osgood

(North Andover)
Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835
23rd Elected in 1833.
Lost renomination.
1833–1843
Essex County: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Haverhill, Methuen, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield, and West Newbury.
Middlesex County: Dracut, Lowell, Reading, Tewksbury, South Reading, Wilmington

Caleb Cushing
(Newburyport)
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
24th
25th
26th
27th
Elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Retired.
Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843

Amos Abbott

(Andover)
Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849
28th
29th
30th
Elected late in 1844 on the seventh ballot.
Re-elected in 1846.
Retired.
1843–1853
Essex County: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Georgetown, Haverhill, Methuen, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, and West Newbury.
Middlesex County: Billerica, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Littleton, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Westford, Wilmington[4]

James H. Duncan
(Haverhill)
Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853
31st
32nd
Elected in 1848.
Re-elected in 1850.
[data missing]

J. Wiley Edmands
(Lawrence)
Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd Elected in 1852.
Retired.
1853–1863
Norfolk County: Bellingam, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Dorchester, Dover, Foxborough, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Milton, Needham, Quincy, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, West Roxbury, Weymouth, and Wrentham.
Middlesex County: Brighton, Holliston, Newton, Sherborn, and Watertown.
Worcester County: Blackstone, Mendon, Milford, Northbridge, Upton, Uxbridge

William S. Damrell
(Dedham)
Know Nothing March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th
35th
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Retired due to failing health.
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859

Charles Adams
(Quincy)
Republican March 4, 1859 –
May 1, 1861
36th
37th
Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to England.
Vacant May 1, 1861 –
June 11, 1861
37th

Benjamin Thomas[5](Boston)
Union June 11, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
Elected to finish Adams's term.
Retired.

Alexander H. Rice
(Boston)
Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867
38th
39th
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Retired.
1863–1867
Norfolk County: Roxbury, and Brookline.
Suffolk County: Boston (wards 4, 7, 8, 10 thru 12)

Ginery Twichell
(Brookline)
Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1873
40th
41st
42nd
Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Retired.
1867–1873
Norfolk County: Roxbury, and Brookline.
Suffolk County: Boston (wards 5, 7, 8, 10 thru 12)[6]

William Whiting
(Boston)
Republican March 4, 1873 –
June 29, 1873
43rd Elected in 1872.
Died.
1873–1877
Suffolk County: Boston (wards 7, 8, 10 thru 16)
Vacant June 29, 1873 –
December 1, 1873

Henry L. Pierce
(Boston)
Republican December 1, 1873 –
March 3, 1877
43rd
44th
Elected to finish Whiting's term.
Re-elected in 1874.
Retired.

Walbridge A. Field
(Boston)
Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 28, 1878
45th [data missing]
Lost election contest.
1877–1883
Suffolk County: Boston (wards 13 thru 21, 24)[7]

Benjamin Dean[8]
(Boston)
Democratic March 28, 1878 –
March 3, 1879
Won election contest.
Retired.

Walbridge A. Field
(Boston)
Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881
46th Elected in 1878.
Retired.

Ambrose Ranney[9]
(Boston)
Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1887
47th
48th
49th
Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
1883–1893
Norfolk County: Milton.
Suffolk County: Boston (ward 11, ward 15 (Pct. 3 & 4), wards 17-24)[10]

Leopold Morse
(Boston)
Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889
50th Elected in 1886.
Retired.

John F. Andrew
(Boston)
Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893
51st
52nd
Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Lost re-election.

Joseph H. Walker[11](Worcester)
Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1899
53rd
54th
55th
Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Lost re-election.
1893–1903
Middlesex County: Hopkinton.
Worcester County: Auburn, Blackstone, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, Grafton, Holden, Leicester, Mendon, Millbury, Northbridge, Oxford, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbrige, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Webster, Westborough, West Boylston, Worcester

John R. Thayer[12]
(Worcester)
Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1905
56th
57th
58th
Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Retired.
1903–1913
Worcester County: Auburn, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, Grafton, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, Northbridge, Oxford, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbrige, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Uxbridge, Webster, Westborough, West Boylston, Worcester

Rockwood Hoar
(Worcester)
Republican March 4, 1905 –
November 1, 1906
59th Elected in 1904.
Died.
Vacant November 1, 1906 –
December 18, 1906
59th

Charles G. Washburn[13]
(Worcester)
Republican December 18, 1906 –
March 3, 1911
59th
60th
61st
Elected to finish Hoar's term.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Lost re-election.

