Massachusetts First Essex State Representative District
The Massachusetts First Essex State Representative District is currently represented by Dawne Frances Shand, a Democrat from Newburyport who was elected in 2022 and is running unopposed in 2024. The district includes parts of Amesbury along with the full municipalities of Merrimac, Newburyport, and Salisbury in northeastern Massachusetts.
1st Essex District
Incumbent: Dawne Frances Shand (D-Newburyport)
| Population | 45,140 |
| Area (square miles) | 43 |
| Below Poverty | 7% |
| College Degree | 37% |
| Minority | 10% |
| White | 90% |
| Black | 1% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Hispanic | 3% |
| White Working-Class | 34% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Amesbury | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Merrimac | - |
| Newburyport | - |
| Salisbury | - |
Elections
| Date |
Democratic
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Republican
|
Third-Party
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Dawne Frances Shand (D-Newburyport) | 100% | |||||
| 2022-11-08 | Dawne F. Shand (D-Newburyport) | 60% | Cj Fitzwater (R-Salisbury) | 40% | |||
| 2020-11-03 | Amber Hewett (D-Newburyport) | 48% | James M. Kelcourse (R-Amesbury) | 52% | |||
| 2018-11-06 | Jennifer A. Rocco-Runnion (D-Amesbury) | 47% | James M. Kelcourse (R-Amesbury) | 53% | |||
| 2016-11-08 | Brianna Sullivan (D-Amesbury) | 46% | James M. Kelcourse (R-Amesbury) | 54% | |||
| 2014-11-04 | Edward C. Cameron (D-Newburyport) | 45% | James M. Kelcourse (R-Amesbury) | 45% | Ari B. Herzog (U-Newburyport) | 10% | |
| 2012-11-06 | Michael A. Costello (D-Newburyport) | 100% | |||||
| 2010-11-02 | Michael A. Costello (D-Newburyport) | 65% | Valentino James Troyli (R-Amesbury) | 35% | |||
| 2008-11-04 | Michael A. Costello (D-Newburyport) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | Michael A. Costello (D-Newburyport) | 100% | |||||
| 2004-11-02 | Michael A. Costello (D-Newburyport) | 66% | Erford C. Fowler (R-Newburyport) | 34% | |||
| 2002-11-05 | Michael A. Costello (D) | 100% | |||||
| 2000-11-07 | Paul E. Tirone (D) | 52% | Joseph P. Sullivan (R) | 48% | |||
| 1998-11-03 | Dana S. Hilliard (D) | 37% | Kevin L. Finnegan (R) | 63% | |||
| 1996-11-05 | Jason Whittet (D) | 36% | Kevin L. Finnegan (R) | 64% | |||
| 1994-11-08 | Frank G. Cousins, Jr. (R) | 62% | Freeman J. Condon (I) | 38% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | Berry Connell (D) | 46% | Frank G. Cousins, Jr. (R) | 54% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | Barbara A. Hildt (D) | 51% | Alfred A. Motsis (R) | 49% | |||