Massachusetts's 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat William R. Keating. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+6, it is the least Democratic district in Massachusetts, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation.[2]
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Population (2022) | 785,636 | ||
Median household income | $94,066[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+6[2] |
Redistricting after the 2010 census eliminated Massachusetts's 10th congressional district; the 9th covers much of the old 10th's eastern portion. The district also added some Plymouth County communities from the old 4th district, and some Bristol County communities from the old 3rd and 4th districts. It eliminated a few easternmost Norfolk County communities and northernmost Plymouth County communities.
From 1963 to 2013, the 9th covered most of southern Boston, and in its latter years, it included many of Boston's southern suburbs. Most of that territory is now the 8th district.
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Gore 62 – 31% |
2004 | President | Kerry 63 – 36% |
2008 | President | Obama 58 – 41% |
2012 | President | Obama 56 – 43% |
2016 | President | Clinton 53 – 42% |
2020 | President | Biden 58 – 40% |
The Town of Cohasset, in Norfolk County.
The following municipalities in Bristol County:
The following municipalities in Plymouth County:
1849: "The towns in the County of Plymouth, excepting Abington, Hingham, Hull, North Bridgewater, Rochester, and Wareham; and all the towns in the County of Bristol, excepting Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and New Bedford."[3]
1862: "The towns of Ashburnham, Auburn, Barre, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, Fitchburg, Gardner, Grafton, Holden, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Millbury, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Templeton, Webster, West Boylston, Westminster, and Winchendon, and the city of Worcester, in the county of Worcester."[4]
1893: Boston, Wards 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 (Precincts 2, 3, 4, 6); Winthrop.[5]
1916: In Middlesex County: Everett, Malden, Somerville. In Suffolk County: Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop.[6][7]
1953: "Counties: Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket. Bristol County: City of Fall River, ward 6, and city of New Bedford; towns of Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Westport. Norfolk County: Town of Cohasset. Plymouth County: Towns of Abington, Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Lakeville, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham, West Bridgewater, and Whitman."[8]
1963: Boston (Wards 4- 17, 19, 20).[9]
1977: "Norfolk County: Towns of Canton, Dedham, Dover, Needham, Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood. Suffolk County: City of Boston: Wards 3, 4, 6—14, 19, and 20."[10]
1985: "Bristol County: City of Taunton. Towns of Dighton, Easton, and Raynham. Norfolk County: Towns of Canton, Dedham, Needham, Norwood, Stoughton, and Westwood. Plymouth County: Towns of Bridgewater, Halifax, Lakeville, and Middleborough. Suffolk County: City of Boston: Wards 3, 6–14, 19, and 20."[11]
In Bristol County:
In Norfolk County:
In Plymouth County:
In Suffolk County:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 212,754 | 58.7 | |
Republican | Christopher Sheldon | 116,531 | 32.2 | |
Independent | Daniel Botelho | 32,655 | 9.0 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 465 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 359,060 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 140,413 | 54.9 | |
Republican | John Chapman | 114,971 | 45.0 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 157 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 255,541 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 211,790 | 55.8 | |
Republican | Mark C. Alliegro | 127,803 | 33.6 | |
Independent | Paul J. Harrington | 26,233 | 6.9 | |
Independent | Christopher D. Cataldo | 8,338 | 2.2 | |
Independent | Anna Grace Raduc | 5,320 | 1.4 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 411 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 379,895 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 192,347 | 59.4 | |
Republican | Peter Tedeschi | 131,463 | 40.6 | |
Write-in | 118 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 323,928 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 260,262 | 61.3 | |
Republican | Helen Brady | 154,261 | 36.3 | |
Independent | Michael Manley | 9,717 | 2.3 | |
Write-in | 361 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 424,601 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 197,823 | 59.1 | |
Republican | Jesse G. Brown | 136,347 | 40.9 | |
Write-in | 150 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 424,240 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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