John A. Thayer
(Worcester)
Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913
62nd Elected in 1910.
Lost re-election.

William H. Wilder
(Gardner)
Republican March 4, 1913 –
September 11, 1913
63rd Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1912.
Died.
1913–1927
Franklin County: New Salem, and Orange.
Hampshire County: Greenwich, and Prescott.
Middlesex County: Ashby, and Townsend.
Hampden County: Brimfield, Holland, Monson, Palmer, and Wales.
Worcester County: Ashburnham, Athol, Barre, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Dana, Dudley, East Brookfield, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Holden, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Rutland, Southbrige, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Templeton, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westminster, Winchendon[14]
Vacant September 11, 1913 –
November 4, 1913

Calvin Paige
(Southbridge)
Republican November 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1925
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
Elected to finish Wilder's term.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Retired.

Frank H. Foss
(Fitchburg)
Republican March 4, 1925 –
January 3, 1935
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.
1927–1933
Franklin County: Erving, New Salem, Orange, Shutesbury, Warwick, and Wendell.
Hampden County: Brimfield, Holland, Monson, Palmer, and Wales.
Hampshire County: Belchertown, Enfield, Greenwich, Pelham, Prescott, and Ware.
Worcester County: Ashburnham, Athol, Barre, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Dana, Dudley, East Brookfield, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Holden, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Rutland, Southbrige, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Templeton, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westminster, Winchendon
1933–1943
Hampden County: Brimfield, Holland, Monson, Palmer, and Wales.
Hampshire County: Ware.
Middlesex County: Ashby, Boxborough, Framingham, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, Pepperell, Shirley, Stow, Sudbury, Townsend, and Wayland.
Worcester County: Ashburnham, Barre, Berlin, Bolton, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Dana, Dudley, East Brookfield, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Rutland, Southbrige, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Templeton, Warren, Webster, West Brookfield, Westminster, Winchendon

Joseph E. Casey
(Clinton)
Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1943
74th
75th
76th
77th
Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Philip J. Philbin[15]
(Clinton)
Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1971
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Lost renomination.
1943–1963
Hampden County: Palmer.
Hampshire County: Ware.
Middlesex County: Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, Shirley, and Stow.
Worcester County: Ashburnham, Barre, Blackstone, Bolton, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, Milford, Millbury, Millville, New Braintree, Northbridge, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Southbrige, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster, West Brookfield, Westminster, Winchendon
1963–1973
Worcester County: Ashburnham, Barre, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Harvard, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, New Braintree, Northbridge, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Southbrige, Spencer, Sterling, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Webster, Westminster, and Winchendon.
Middlesex County: Acton, Ashby, Ayer, Boxborough, Dunstable, Groton, Holliston, Hudson, Littleton, Marlborough, Maynard, Natick, Pepperell, Sherborn, Shirley, Stow, Townsend, Tyngsborough, and Westford.
Norfolk County: Bellingham, Franklin, Medway, Millis
1969–1973
Middlesex County: Acton, Ashby, Ayer, Boxborough, Concord, Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, Marlborough, Maynard, Newton, Shirley, Stow, Townsend, Waltham, Watertown, Westford, and Weston.
Worcester County: Ashburnham, Berlin, Bolton, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Harvard, Lancaster, Leominster, Lunenburg, Sterling, Westminster, Winchendon

Robert Drinan
(Newton)
Democratic January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
92nd Elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 4th district.

Harold Donohue
(Worcester)
Democratic January 3, 1973 –
December 31, 1974
93rd Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1972.
Retired and resigned early.
1973–1983
Middlesex County: Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, and Marlborough.
Norfolk County: Bellingham, Franklin, and Medway.
Worcester County: Auburn, Berlin, Blackstone, Boylston, Clinton, Grafton, Hopedale, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Northborough, Northbridge, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Westborough, West Boylston, Worcester[16]
Vacant December 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975

Joseph D. Early[17]
(Worcester)
Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1993
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Lost re-election.
1983–1993
Middlesex County: Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Sherborn, and Stow.
Norfolk County: Bellingham, Franklin, Medway, Millis, Norfolk[18]
Worcester County: Auburn, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Boylston, Clinton, Douglas, Grafton, Hopedale, Lancaster, Leicester, Lunenburg, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Northborough, Northbridge, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Westborough, West Boylston, Worcester

