Massachusetts First Essex State Senate District
The Massachusetts First Essex State Senate District is currently represented by Democratic incumbent Pavel M. Payano of Lawrence, who has held the seat since 2022. The district encompasses parts of Haverhill and all of Lawrence and Methuen, covering 34 square miles with a population of 164,705. It is a diverse district with a 67% minority population, including 59% Hispanic residents.
1st Essex District
Incumbent: Pavel M. Payano (D-Lawrence)
| Population | 164,705 |
| Area (square miles) | 34 |
| Below Poverty | 16% |
| College Degree | 14% |
| Minority | 67% |
| White | 33% |
| Black | 3% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Hispanic | 59% |
| White Working-Class | 18% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Haverhill | 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 5-1A, 6-2A, 7-2A |
| Lawrence | - |
| Methuen | - |
Elections
| Date |
Democratic
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Republican
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Third-Party
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Pavel M. Payano (D-Lawrence) | 100% | |||||
| 2022-11-08 | Pavel M. Payano (D-Lawrence) | 100% | |||||
| 2020-11-03 | Diana DiZoglio (D-Methuen) | 100% | |||||
| 2018-11-06 | Diana DiZoglio (D-Methuen) | 66% | Alexander Leighton Williams (R-Amesbury) | 34% | |||
| 2016-11-08 | Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives (D-Newburyport) | 100% | |||||
| 2014-11-04 | Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives (D-Newburyport) | 54% | Shaun P. Toohey (R-Haverhill) | 46% | |||
| 2012-11-06 | Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives (D-Newburyport) | 48% | Shaun P. Toohey (R-Haverhill) | 35% | Paul A. Magliocchetti (U-Haverhill) | 17% | |
| 2010-11-02 | Steven A. Baddour (D-Methuen) | 59% | Stephen R. Cole (R-Newburyport) | 41% | |||
| 2008-11-04 | Steven A. Baddour (D-Methuen) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | Steven A. Baddour (D-Methuen) | 100% | |||||
| 2004-11-02 | Steven A. Baddour (D-Methuen) | 69% | Leo T. Martin (R-Haverhill) | 31% | |||
| 2002-11-05 | Steven A. Baddour (D) | 100% | |||||
| 2002-04-23 | Special | Thomas M. McGee (D) | 100% | ||||
| 2000-11-07 | Edward J. Clancy, Jr. (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1998-11-03 | Edward J. Clancy, Jr. (D) | 75% | Robert W. Wofford (R) | 25% | |||
| 1996-11-05 | Edward J. Clancy, Jr. (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1994-11-08 | Edward J. Clancy, Jr. (D) | 55% | Kathleen E. Caron (R) | 45% | |||
| 1992-11-03 | Walter J. Boverini (D) | 64% | Paul T. Rabchenuk (R) | 36% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | Walter J. Boverini (D) | 58% | Randall L. Pinch (R) | 42% | |||