Massachusetts Eighth Plymouth State Representative District
The Massachusetts Eighth Plymouth State Representative District is currently represented by Democrat Dennis C. Gallagher of Bridgewater, who won the seat in the 2024 election with 51% of the vote over Republican Sandra Wright. The district encompasses parts of Bridgewater and Raynham, with a population of approximately 44,000 residents.
8th Plymouth District
Incumbent: Dennis C. Gallagher (D-Bridgewater)
| Population | 43,857 |
| Area (square miles) | 49 |
| Below Poverty | 6% |
| College Degree | 27% |
| Minority | 17% |
| White | 83% |
| Black | 6% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Hispanic | 3% |
| White Working-Class | 34% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Bridgewater | - |
| Raynham | - |
Elections
| Date |
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Republican
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Third-Party
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| 2024-11-05 | Dennis C. Gallagher (D-Bridgewater) | 51% | Sandra M. Wright (R-Bridgewater) | 49% | |||
| 2022-11-08 | Eric J. Haikola (D-Raynham) | 40% | Angelo L. D'Emilia (R-Bridgewater) | 60% | |||
| 2020-11-03 | Angelo L. D'Emilia (R-Bridgewater) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | Angelo L. D'Emilia (R-Bridgewater) | 100% | |||||
| 2016-11-08 | Angelo L. D'Emilia (R-Bridgewater) | 100% | |||||
| 2014-11-04 | Joseph R. Pacheco (D-Raynham) | 46% | Angelo L. D'Emilia (R-Bridgewater) | 54% | |||
| 2012-11-06 | Marilee Kenney Hunt (D-Bridgewater) | 48% | Angelo L. D'Emilia (R-Bridgewater) | 52% | |||
| 2010-11-02 | Patricia A. Lawton (D-Bridgewater) | 47% | Angelo L. D'Emilia (R-Bridgewater) | 53% | |||
| 2008-11-04 | David L. Flynn (D-Bridgewater) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | David L. Flynn (D-Bridgewater) | 100% | |||||
| 2004-11-02 | David L. Flynn (D-Bridgewater) | 58% | Jane McLaughlin (R-Raynham) | 42% | |||
| 2002-11-05 | David L. Flynn (D) | 79% | George L. Berdos, Jr. (L) | 21% | |||
| 2000-11-07 | David L. Flynn (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1998-11-03 | David L. Flynn (D) | 49% | William E Cole (R) | 39% | Stephen Elliot (I) | 11% | |
| 1996-11-05 | Jackie Lewis (R) | 100% | |||||
| 1994-11-08 | Marie A. Smith (D) | 33% | Jackie Lewis (R) | 67% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | John J. Colford (D) | 36% | Jackie Lewis (R) | 64% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | Jackie Lewis (R) | 100% | |||||