Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Hampshire district explained

The Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Hampshire district or "3rd Hampshire" is an electoral district for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It consists of the towns of Amherst, Pelham and precinct 1 of Granby.^[1] Democrat Mindy Domb of Amherst has represented the district since 2019.

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district and Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district.

District history

The district has existed in its current form since 2011,^[2] but has existed in name since at least 1974.^[3]

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Hadley, circa 1872, 1927 ^[4]
• Hatfield, circa 1872, 1927
• South Hadley, circa 1927 ^[5]
• Williamsburg, circa 1872

Representatives

• Spencer Shaw, circa 1859 ^[6]
• Henry F. Paige, circa 1920 ^[7]

Representative	Party	Years
James Nolen	Democratic
James Collins	Democratic
	Democratic
	Democratic
	Democratic, Independent
	Democratic

Elections

Election data comes from Massachusetts Election Statistics.

2010

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	8,087
Daniel Sandell	Republican	1,942
Daniel Edward Mellick	Independent	412
Others		7
Blank		565
Total		11,013

2012

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	15,365
Others		154
Blank		2,766
Total		18,285

2014

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	8,125
Kenneth Roberts, Jr	Libertarian	1,092
Others		21
Blank		727
Total		9,965

2016

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	14,601
Others		186
Blank		3,165
Total		17,952

2018

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
	Democratic	9,375
	Independent	3,098
Others		30
Blank		1,094
Total		13,597

See also

• Other Hampshire County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd
• Hampshire County districts of the Massachusett Senate: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden; 1st Hampden and Hampshire; 2nd Hampden and Hampshire; Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Images

Portraits of legislators

External links

• Amherst League of Women Voters

Notes and References

1. Web site: Massachusetts Representative Districts . 2018-07-10.
2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts House Legislative Districts . 2011. 2018-07-10.
3. Massachusetts House Of Representatives Legislative Districts . 1973 . 2018-07-10.
4. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . 1872 . Sampson, Davenport, & Company . Boston .
5. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge192728mass/page/196/mode/1up . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928 . 1858 . Boston . 196–206 .
6. Book: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court . 1859 . Boston . Internet Archive .
7. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . 1920 . Boston Review .