Massachusetts Tenth Bristol State Representative District
The Massachusetts Tenth Bristol State Representative District is located in southeastern Massachusetts, encompassing all of Fairhaven, Marion, and Mattapoisett, as well as portions of Acushnet, New Bedford, and Rochester. The current representative is Democrat Mark David Sylvia of Fairhaven, who won the seat in the 2024 election with 53% of the vote against Republican Joseph M. Pires.
10th Bristol District
Incumbent: Mark David Sylvia (D-Fairhaven)
| Population | 42,257 |
| Area (square miles) | 85 |
| Below Poverty | 6% |
| College Degree | 27% |
| Minority | 10% |
| White | 90% |
| Black | 1% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Hispanic | 3% |
| White Working-Class | 43% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Acushnet | 1, 2A |
| Fairhaven | - |
| Marion | - |
| Mattapoisett | - |
| New Bedford | 1-A, 1-B, 1-C1 |
| Rochester | - |
Elections
| Date |
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Republican
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Third-Party
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| 2024-11-05 | Mark David Sylvia (D-Fairhaven) | 53% | Joseph M. Pires (R-Rochester) | 47% | |||
| 2022-11-08 | William M. Straus (D-Mattapoisett) | 56% | Jeffrey Gerald Swift (R-Mattapoisett) | 44% | |||
| 2020-11-03 | William M. Straus (D-Mattapoisett) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | William M. Straus (D-Mattapoisett) | 100% | |||||
| 2016-11-08 | William M. Straus (D-Mattapoisett) | 100% | |||||
| 2014-11-04 | William M. Straus (D-Mattapoisett) | 66% | Abilio Bill Soares (R-Fairhaven) | 34% | |||
| 2012-11-06 | William M. Straus (D-Mattapoisett) | 100% | |||||
| 2010-11-02 | William M. Straus (D-Mattapoisett) | 57% | Peter F. Winters (R-Marion) | 43% | |||
| 2008-11-04 | William M. Straus (D-Mattapoisett) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | William M. Straus (D-Mattapoisett) | 71% | Peter F. Winters (R-Marion) | 29% | |||
| 2004-11-02 | William M. Straus (D-Mattapoisett) | 65% | John T. Haaland (R-Fairhaven) | 35% | |||
| 2002-11-05 | William M. Straus (D) | 100% | |||||
| 2000-11-07 | William M. Straus (D) | 76% | Anthony Kandel (R) | 24% | |||
| 1998-11-03 | William M. Straus (D) | 72% | Michele Merolla (R) | 28% | |||
| 1996-11-05 | William M. Straus (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1994-11-08 | William M. Straus (D) | 69% | Robert Desrosiers M. ofMiddleborough (R) | 31% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | William M. Straus (D) | 51% | Tony Lopes (R) | 49% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | John C. Bradford (R) | 100% | |||||