Massachusetts's 8th congressional district is located in eastern
, including part of
Boston
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. It is represented by Democrat
Stephen Lynch. For one congressional term (1791–1793), it served as the home district of the
District of Maine
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. The district boundaries were significantly changed, as of the elections of 2012, due to redistricting after the 2010 census, with the old 8th district largely being shifted to the new 7th district.
The new 8th district comprises many of the communities of the old 9th district, as well as some easternmost Norfolk County communities and northernmost Plymouth County communities of the old 10th district.
This district has the distinction of being the only one ever represented by someone who had previously served as
president of the United States
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, as
John Quincy Adams
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held this office after leaving the presidency from 1843 until his death in 1848.
Election results from presidential races
Cities and towns in the district
Previous
Current
In
Bristol County: Precincts 1 and 2 in
Raynham.
In
Norfolk County:
Avon,
Braintree,
Canton,
Cohasset,
Dedham,
Holbrook Holbrook may refer to:
Places
England
*Holbrook, Derbyshire, a village
* Holbrook, Somerset, a hamlet in Charlton Musgrove
* Holbrook, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, a former mining village in Mosborough ward, now known as Halfway
*Holbrook, Suffolk, ...
,
Milton
Milton may refer to:
Names
* Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname)
** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet
* Milton (given name)
** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...
:Precincts 2–4, and 6–9,
Norwood,
Quincy,
Stoughton,
Walpole,
Westwood and
Weymouth.
In
Plymouth County:
Abington,
Bridgewater,
Brockton,
East Bridgewater,
Hingham,
Hull,
Scituate,
West Bridgewater, and
Whitman.
In
Suffolk County:
Boston
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, Ward 3: Precincts 1–6; Ward 5: Precincts 3–5, 11; Ward 6, Ward 7: Precincts 1–9, Ward 11: Precincts 9 and 10, Ward 13: Precincts 3, 7 and 10, Ward 16: Precincts 2, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 12, Ward 19: Precincts 1–6, 8 and 9, and Ward 20: Precincts 1, 2, and 4–20.
List of members representing the district
Recent election results
References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
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Maps
Map of Massachusetts's 8th Congressional District via Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
Election results
CNN.com 2004 election resultsCNN.com 2006 election results
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Government of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Government of Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Government of Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Constituencies established in 1789
1789 establishments in Massachusetts