Massachusetts's 9th congressional district

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat William R. Keating. The 9th district is the least Democratic Congressional District in Massachusetts according to the PVI.

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Bill Keating
D–Bourne
Population (2019)748,141
Median household
income		$77,167[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+4[2]

Redistricting after the 2010 census eliminated Massachusetts's 10th congressional district; the 9th covers much of the old 10th's eastern portion. The district also added some Plymouth County communities from the old 4th district, and some Bristol County communities from the old 3rd and 4th districts. It eliminated a few easternmost Norfolk County communities and northernmost Plymouth County communities.

From 1963 to 2013, the 9th covered most of southern Boston, and in its latter years included many of Boston's southern suburbs. Most of that territory is now the 8th district.

Election results from presidential races
Year Result
2004 John Kerry 63 – 36%
2008 Barack Obama 57.8 – 40.6%
2012 Barack Obama 55.5 – 43%
2016 Hillary Clinton 52.5 – 41.8%
2020 Joe Biden 58 – 40%

Cities and towns in the district
All of Barnstable County, Dukes County, and Nantucket County.

The following municipalities in Bristol County:

Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River: Wards 1–3, Ward 6, Precincts A and B in Ward 4, Precincts A and B in Ward 5, New Bedford, and Westport.

The following municipalities in Plymouth County:

Carver, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Kingston, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, and Wareham.

Cities and towns in the district prior to 2013
The district from 2003 to 2013

1840s

1849: "The towns in the County of Plymouth, excepting Abington, Hingham, Hull, North Bridgewater, Rochester, and Wareham; and all the towns in the County of Bristol, excepting Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and New Bedford."[3]

1860s

1862: "The towns of Ashburnham, Auburn, Barre, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, Fitchburg, Gardner, Grafton, Holden, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Millbury, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Templeton, Webster, West Boylston, Westminster, and Winchendon, and the city of Worcester, in the county of Worcester."[4]

1890s
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, 1891

1893: Boston, Wards 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 (Precincts 2, 3, 4, 6); Winthrop.[5]

1900s
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, 1901

1910s

1916: In Middlesex County: Everett, Malden, Somerville. In Suffolk County: Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop.[6][7]

1950s

1953: "Counties: Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket. Bristol County: City of Fall River, ward 6, and city of New Bedford; towns of Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Westport. Norfolk County: Town of Cohasset. Plymouth County: Towns of Abington, Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Lakeville, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham, West Bridgewater, and Whitman."[8]

1960s

1963: Boston (Wards 4- 17, 19, 20).[9]

1970s

1977: "Norfolk County: Towns of Canton, Dedham, Dover, Needham, Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood. Suffolk County: City of Boston: Wards 3, 4, 6—14, 19, and 20."[10]

1980s

1985: "Bristol County: City of Taunton. Towns of Dighton, Easton, and Raynham. Norfolk County: Towns of Canton, Dedham, Needham, Norwood, Stoughton, and Westwood. Plymouth County: Towns of Bridgewater, Halifax, Lakeville, and Middleborough. Suffolk County: City of Boston: Wards 3, 6–14, 19, and 20."[11]

2003–2013

In Bristol County:

Easton.

In Norfolk County:

Avon, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Holbrook, Medfield, Milton, Needham, Norwood, Randolph, Stoughton, Walpole, Westwood.

In Plymouth County:

Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Hanson, Precincts 1 and 3, West Bridgewater, Whitman.

In Suffolk County:

Boston, Ward 3, Precincts 5 and 6; Ward 5, Precincts 3–5, 11; Ward 6; Ward 7, Precincts 1–9; Ward 13, Precincts 3, 7–10; Ward 15, Precinct 6; Ward 16, Precincts 2, 4–12; Ward 17, Precincts 4, 13, 14; Ward 18, Precincts 9–12, 16–20, 22, 23; Ward 19, Precincts 2, 7, 10–13; Ward 20.

