Massachusetts First Governor’s Council District
The First Governor’s Council District in Massachusetts encompasses southeastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod, the Islands (Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket), and the South Coast region. The current incumbent is Democrat Joseph C. Ferreira of Swansea, who has held the position since 2014 and won his most recent election in 2022 with 100% of the vote (unopposed).
1st District
Incumbent: Joseph C. Ferreira (D-Swansea)
| Population | 868,047 |
| Area (square miles) | 1,432 |
| Below Poverty | 9% |
| College Degree | 26% |
| Minority | 18% |
| White | 82% |
| Black | 3% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Hispanic | 7% |
| White Working-Class | 40% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Acushnet | - |
| Aquinnah | - |
| Barnstable | - |
| Berkley | - |
| Bourne | - |
| Brewster | - |
| Carver | - |
| Chatham | - |
| Chilmark | - |
| Dartmouth | - |
| Dennis | - |
| Dighton | - |
| Eastham | - |
| Edgartown | - |
| Fairhaven | - |
| Fall River | - |
| Falmouth | - |
| Freetown | - |
| Gosnold | - |
| Harwich | - |
| Kingston | - |
| Lakeville | - |
| Marion | - |
| Mashpee | - |
| Mattapoisett | - |
| Middleborough | - |
| Nantucket | - |
| New Bedford | - |
| Oak Bluffs | - |
| Orleans | - |
| Pembroke | - |
| Plymouth | - |
| Plympton | - |
| Provincetown | - |
| Raynham | - |
| Rehoboth | - |
| Rochester | - |
| Sandwich | - |
| Seekonk | - |
| Somerset | - |
| Swansea | - |
| Taunton | - |
| Tisbury | - |
| Truro | - |
| Wareham | - |
| Wellfleet | - |
| West Tisbury | - |
| Westport | - |
| Yarmouth | - |
Elections
| Date |
Democratic
|
Republican
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Third-Party
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Joseph C. Ferreira (D-Swansea) | 57% | Krysten Condon (U-Wareham) | 43% | |||
| 2022-11-08 | Joseph C. Ferreira (D-Swansea) | 100% | |||||
| 2020-11-03 | Joseph C. Ferreira (D-Swansea) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | Joseph C. Ferreira (D-Somerset) | 59% | Thomas F. Keyes (R-Sandwich) | 41% | |||
| 2016-11-08 | Joseph C. Ferreira (D-Somerset) | 100% | |||||
| 2014-11-04 | Joseph C. Ferreira (D-Somerset) | 100% | |||||
| 2012-11-06 | Oliver P. Cipollini, Jr. (D-Barnstable) | 55% | Charles Cipollini (R-Fall River) | 45% | |||
| 2010-11-02 | Oliver P. Cipollini, Jr. (D-Barnstable) | 50% | Charles Cipollini (R-Fall River) | 50% | |||
| 2008-11-04 | Carole A. Fiola (D-Fall River) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | Carole A. Fiola (D-Fall River) | 58% | Phillip C. Paleologos (R-New Bedford) | 32% | Paul R. Viveros (U-Fall River) | 10% | |
| 2004-11-02 | Carole A. Fiola (D-Fall River) | 100% | |||||
| 2002-11-05 | Carole A. Fiola (D) | 100% | |||||
| 2000-11-07 | Carole A. Fiola (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1998-11-03 | David F. Constantine (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1996-11-05 | David F. Constantine (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1994-11-08 | David F. Constantine (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1992-11-03 | David F. Constantine (D) | 56% | Wendy Wolfe Cardarelli (R) | 44% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | Rosemary S. Tierney (D) | 50% | Scott Fox (R) | 50% | |||