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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160
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. It covers parts of Bristol County and Norfolk County.
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Lou Kafka of Stoughton has represented the district since 1991. Candidates running for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Andrew Flowers.


Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * part of
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* part of Stoughton * part of Walpole The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Bristol and Norfolk district and Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district.


Former locales

The district previously covered: * Norwood, circa 1927 * Weymouth, circa 1872


Representatives

* Lot W. Bicknell, circa 1858 * Nathaniel Shaw, circa 1858 * Elias S. Beals, circa 1859 * Daniel Lovell, circa 1859 * Charles W. Seavey, circa 1888 * Elijah Baron Stowe, circa 1888 * Frederic W. Kingman, circa 1920 * Frank D. McCarthy, circa 1951 * Andrew H. Card, Jr., circa 1975 * William Richard Keating, 1979–1985 * Marjorie Clapprood, 1985–1991 * Louis L. Kafka, 1991-2020 *Ted Philips, 2020–present


See also

* List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections * Other Norfolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd,
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Images

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References


Further reading

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External links


Ballotpedia
* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's
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League of Women Voters of Sharon-Stoughton

League of Women Voters of Westwood-Walpole-Dedham
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