Massachusetts Second Essex State Representative District
The Second Essex State Representative District in Massachusetts is currently represented by Kristin E. Kassner, a Democrat from Hamilton, who won a close race in 2022 and was reelected in 2024. The district encompasses Georgetown, Hamilton, Ipswich, Newbury, Rowley, and part of Topsfield, covering 112 square miles with a population of 46,046.
2nd Essex District
Incumbent: Kristin E. Kassner (D-Hamilton)
| Population | 46,046 |
| Area (square miles) | 112 |
| Below Poverty | 5% |
| College Degree | 42% |
| Minority | 8% |
| White | 92% |
| Black | 1% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Hispanic | 2% |
| White Working-Class | 29% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Georgetown | - |
| Hamilton | - |
| Ipswich | - |
| Newbury | - |
| Rowley | - |
| Topsfield | 1 |
Elections
| Date |
Democratic
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Republican
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Third-Party
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Kristin E. Kassner (D-Hamilton) | 54% | Mark T. Tashjian (R-Georgetown) | 46% | |||
| 2022-11-08 | Kristin E. Kassner (D-Hamilton) | 50% | Leonard Mirra (R-Georgetown) | 50% | |||
| 2020-11-03 | Christina Eckert (D-Boxford) | 49% | Leonard Mirra (R-Georgetown) | 51% | |||
| 2018-11-06 | Christina Eckert (D-Boxford) | 49% | Leonard Mirra (R-West Newbury) | 51% | |||
| 2016-11-08 | Leonard Mirra (R-West Newbury) | 100% | |||||
| 2014-11-04 | Leonard Mirra (R-West Newbury) | 100% | |||||
| 2012-11-06 | Barry P. Fogel (D-West Newbury) | 48% | Leonard Mirra (R-West Newbury) | 52% | |||
| 2010-11-02 | Harriett L. Stanley (D-West Newbury) | 52% | Robert V. Finneran (R-Newbury) | 48% | |||
| 2008-11-04 | Harriett L. Stanley (D-West Newbury) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | Harriett L. Stanley (D-West Newbury) | 62% | Evan James O'Reilly (R-Georgetown) | 38% | |||
| 2004-11-02 | Harriett L. Stanley (D-West Newbury) | 63% | Robert V. Finneran (R-Newbury) | 37% | |||
| 2002-11-05 | Harriett L. Stanley (D) | 60% | Robert V. Finneran (R) | 40% | |||
| 2000-11-07 | Harriett L. Stanley (D) | 63% | William C. Early (R) | 37% | |||
| 1998-11-03 | Harriett L. Stanley (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1996-11-05 | Harriett L. Stanley (D) | 64% | Arthur G. Allen (R) | 36% | |||
| 1994-11-08 | Harriett L. Stanley (D) | 51% | Thomas G. Palumbo (R) | 49% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | Paul C. Daubitz (D) | 31% | Thomas G. Palumbo (R) | 58% | Steven S. Epatein (L) | 11% | |
| 1990-11-06 | A. Kurt Anderson (D) | 26% | Thomas G. Palumbo (R) | 53% | Michael G. Doyle (I) | 21% | |