Massachusetts Seventeenth Middlesex State Representative District
The Seventeenth Middlesex State Representative District primarily covers portions of Lowell and one precinct of Tewksbury, with a population of 45,189. The current incumbent is Democratic Representative Vanna Howard of Lowell, who has held the seat since 2020 and was most recently reelected in 2024 with 78% of the vote.
17th Middlesex District
Incumbent: Vanna Howard (D-Lowell)
| Population | 45,189 |
| Area (square miles) | 8 |
| Below Poverty | 14% |
| College Degree | 21% |
| Minority | 44% |
| White | 56% |
| Black | 8% |
| Asian | 17% |
| Hispanic | 14% |
| White Working-Class | 28% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Lowell | 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3A, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-3, 6-4A, 8-4A |
| Tewksbury | 1 |
Elections
| Date |
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Republican
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Third-Party
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| 2024-11-05 | Vanna Howard (D-Lowell) | 78% | Joseph Paul Onoroski (Other-Lowell) | 22% | |||
| 2022-11-08 | Vanna Howard (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2020-11-03 | Vanna Howard (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | David M. Nangle (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2016-11-08 | David M. Nangle (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2014-11-04 | David M. Nangle (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2012-11-06 | David M. Nangle (D-Lowell) | 77% | Martin D. Burke (R-Lowell) | 23% | |||
| 2010-11-02 | David M. Nangle (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2008-11-04 | David M. Nangle (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | David M. Nangle (D-Lowell) | 100% | |||||
| 2004-11-02 | David M. Nangle (D-Lowell) | 78% | Clifford R. Krieger (R-Lowell) | 22% | |||
| 2002-11-05 | David M. Nangle (D) | 72% | Clifford R. Krieger (R) | 21% | Eryk C. Boston (L) | 7% | |
| 2000-11-07 | Thomas A. Golden, Jr. (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1998-11-03 | Thomas A. Golden, Jr. (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1996-11-05 | Thomas A. Golden, Jr. (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1994-11-08 | Thomas A. Golden, Jr. (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1992-11-03 | John F. Cox (D) | 62% | Costas Panagopoulos (R) | 38% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | John F. Cox (D) | 53% | Sheila M. Richardson (R) | 47% | |||