Massachusetts Fourth Essex State Representative District
The Massachusetts Fourth Essex State Representative District includes parts of Lawrence and Methuen, with a diverse population that is 75% minority and 69% Hispanic. The current incumbent is Democrat Estela A. Reyes of Lawrence, who was elected in 2022 and ran unopposed in the most recent election in 2024.
4th Essex District
Incumbent: Estela A. Reyes (D-Lawrence)
| Population | 41,543 |
| Area (square miles) | 5 |
| Below Poverty | 18% |
| College Degree | 11% |
| Minority | 75% |
| White | 25% |
| Black | 3% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Hispanic | 69% |
| White Working-Class | 15% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Lawrence | A-1, A-2, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 |
| Methuen | 1, 13, 14, 15, 2, 4, 6A |
Elections
| Date |
Democratic
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Republican
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Third-Party
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| 2024-11-05 | Estela A. Reyes (D-Lawrence) | 100% | |||||
| 2022-11-08 | Estela A. Reyes (D-Lawrence) | 100% | |||||
| 2021-11-30 | Special | Jamie M. Belsito (D-Topsfield) | 55% | Robert L. Snow (R-Rowley) | 45% | ||
| 2020-11-03 | Bradford R. Hill (R-Ipswich) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | Allison M. Gustavson (D-Manchester-by-the-sea) | 44% | Bradford R. Hill (R-Ipswich) | 56% | |||
| 2016-11-08 | Bradford R. Hill (R-Ipswich) | 100% | |||||
| 2014-11-04 | Bradford R. Hill (R-Ipswich) | 100% | |||||
| 2012-11-06 | Bradford R. Hill (R-Ipswich) | 100% | |||||
| 2010-11-02 | Bradford R. Hill (R-Ipswich) | 100% | |||||
| 2008-11-04 | Donald R. Bumiller (D-Boxford) | 29% | Bradford R. Hill (R-Ipswich) | 71% | |||
| 2006-11-07 | Bradford R. Hill (R-Ipswich) | 100% | |||||
| 2004-11-02 | Timothy A. Purinton (D-Ipswich) | 38% | Bradford R. Hill (R-Ipswich) | 62% | |||
| 2002-11-05 | Bradford R. Hill (R) | 100% | |||||
| 2000-11-07 | Bradford R. Hill (R) | 85% | Francis H. Mackay-Smith (L) | 15% | |||
| 1998-11-03 | Patrick J. McNally (D) | 37% | Bradford R. Hill (R) | 63% | |||
| 1996-11-05 | Patrick J. McNally (D) | 45% | Forrester A. Clark, Jr. (R) | 55% | |||
| 1994-11-08 | James D. Colt (R) | 57% | Edward B. Rauscher (U) | 43% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | Kenneth L. Murphy (D) | 36% | Forrester A. Clark, Jr. (R) | 64% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | Forrester A. Clark, Jr. (R) | 100% | |||||