Massachusetts Eighteenth Middlesex State Representative District
The Massachusetts Eighteenth Middlesex State Representative District is located entirely within Lowell and is currently represented by Democratic incumbent Tara Thorn Hong, who won the seat in the 2024 election with 78% of the vote. The district has a highly diverse population with 62% minority residents and includes 16 precincts in Lowell.
18th Middlesex District
Incumbent: Tara Thorn Hong (D-Lowell)
| Population | 42,866 |
| Area (square miles) | 4 |
| Below Poverty | 19% |
| College Degree | 20% |
| Minority | 62% |
| White | 38% |
| Black | 9% |
| Asian | 32% |
| Hispanic | 17% |
| White Working-Class | 13% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Lowell | 1-1A, 4-3, 4-4A, 5-1A, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3A, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4 |
Elections
| Date |
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Republican
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Third-Party
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| 2024-11-05 | Tara Thorn Hong (D-Lowell) | 78% | David Michael Ouellette (U-Lowell) | 22% | |||
| 2022-11-08 | Rady Mom (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2020-11-03 | Rady Mom (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | Rady Mom (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2016-11-08 | Rady Mom (D-Lowell) | 72% | Kamara Kay (R-Lowell) | 28% | |||
| 2014-11-04 | Rady Mom (D-Lowell) | 62% | Fred W. Bahou (U-Lowell) | 38% | |||
| 2012-11-06 | Kevin J. Murphy (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2010-11-02 | Kevin J. Murphy (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2008-11-04 | Kevin J. Murphy (D-Lowell) | 84% | Kenneth J. Patrician (U-Lowell) | 16% | |||
| 2006-11-07 | Kevin J. Murphy (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2004-11-02 | Kevin J. Murphy (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2002-11-05 | Kevin J. Murphy (D) | 77% | John W. Charow, Jr. (R) | 23% | |||
| 2000-11-07 | David M. Nangle (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1998-11-03 | David M. Nangle (D) | 61% | Karen Simao (R) | 39% | |||
| 1996-11-05 | Edward A. LeLacheur (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1994-11-08 | Edward A. LeLacheur (D) | 68% | Leo Nolan (R) | 32% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | Edward A. LeLacheur (D) | 67% | Roy F. Nagle (R) | 33% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | Edward A. LeLacheur (D) | 59% | Vincent P. McLaughlin (R) | 41% | |||