Massachusetts Thirteenth Norfolk State Representative District
The Massachusetts Thirteenth Norfolk State Representative District includes all of Dover, parts of Medfield, and all of Needham, covering a predominantly white, affluent area with low poverty rates. The district is currently represented by Joshua Tarsky, a Democrat from Needham, who won the seat in 2024 with 61% of the vote after longtime Democratic representative Denise C. Garlick held the position from 2010 to 2022.
13th Norfolk District
Incumbent: Joshua Tarsky (D-Needham)
| Population | 44,392 |
| Area (square miles) | 35 |
| Below Poverty | 3% |
| College Degree | 54% |
| Minority | 17% |
| White | 83% |
| Black | 2% |
| Asian | 9% |
| Hispanic | 3% |
| White Working-Class | 10% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Dover | - |
| Medfield | 1, 2 |
| Needham | - |
Elections
| Date |
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Republican
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Third-Party
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| 2024-11-05 | Joshua Tarsky (D-Needham) | 61% | William R. Dermody (U-Needham) | 39% | |||
| 2022-11-08 | Denise C. Garlick (D-Needham) | 100% | |||||
| 2020-11-03 | Denise C. Garlick (D-Needham) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | Denise C. Garlick (D-Needham) | 100% | |||||
| 2016-11-08 | Denise C. Garlick (D-Needham) | 100% | |||||
| 2014-11-04 | Denise C. Garlick (D-Needham) | 100% | |||||
| 2012-11-06 | Denise C. Garlick (D-Needham) | 100% | |||||
| 2010-11-02 | Denise C. Garlick (D-Needham) | 55% | John P. O'Leary (R-Needham) | 45% | |||
| 2008-11-04 | Lida E. Harkins (D-Needham) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | Lida E. Harkins (D-Needham) | 100% | |||||
| 2004-11-02 | Lida E. Harkins (D-Needham) | 100% | |||||
| 2002-11-05 | Lida E. Harkins (D) | 100% | |||||
| 2000-11-07 | Lida E. Harkins (D) | 73% | Sean E. Rickert (R) | 27% | |||
| 1998-11-03 | Lida E. Harkins (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1996-11-05 | Lida E. Harkins (D) | 63% | Robert H. Sullivan (R) | 37% | |||
| 1994-11-08 | Lida E. Harkins (D) | 58% | Robert H. Sullivan (R) | 42% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | Lida E. Harkins (D) | 60% | Jeffrey M. East (R) | 37% | Richard E. Jones (U) | 3% | |
| 1990-11-06 | Lida E. Harkins (D) | 55% | Robert H. Sullivan (R) | 38% | Richard E. Jones (I) | 7% | |