Massachusetts Worcester and Hampshire State Senate District
This state senate district, currently represented by Peter J. Durant (R-Spencer) who won the seat in a 2023 special election, covers approximately 617 square miles of central Massachusetts. The district includes 21 municipalities, primarily rural and suburban towns in Worcester and Hampshire counties, along with several precincts in the city of Worcester.
Worcester & Hampshire District
Incumbent: Peter J. Durant (R-Spencer)
| Population | 166,820 |
| Area (square miles) | 617 |
| Below Poverty | 8% |
| College Degree | 25% |
| Minority | 14% |
| White | 86% |
| Black | 3% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Hispanic | 6% |
| White Working-Class | 41% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Barre | - |
| Brookfield | - |
| East Brookfield | - |
| Gardner | - |
| Hardwick | - |
| Holden | - |
| Hubbardston | - |
| Leicester | - |
| New Braintree | - |
| North Brookfield | - |
| Oakham | - |
| Paxton | - |
| Phillipston | - |
| Princeton | - |
| Rutland | - |
| Spencer | - |
| Sterling | - |
| Templeton | - |
| Ware | - |
| West Brookfield | - |
| Westminster | - |
| Worcester | 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 9-3, 9-4 |
Elections
| Date |
Democratic
|
Republican
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Third-Party
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Sheila H. Dibb (D-Rutland) | 42% | Peter J. Durant (R-Spencer) | 58% | |||
| 2023-11-07 | Special | Jonathan D. Zlotnik (D-Gardner) | 45% | Peter J. Durant (R-Spencer) | 55% | ||
| 2022-11-08 | Anne M. Gobi (D-Spencer) | 54% | James Anthony Amorello (R-Holden) | 46% | |||