Massachusetts Eighth Hampden State Representative District
The Massachusetts Eighth Hampden State Representative District encompasses 14 precincts in Chicopee, with a population of 42,710 residents. The current incumbent is Democrat Shirley B. Arriaga from Chicopee, who succeeded longtime representative Joseph F. Wagner in 2022.
8th Hampden District
Incumbent: Shirley B. Arriaga (D-Chicopee)
| Population | 42,710 |
| Area (square miles) | 21 |
| Below Poverty | 15% |
| College Degree | 17% |
| Minority | 29% |
| White | 71% |
| Black | 5% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Hispanic | 20% |
| White Working-Class | 43% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Chicopee | 1-A, 1-B, 2-B, 4-B, 5-A, 5-B, 6-A, 6-B, 7-A, 7-B, 8-A, 8-B, 9-A, 9-B |
Elections
| Date |
Democratic
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Republican
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Third-Party
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Shirley B. Arriaga (D-Chicopee) | 100% | |||||
| 2022-11-08 | Shirley B. Arriaga (D-Chicopee) | 65% | Sean Goonan (U-Chicopee) | 35% | |||
| 2020-11-03 | Joseph F. Wagner (D-Chicopee) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | Joseph F. Wagner (D-Chicopee) | 100% | |||||
| 2016-11-08 | Joseph F. Wagner (D-Chicopee) | 100% | |||||
| 2014-11-04 | Joseph F. Wagner (D-Chicopee) | 100% | |||||
| 2012-11-06 | Joseph F. Wagner (D-Chicopee) | 100% | |||||
| 2010-11-02 | Joseph F. Wagner (D-Chicopee) | 100% | |||||
| 2008-11-04 | Joseph F. Wagner (D-Chicopee) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | Joseph F. Wagner (D-Chicopee) | 81% | Ronald R. Sliski (U-Chicopee) | 19% | |||
| 2004-11-02 | Joseph F. Wagner (D-Chicopee) | 82% | Brant G. DuBois (R-Chicopee) | 18% | |||
| 2002-11-05 | Joseph F. Wagner (D) | 100% | |||||
| 2000-11-07 | Joseph F. Wagner (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1998-11-03 | Joseph F. Wagner (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1996-11-05 | Joseph F. Wagner (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1994-11-08 | Joseph F. Wagner (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1992-11-03 | Joseph F. Wagner (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1991-10-15 | Special | Joseph F. Wagner (D) | 58% | Dana Clark Cutter (Other) | 42% | ||
| 1990-11-06 | Kenneth M. Lemanski (D) | 100% | |||||