Massachusetts Sixth Essex State Representative District
The district encompasses Beverly and Wenham, with a population of 43,831. The incumbent is Democratic State Representative Jerald A. Parisella of Beverly, who has represented the district since 2010, consistently winning reelection, most recently with 71% of the vote in 2024.
6th Essex
Incumbent: Hannah Louise Bowen (D-Beverly)
| Population | 43,831 |
| Area (square miles) | 19 |
| Below Poverty | 10% |
| College Degree | 35% |
| Minority | 15% |
| White | 85% |
| Black | 2% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Hispanic | 6% |
| White Working-Class | 27% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Beverly | - |
| Wenham | 1 |
Elections
| Date |
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Republican
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Third-Party
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| 2025-05-13 | Special | Hannah Louise Bowen (D-Beverly) | 74% | Medley Long, III (R-Beverly) | 26% | ||
| 2024-11-05 | Jerald A. Parisella (D-Beverly) | 71% | Ty Vitale (R-Beverly) | 24% | Euplio R. Marciano (U-Beverly) | 5% | |
| 2022-11-08 | Jerald A. Parisella (D-Beverly) | 100% | |||||
| 2020-11-03 | Jerald A. Parisella (D-Beverly) | 80% | Euplio R. Marciano (U-Beverly) | 20% | |||
| 2018-11-06 | Jerald A. Parisella (D-Beverly) | 85% | Donato H. Paglia (U-Beverly) | 15% | |||
| 2016-11-08 | Jerald A. Parisella (D-Beverly) | 75% | Daniel Fishman (Other-Beverly) | 25% | |||
| 2014-11-04 | Jerald A. Parisella (D-Beverly) | 74% | Euplio R. Marciano (U-Beverly) | 26% | |||
| 2012-11-06 | Jerald A. Parisella (D-Beverly) | 100% | |||||
| 2010-11-02 | Jerald A. Parisella (D-Beverly) | 60% | Brett R. Schetzsle (R-Beverly) | 40% | |||
| 2008-11-04 | Mary E. Grant (D-Beverly) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | Mary E. Grant (D-Beverly) | 81% | Donato H. Paglia (U-Beverly) | 19% | |||
| 2004-11-02 | Mary E. Grant (D-Beverly) | 67% | John W. Murray (R-Beverly) | 26% | Donato H. Paglia (U-Beverly) | 6% | |
| 2002-11-05 | Mary E. Grant (D) | 62% | John W. Murray (R) | 32% | Donato H. Paglia (U) | 6% | |
| 2000-11-07 | Michael P. Cahill (D) | 61% | Kerry Healey (R) | 37% | Dean E. Cook (L) | 2% | |
| 1998-11-03 | Michael P. Cahill (D) | 66% | Kerry Murphy-Healy (R) | 34% | |||
| 1996-11-05 | Michael P. Cahill (D) | 88% | Theo Kennedy (I) | 12% | |||
| 1994-11-08 | Michael P. Cahill (D) | 69% | Robert Gray (R) | 31% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | Michael P. Cahill (D) | 66% | James R. Henry (R) | 34% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | Frances F. Alexander (D) | 48% | James R. Henry (R) | 52% | |||