Peter Blute
(Shrewsbury)
Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997
103rd
104th
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.
1993–2003
Bristol County: Attleboro, Dartmouth, Fall River (all of wards 1, 2 & 3, ward 6 pcts. A & B, ward 4 pct. A, parts of B & C), Mansfield (pcts. 1, 2 & parts of 3 & 4), North Attleboro, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport.[18]
Middlesex County: Holliston, and Hopkinton.
Norfolk County: Foxborough (pct. 5, parts of pcts. 1, 3, 4), Franklin, Medway, Plainville, and Wrentham.
Worcester County: Auburn (parts of pcts. 1, 3 & 4), Berlin, Boylston, Clinton, Grafton, Holden, Lancaster (parts of pcts. 1 & 2), Northborough, Northbridge, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Sterling, Upton, Westborough, West Boylston, Worcester[19]

Jim McGovern
(Worcester)
Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2013
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.
2003–2013
Bristol County: Attleboro, Fall River (wards 1-3; ward 4, Precincts A & B; ward 5, Precincts A & B; ward 6, Precincts B & C; & ward 8, Precinct D), North Attleborough, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, and Swansea.
Middlesex County: Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, and Marlborough.
Norfolk County: Franklin, Medway, Plainville, and Wrentham.
Worcester County: Auburn, Boylston, Clinton, Holden, Northborough, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southborough, West Boylston, Westborough, and Worcester.

Niki Tsongas
(Lowell)
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2019
113th
114th
115th
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.
2013–present
See Cities and towns in the district, above

Lori Trahan
(Westford)
Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

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2002

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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim McGovern (Incumbent) 155,697 73.34
write-in 1,848 0.87
blank 54,759 25.79
Majority 153,849 72.47
Turnout 212,304
Democratic hold

2004

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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim McGovern (Incumbent) 192,036 67.15 −6.19
Republican Ronald Crews 80,197 28.04 +28.04
write-in 179 0.06 −0.81
blank 13,584 4.75 −21.04
Majority 111,839 39.11 −33.36
Turnout 285,996
Democratic hold Swing

2006

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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim McGovern (Incumbent) 166,973 77.63 +10.48
write-in 1,983 0.92 +0.86
blank 46,145 21.45 +16.70
Majority 164,990 76.70 +37.59
Turnout 215,101
Democratic hold Swing

2008

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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim McGovern (Incumbent) 227,619 75.04 −2.59
write-in 3,488 1.15 +0.23
blank 72,208 23.81 +2.36
Majority 224,131 73.89 −2.81
Turnout 303,315
Democratic hold Swing

2010

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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim McGovern (Incumbent) 122,357 56.5
Republican Marty Lamb 84,972 39.2
Independent Patrick Barron 9,304 4.3
Total votes 216,633 100
Turnout
Democratic hold

2012

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Democratic primary results[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nicola Tsongas (incumbent) 24,105 99.2
Democratic Write-ins 196 0.8
Total votes 24,301 100.0

2014

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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district, 2014 [21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Niki Tsongas (incumbent) 139,104 60.3
Republican Ann Wofford 81,638 35.4
n/a Write-ins 204 0.1
Total votes 230,789 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district, 2016 [22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Niki Tsongas (incumbent) 236,713 68.7
Republican Ann Wofford 107,519 31.2
n/a Write-ins 360 0.1
Total votes 344,592 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

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Massachusetts' 3rd congressional district, 2018[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lori Trahan 173,175 62.0
Republican Rick Green 93,445 33.4
Independent Mike Mullen 12,572 4.5
Write-in 135 0.1
Total votes 279,327 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district, 2020[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lori Trahan (incumbent) 286,896 97.7
Write-in 6,643 2.3
Total votes 293,539 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

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2022 Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lori Trahan (incumbent) 154,496 63.5
Republican Dean Tran 88,585 36.4
Write-in 220 0.1
Total votes 243,301 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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From 2003-2013: In Bristol County: Attleboro, Fall River (Wards 1–3; Ward 4, Precincts A and B; Ward 5, Precincts A and B; Ward 6, Precincts B and C; and Ward 8, Precinct D), North Attleborough, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea.

In Middlesex County: Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Marlborough.

In Norfolk County: Franklin, Medway, Plainville, Wrentham.

In Worcester County: Auburn, Boylston, Clinton, Holden, Northborough, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southborough, West Boylston, Westborough, Worcester.

Notes

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  1. ^ Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

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