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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160
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included in the
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. It covers part of Norfolk County.
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William Galvin of Canton has represented the district since 1991.


2020 Democratic Primary

Incumbent William Galvin has been opposed in the democratic
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for the first time in over a decade by Tamisha Civil. The election is set to occur on September 1, 2020, with early voting and mail-in voting options offered in greater variety due to COVID-19.


Towns represented

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


Former locales

The district previously covered: * Braintree, circa 1927 * Quincy, circa 1872


Representatives

* Franklin Curtis, circa 1858 * William S. Morton, circa 1859 * Willard Franklin Gleason, circa 1888 * Benjamin H. Woodsum, circa 1920 * Francis Appleton Harding, circa 1951 * Harold Putnam, circa 1951 * Robert B. Ambler, circa 1975 * Joseph Semensi * John H. Flood * William C. Galvin, 1991-current


Images

;Portraits of legislators 1908 Rednor Coombs Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Rednor Coombs 1918 Arthur Paine Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Arthur Paine 1923 Allen Lawson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Allen Lawson 1935 Horace Cahill Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Horace Cahill 1945 Charles Endicott Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Charles Endicott 1945 Leslie Bradley Cutler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Leslie Bradley Cutler 1953 Francis Appleton Harding Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Francis Appleton Harding 1953 Harold Putnam Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Harold Putnam 1967 Maurice Ronayne Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Maurice Ronayne 1975 Robert Ambler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Robert Ambler 1983 John Flood Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Flood 1995 William C Galvin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William C. Galvin


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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