Massachusetts Twelfth Essex State Representative District
The Massachusetts Twelfth Essex State Representative District covers Peabody (all 15 precincts) with a population of 44,442. The current incumbent is Thomas P. Walsh, a Democrat from Peabody, who has represented the district since 2016 and previously served from 1990-1994.
12th Essex District
Incumbent: Thomas P. Walsh (D-Peabody)
| Population | 44,442 |
| Area (square miles) | 13 |
| Below Poverty | 8% |
| College Degree | 24% |
| Minority | 22% |
| White | 78% |
| Black | 3% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Hispanic | 13% |
| White Working-Class | 38% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Peabody | 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3 |
Elections
| Date |
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Republican
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Third-Party
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| 2024-11-05 | Thomas P. Walsh (D-Peabody) | 100% | |||||
| 2022-11-08 | Thomas P. Walsh (D-Peabody) | 100% | |||||
| 2020-11-03 | Thomas P. Walsh (D-Peabody) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | Thomas P. Walsh (D-Peabody) | 100% | |||||
| 2016-11-08 | Thomas P. Walsh (D-Peabody) | 100% | |||||
| 2016-03-01 | Special | Thomas P. Walsh (D-Peabody) | 58% | Stephanie R. Peach (R-Peabody) | 38% | Christopher M. Gallagher (U-Peabody) | 5% |
| 2014-11-04 | Beverley A. Griffin Dunne (D-Peabody) | 48% | Leah Cole (R-Peabody) | 52% | |||
| 2013-04-02 | Special | Beverley A. Griffin Dunne (D-Peabody) | 34% | Leah Cole (R-Peabody) | 35% | David C. Gravel (U-Peabody) | 31% |
| 2012-11-06 | Joyce A. Spiliotis (D-Peabody) | 100% | |||||
| 2010-11-02 | Joyce A. Spiliotis (D-Peabody) | 60% | Martin J. Scafidi (R-Peabody) | 40% | |||
| 2008-11-04 | Joyce A. Spiliotis (D-Peabody) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | Joyce A. Spiliotis (D-Peabody) | 69% | Jason C. Harding (R-Peabody) | 31% | |||
| 2004-11-02 | Joyce A. Spiliotis (D-Peabody) | 66% | John F. McCarthy, Jr. (R-Peabody) | 34% | |||
| 2002-11-05 | Joyce A. Spiliotis (D) | 60% | John F. McCarthy, Jr. (R) | 40% | |||
| 2000-11-07 | John P. Slattery (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1998-11-03 | John P. Slattery (D) | 60% | Mark F Vainas (R) | 40% | |||
| 1996-11-05 | John P. Slattery (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1994-11-08 | John P. Slattery (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1992-11-03 | Thomas P. Walsh (D) | 74% | Patrick Flynn (R) | 26% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | Thomas P. Walsh (D) | 65% | Patrick Flynn (R) | 35% | |||