Massachusetts Sixteenth Essex State Representative District
This Massachusetts Sixteenth Essex State Representative District is primarily located in the cities of Lawrence and Methuen. The current incumbent is Francisco E. Paulino, a Democrat from Methuen, who was elected in 2022 and is running for reelection in 2024.
16th Essex District
Incumbent: Francisco E. Paulino (D-Methuen)
| Population | 42,384 |
| Area (square miles) | 6 |
| Below Poverty | 14% |
| College Degree | 14% |
| Minority | 74% |
| White | 26% |
| Black | 3% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Hispanic | 65% |
| White Working-Class | 15% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Lawrence | A-2A, A-3, A-4, E-1A, E-2, E-3, E-4, F-1, F-2, F-3, F-4 |
| Methuen | 13A, 3, 7 |
Elections
| Date |
Democratic
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Republican
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Third-Party
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Francisco E. Paulino (D-Methuen) | 100% | |||||
| 2022-11-08 | Francisco E. Paulino (D-Methuen) | 100% | |||||
| 2020-11-03 | Marcos A. Devers (D-Lawrence) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | Marcos A. Devers (D-Lawrence) | 100% | |||||
| 2016-11-08 | Juana B. Matias (D-Lawrence) | 100% | |||||
| 2014-11-04 | Marcos A. Devers (D-Lawrence) | 47% | Roger A. Twomey (R-Lawrence) | 12% | William Lantigua (U-Lawrence) | 41% | |
| 2012-11-06 | Marcos A. Devers (D-Lawrence) | 84% | Jose L. Santiago (U-Lawrence) | 16% | |||
| 2010-11-02 | Marcos A. Devers (D-Lawrence) | 82% | Enrique Matos (R-Lawrence) | 15% | Rafael Gadea (U-Lawrence) | 3% | |
| 2010-06-15 | Special | Marcos A. Devers (D-Lawrence) | 89% | Rafael Gadea (U-Lawrence) | 11% | ||
| 2008-11-04 | William Lantigua (D-Lawrence) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | William Lantigua (D-Lawrence) | 80% | |||||
| 2004-11-02 | Jose L. Santiago (D-Lawrence) | 43% | William Lantigua (U-Lawrence) | 57% | |||
| 2002-11-05 | Jose L. Santiago (D) | 48% | William Lantigua (U) | 52% | |||
| 2000-11-07 | Jose L. Santiago (D) | 64% | Israel Reyes (R) | 36% | |||
| 1998-11-03 | Jose L. Santiago (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1996-11-05 | M. Paul Iannuccillo (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1994-11-08 | M. Paul Iannuccillo (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1994-02-15 | Special | M. Paul Iannuccillo (D) | 100% | ||||
| 1992-11-03 | Kevin P. Blanchette (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1990-11-06 | Kevin P. Blanchette (D) | 100% | |||||