Massachusetts Fifth Governor’s Council District
The Massachusetts Fifth Governor’s Council District covers northeast Massachusetts including cities like Lawrence, Lowell, Salem, and Gloucester, spanning 35 municipalities with a population of 864,180. The current incumbent is Eunice Delice Zeigler (D-Methuen), who won the 2024 election with 47% of the vote against Republican Anne Manning-Martin (41%) and independent Jody Elliott (12%). The district has predominantly elected Democratic representatives since at least 1992.
5th District
Incumbent: Eunice Delice Zeigler (D-Methuen)
| Population | 864,180 |
| Area (square miles) | 619 |
| Below Poverty | 10% |
| College Degree | 29% |
| Minority | 31% |
| White | 69% |
| Black | 3% |
| Asian | 6% |
| Hispanic | 19% |
| White Working-Class | 27% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Amesbury | - |
| Andover | - |
| Beverly | - |
| Boxford | - |
| Danvers | - |
| Dracut | - |
| Dunstable | - |
| Essex | - |
| Georgetown | - |
| Gloucester | - |
| Groveland | - |
| Hamilton | - |
| Haverhill | - |
| Ipswich | - |
| Lawrence | - |
| Lowell | - |
| Manchester-by-the-Sea | - |
| Merrimac | - |
| Methuen | - |
| Middleton | - |
| Newbury | - |
| Newburyport | - |
| North Andover | - |
| North Reading | - |
| Peabody | - |
| Pepperell | - |
| Rockport | - |
| Rowley | - |
| Salem | - |
| Salisbury | - |
| Tewksbury | - |
| Topsfield | - |
| Tyngsborough | - |
| Wenham | - |
| West Newbury | - |
| Wilmington | - |
Elections
| Date |
Democratic
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Republican
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Third-Party
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Eunice Delice Zeigler (D-Methuen) | 47% | Anne M. Manning-Martin (R-Peabody) | 41% | Jody A. Elliott (U-Salem) | 12% | |
| 2022-11-08 | Eileen R. Duff (D-Gloucester) | 60% | Michael C. Walsh (R-Lynnfield) | 40% | |||
| 2020-11-03 | Eileen R. Duff (D-Gloucester) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | Eileen R. Duff (D-Gloucester) | 60% | Richard A. Baker, Jr. (R-West Newbury) | 36% | Marc C. Mercier (L-Boxford) | 4% | |
| 2016-11-08 | Eileen R. Duff (D-Gloucester) | 57% | Richard A. Baker, Jr. (R-West Newbury) | 43% | |||
| 2014-11-04 | Eileen R. Duff (D-Gloucester) | 55% | Maura L. Ryan-Ciardiello (R-Haverhill) | 45% | |||
| 2012-11-06 | Eileen R. Duff (D-Gloucester) | 57% | Maura L.P. Ciardiello (R-Haverhill) | 43% | |||
| 2010-11-02 | Mary-Ellen Manning (D-Salem) | 100% | |||||
| 2008-11-04 | Mary-Ellen Manning (D-Salem) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | Mary-Ellen Manning (D-Salem) | 67% | Timothy P. Houten (U-Middleton) | 33% | |||
| 2004-11-02 | Mary-Ellen Manning (D-Salem) | 100% | |||||
| 2002-11-05 | Mary-Ellen Manning (D) | 100% | |||||
| 2000-11-07 | Mary-Ellen Manning (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1998-11-03 | Patricia A. Dowling (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1996-11-05 | Patricia A. Dowling (D) | 62% | Kelvin J. Leach (Other) | 38% | |||
| 1994-11-08 | Patricia A. Dowling (D) | 55% | John Michael Walsh (R) | 45% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | Edward J. Carroll (D) | 52% | John Patrick Harris (R) | 48% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | John F. Markey (D) | 47% | John Patrick Harris (R) | 53% | |||