Massachusetts Second Worcester State Representative District
The Second Worcester State Representative District in Massachusetts is represented by incumbent Democrat Jonathan D. Zlotnik of Gardner, who has held the seat since 2013. The district includes the cities/towns of Ashburnham, Gardner, Templeton, and parts of Winchendon (precincts 2 and 3), covering a mostly rural area in central Massachusetts.
2nd Worcester District
Incumbent: Jonathan D. Zlotnik (D-Gardner)
| Population | 42,625 |
| Area (square miles) | 126 |
| Below Poverty | 11% |
| College Degree | 18% |
| Minority | 14% |
| White | 86% |
| Black | 1% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Hispanic | 6% |
| White Working-Class | 48% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Ashburnham | - |
| Gardner | - |
| Templeton | - |
| Winchendon | 2, 3 |
Elections
| Date |
Democratic
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Republican
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Third-Party
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| 2024-11-05 | Jonathan D. Zlotnik (D-Gardner) | 52% | Bruce K. Chester (R-Gardner) | 48% | |||
| 2022-11-08 | Jonathan D. Zlotnik (D-Gardner) | 53% | Bruce K. Chester (R-Gardner) | 47% | |||
| 2020-11-03 | Jonathan D. Zlotnik (D-Gardner) | 57% | Bruce K. Chester (R-Gardner) | 43% | |||
| 2018-11-06 | Jonathan D. Zlotnik (D-Gardner) | 54% | Edward A. Gravel (R-Gardner) | 43% | Yasmine Khdeer (Other-Winchendon) | 3% | |
| 2016-11-08 | Jonathan D. Zlotnik (D-Gardner) | 100% | |||||
| 2014-11-04 | Jonathan D. Zlotnik (D-Gardner) | 50% | Garret Shetrawski (R-Winchendon) | 50% | |||
| 2012-11-06 | Jonathan D. Zlotnik (D-Gardner) | 51% | Richard M. Bastien (R-Gardner) | 49% | |||
| 2010-11-02 | Patrick M. Gerry (D-Gardner) | 44% | Richard M. Bastien (R-Gardner) | 47% | Colleen O'Neil-Laperriere (U-Gardner) | 9% | |
| 2008-11-04 | Robert L. Rice (D-Gardner) | 73% | Carolyn A. Kamuda (U-Gardner) | 27% | |||
| 2006-11-07 | Robert L. Rice (D-Gardner) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-02-07 | Special | Robert L. Rice (D-Gardner) | 57% | Jonathan M. Dennehy (R-Ashburnham) | 43% | ||
| 2004-11-02 | Brian Knuuttila (D-Gardner) | 100% | |||||
| 2002-11-05 | Brian Knuuttila (D) | 65% | William A. Hunt (R) | 35% | |||
| 2000-11-07 | Brian Knuuttila (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1998-11-03 | Brian Knuuttila (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1996-11-05 | Brian Knuuttila (D) | 52% | Denise L. MacAloney (R) | 48% | |||
| 1994-11-08 | Brian J. Cormier (D) | 37% | Robert D. Hawke (R) | 63% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | Brian J. Cormier (D) | 38% | Robert D. Hawke (R) | 62% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | Chester A. Suhoski (D) | 42% | Robert D. Hawke (R) | 58% | |||