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Massachusetts First U.S. House District

The First U.S. House District in Massachusetts is represented by incumbent Richard E. Neal (D-Springfield), who has held the seat since 2012. The district covers much of western Massachusetts, including Springfield, Pittsfield, Holyoke, and numerous towns across Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Worcester counties, spanning 2,293 square miles.

1st Congressional District
Incumbent: Richard E. Neal (D-Springfield)


  • Demographics
  • Cities/Towns
Population 778,202
Area (square miles) 2,293
Below Poverty 13%
College Degree 22%
Minority 29%
White 71%
Black 5%
Asian 2%
Hispanic 19%
White Working-Class 35%
City/Town Precincts
Adams -
Agawam -
Alford -
Becket -
Belchertown -
Blandford -
Brimfield -
Brookfield -
Charlemont -
Charlton -
Cheshire -
Chester -
Chicopee -
Clarksburg -
Cummington -
Dalton -
Dudley -
East Brookfield -
East Longmeadow -
Easthampton -
Egremont -
Florida -
Granby -
Granville -
Great Barrington -
Hampden -
Hancock -
Hawley -
Hinsdale -
Holland -
Holyoke -
Huntington -
Lanesborough -
Lee -
Lenox -
Longmeadow -
Ludlow -
Middlefield -
Monroe -
Monson -
Monterey -
Montgomery -
Mount Washington -
New Ashford -
New Braintree -
New Marlborough -
North Adams -
North Brookfield -
Otis -
Oxford -
Palmer -
Peru -
Pittsfield -
Plainfield -
Richmond -
Rowe -
Russell -
Sandisfield -
Savoy -
Sheffield -
South Hadley -
Southampton -
Southbridge -
Southwick -
Spencer -
Springfield -
Stockbridge -
Sturbridge -
Tolland -
Tyringham -
Wales -
Ware -
Warren -
Washington -
Webster 1A, 2, 5
West Brookfield -
West Springfield -
West Stockbridge -
Westfield -
Wilbraham -
Williamstown -
Windsor -
Worthington -

Elections

Date
Democratic
Republican
Third-Party
2024-11-05 Richard E. Neal (D-Springfield) 63%

Nadia Donya Milleron (U-Sheffield) 37%
2022-11-08 Richard E. Neal (D-Springfield) 62% Dean James Martilli (R-West Springfield) 38%

2020-11-03 Richard E. Neal (D-Springfield) 100%



2018-11-06 Richard E. Neal (D-Springfield) 100%



2016-11-08 Richard E. Neal (D-Springfield) 80%

Frederick O. Mayock (U-Springfield) 20%
2014-11-04 Richard E. Neal (D-Springfield) 100%



2012-11-06 Richard E. Neal (D-Springfield) 100%



2010-11-02 John W. Olver (D-Amherst) 60% William L. Gunn, Jr. (R-Ware) 35% Michael Engel (U-Southampton) 5%
2008-11-04 John W. Olver (D-Amherst) 73% Nathan A. Bech (R-West Springfield) 27%

2006-11-07 John W. Olver (D-Amherst) 76%

William H. Szych (U-Hatfield) 24%
2004-11-02 John W. Olver (D-Amherst) 100%



2002-11-05 John W. Olver (D) 68% Matthew W. Kinnaman (R) 32%

2000-11-07 John W. Olver (D) 68% Peter J. Abair (R) 30% Robert L. Potvin (U) 2%
1998-11-03 John W. Olver (D) 72% Gregory L. Morgan (R) 28%

1996-11-05 John W. Olver (D) 53% Jane Maria Swift (R) 47%

1994-11-08 John W. Olver (D) 100%



1992-11-03 John W. Olver (D) 53% Patrick Larkin (R) 44% Louis R. Godena (Other) 3%
1991-06-04 Special John W. Olver (D) 50% Steven D. Pierce (R) 49% Patrick Joseph Armstrong (I) 1%
1990-11-06 John R. Arden (D) 22% Silvio O. Conte (R) 78%

 

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