Massachusetts Eighth U.S. House District
This district, which includes parts of Boston and several towns south of the city, has been represented by incumbent Democratic Representative Stephen F. Lynch of Boston since 2013. It covers portions of Boston and surrounding communities including Quincy, Brockton, and other municipalities in eastern Massachusetts.
8th Congressional District
Incumbent: Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston)
| Population | 767,801 |
| Area (square miles) | 301 |
| Below Poverty | 8% |
| College Degree | 37% |
| Minority | 33% |
| White | 67% |
| Black | 10% |
| Asian | 9% |
| Hispanic | 7% |
| White Working-Class | 24% |
| City/Town | Precincts |
|---|---|
| Abington | - |
| Avon | - |
| Boston | 1-15, 10-9A, 11-10, 11-9, 13-10, 13-3, 13-7, 13-8, 13-9, 16-10, 16-11, 16-12, 16-2, 16-5, 16-7, 16-8, 16-9, 17-13, 19-1, 19-2, 19-3, 19-4, 19-5, 19-6, 19-8, 19-9, 20-1, 20-10, 20-11, 20-12, 20-13, 20-14, 20-15, 20-16, 20-17, 20-18, 20-19, 20-2, 20-20, 20-21, 20-4, 20-5, 20-6, 20-7, 20-8, 20-9, 3-1, 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-13A, 3-17, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-9, 5-11, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 6-1, 6-10, 6-11, 6-12, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 7-1, 7-10, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9, 8-6A |
| Braintree | - |
| Brockton | - |
| Canton | - |
| Dedham | - |
| East Bridgewater | - |
| Easton | - |
| Hingham | - |
| Holbrook | - |
| Hull | - |
| Milton | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Norwood | - |
| Quincy | - |
| Stoughton | - |
| Walpole | - |
| West Bridgewater | - |
| Westwood | - |
| Weymouth | - |
| Whitman | - |
Elections
| Date |
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| 2024-11-05 | Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) | 71% | Robert G. Burke (R-Dedham) | 29% | |||
| 2022-11-08 | Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) | 70% | Robert G. Burke (R-Milton) | 30% | |||
| 2020-11-03 | Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) | 81% | Jonathan D. Lott (U-Stoughton) | 19% | |||
| 2018-11-06 | Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) | 100% | |||||
| 2016-11-08 | Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) | 73% | William Burke (R-Quincy) | 27% | |||
| 2014-11-04 | Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) | 100% | |||||
| 2012-11-06 | Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) | 76% | Joe Selvaggi (R-Boston) | 24% | |||
| 2010-11-02 | Michael E. Capuano (D-Somerville) | 100% | |||||
| 2008-11-04 | Michael E. Capuano (D-Somerville) | 100% | |||||
| 2006-11-07 | Michael E. Capuano (D-Somerville) | 91% | Laura Garza (U-Boston) | 9% | |||
| 2004-11-02 | Michael E. Capuano (D-Somerville) | 100% | |||||
| 2002-11-05 | Michael E. Capuano (D) | 100% | |||||
| 2000-11-07 | Michael E. Capuano (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1998-11-03 | Michael E. Capuano (D) | 84% | Philip Hyde, III (R) | 12% | Andrea Morell (Other) | 4% | |
| 1996-11-05 | Joseph P. Kennedy, II (D) | 84% | R. Philip Hyde (R) | 16% | |||
| 1994-11-08 | Joseph P. Kennedy, II (D) | 100% | |||||
| 1992-11-03 | Joseph P. Kennedy, II (D) | 83% | Alice T. Nakash (Other) | 17% | |||
| 1990-11-06 | Joseph P. Kennedy, II (D) | 72% | Glenn W. Fiscus (R) | 23% | Susan C. Davies (Other) | 5% | |