Massachusetts First Middlesex State Representative District
The Massachusetts First Middlesex State Representative District is currently represented by Democrat Margaret R. Scarsdale of Pepperell, who narrowly won the 2024 election with 51% of the vote. The district covers portions of Middlesex County including the towns of Ashby, Dunstable, parts of Groton, parts of Lunenburg, Pepperell, and Townsend.
1st Middlesex District
Incumbent: Margaret R. Scarsdale (D-Pepperell)
| Population | 42,344 |
| Area (square miles) | 141 |
| Below Poverty | 6% |
| College Degree | 33% |
| Minority | 12% |
| White | 88% |
| Black | 2% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Hispanic | 4% |
| White Working-Class | 35% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Ashby | - |
| Dunstable | - |
| Groton | 2, 3 |
| Lunenburg | A, B1, C, D |
| Pepperell | - |
| Townsend | - |
Elections
| Date |
Democratic
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Republican
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Third-Party
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| 2024-11-05 | Margaret R. Scarsdale (D-Pepperell) | 51% | Lynne E. Archambault (R-Pepperell) | 49% | |||
| 2022-11-08 | Margaret R. Scarsdale (D-Pepperell) | 47% | Andrew James Shepherd (R-Townsend) | 47% | Catherine Lundeen (U-Pepperell) | 5% | |
| 2020-11-03 | Deborah L. Busser (D-Groton) | 48% | Sheila C. Harrington (R-Groton) | 52% | |||
| 2018-11-06 | Sheila C. Harrington (R-Groton) | 100% | |||||
| 2016-11-08 | Matthew T. Meneghini (D-Groton) | 35% | Sheila C. Harrington (R-Groton) | 65% | |||
| 2014-11-04 | Gene A. Rauhala (D-Townsend) | 36% | Sheila C. Harrington (R-Groton) | 64% | |||
| 2012-11-06 | Sheila C. Harrington (R-Groton) | 100% | |||||
| 2010-11-02 | Jesse Reich (D-Ayer) | 37% | Sheila C. Harrington (R-Groton) | 63% | |||
| 2008-11-04 | Virginia C. Wood (D-Groton) | 41% | Robert S. Hargraves (R-Groton) | 53% | Zachary E. Saboliauskas (U-Pepperell) | 6% | |
| 2006-11-07 | Carol L. Bousquet (D-Ayer) | 40% | Robert S. Hargraves (R-Groton) | 60% | |||
| 2004-11-02 | Robert S. Hargraves (R-Groton) | 99% | |||||
| 2002-11-05 | Faye L. Morrison (D) | 36% | Robert S. Hargraves (R) | 64% | |||
| 2000-11-07 | Joseph McManus (D) | 45% | Robert S. Hargraves (R) | 55% | |||
| 1998-11-03 | Robert S. Hargraves (R) | 100% | |||||
| 1996-11-05 | Robert S. Hargraves (R) | 100% | |||||
| 1994-11-08 | Virginia C. Wood (D) | 42% | Robert S. Hargraves (R) | 58% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | Eleanor A. Eliopoulos (D) | 47% | Augusta Hornblower (R) | 53% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | Augusta Hornblower (R) | 100% | |||||