Massachusetts Twelfth Middlesex State Representative District
The Massachusetts Twelfth Middlesex State Representative District includes parts of Brookline and Newton, with a population of 44,561. The current incumbent is Democrat Greg Schwartz from Newton, who will represent the district following the 2024 election after a long tenure by Ruth B. Balser, who had represented the district since at least 2002.
12th Middlesex District
Incumbent: Greg Schwartz (D-Newton)
| Population | 44,561 |
| Area (square miles) | 13 |
| Below Poverty | 4% |
| College Degree | 59% |
| Minority | 29% |
| White | 71% |
| Black | 2% |
| Asian | 17% |
| Hispanic | 4% |
| White Working-Class | 7% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Brookline | 13A, 14, 15, 5 |
| Newton | 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4 |
Elections
| Date |
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Republican
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Third-Party
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| 2024-11-05 | Greg Schwartz (D-Newton) | 100% | |||||
| 2022-11-08 | Ruth B. Balser (D-Newton) | 100% | |||||
| 2020-11-03 | Ruth B. Balser (D-Newton) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | Ruth B. Balser (D-Newton) | 100% | |||||
| 2016-11-08 | Ruth B. Balser (D-Newton) | 100% | |||||
| 2014-11-04 | Ruth B. Balser (D-Newton) | 100% | |||||
| 2012-11-06 | Ruth B. Balser (D-Newton) | 100% | |||||
| 2010-11-02 | Ruth B. Balser (D-Newton) | 100% | |||||
| 2008-11-04 | Ruth B. Balser (D-Newton) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | Ruth B. Balser (D-Newton) | 100% | |||||
| 2004-11-02 | Ruth B. Balser (D-Newton) | 100% | |||||
| 2002-11-05 | Ruth B. Balser (D) | 100% | |||||
| 2000-11-07 | Kay S. Khan (D) | 84% | Jay Drapkin (U) | 16% | |||
| 1998-11-03 | Kay S. Khan (D) | 72% | Virginia A Gardner (R) | 28% | |||
| 1996-11-05 | Kay S. Khan (D) | 76% | Richard N. Freedman (R) | 24% | |||
| 1994-11-08 | Kay S. Khan (D) | 71% | Joseph A. Alexander (R) | 29% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | Susan D. Schur (D) | 68% | Dean Barnett (R) | 32% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | Susan D. Schur (D) | 60% | Paula S. Kay (R) | 40% | |||