List of members representing the district
Representative Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location

Joseph B. Varnum		 Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1803		 4th
5th
6th
7th		 Elected in 1795.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the 4th district.		 1795 – 1803
"2nd Middle district"
Phanuel Bishop Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1807		 8th
9th		 Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Retired.		 1803 – 1815
"Bristol district"
Josiah Dean Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809		 10th Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.

Laban Wheaton		 Federalist March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1815		 11th
12th
13th		 Elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Redistricted to the 10th district.
John Reed Jr. Federalist March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817		 14th Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.		 1815 – 1823
"Barnstable district"
Walter Folger Jr. Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821		 15th
16th		 Elected May 1, 1817 on the third ballot.
Lost re-election.
John Reed Jr. Federalist March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		 17th Elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the 13th district.

Henry W. Dwight		 Adams-Clay Federalist March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 18th
19th
20th
21st		 Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
[data unknown/missing]		 1823 – 1833
"Berkshire district"
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1831

George N. Briggs		 Anti-Jackson March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833		 22nd [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 7th district.
William Jackson Anti-Masonic March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837		 23rd
24th		 [data unknown/missing] 1833–1843
[data unknown/missing]
William S. Hastings Whig March 4, 1837 –
June 17, 1842		 25th
26th
27th		 [data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant June 17, 1842 –
March 3, 1843		 27th
Henry Williams Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 28th Elected in 1842.
[data unknown/missing]		 1843–1853
[data unknown/missing]
Artemas Hale Whig March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849		 29th
30th		 [data unknown/missing]
Orin Fowler Whig March 4, 1849 –
September 3, 1852		 31st
32nd		 [data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant September 3, 1852 –
December 13, 1852		 32nd
Edward P. Little Democratic December 13, 1852 –
March 3, 1853		 Elected to finish Fowler's term.
Retired.

Alexander Dewitt		 Free Soil March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 33rd
34th		 [data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.		 1853–1863
[data unknown/missing]
Know Nothing March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857

Eli Thayer		 Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861		 35th
36th		 [data unknown/missing]

Goldsmith Bailey[12]		 Republican March 4, 1861 –
May 8, 1862		 37th [data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant May 8, 1862 –
December 1, 1862

Amasa Walker		 Republican December 1, 1862 –
March 3, 1863		 Elected to finish Bailey's term.
[data unknown/missing]

William B. Washburn[13]		 Republican March 4, 1863 –
December 5, 1871		 38th
39th
40th
41st
42nd		 [data unknown/missing] 1863–1873
[data unknown/missing]
Vacant December 5, 1871 –
January 2, 1872		 42nd

Alvah Crocker		 Republican January 2, 1872 –
March 3, 1873		 Elected to finish Washburn's term.
[data unknown/missing]

George Frisbie Hoar		 Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877		 43rd
44th		 [data unknown/missing] 1873–1883
[data unknown/missing]

William W. Rice[14]		 Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883		 45th
46th
47th		 [data unknown/missing]

Theodore Lyman		 Independent
Republican		 March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 48th [data unknown/missing] 1883–1893
[data unknown/missing]

Frederick D. Ely		 Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887		 49th [data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.

Edward Burnett		 Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 50th [data unknown/missing]

John W. Candler		 Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891		 51st [data unknown/missing]

George F. Williams		 Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 52nd [data unknown/missing]

Joseph H. O'Neil		 Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		 53rd [data unknown/missing]
Lost renomination.		 1893–1903
[data unknown/missing]

John F. Fitzgerald[15]		 Democratic March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1901		 54th
55th
56th		 [data unknown/missing]

Joseph A. Conry		 Democratic March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903		 57th [data unknown/missing]

John A. Keliher[16]		 Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1911		 58th
59th
60th
61st		 [data unknown/missing] 1903–1913
[data unknown/missing]

William F. Murray		 Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913		 62nd [data unknown/missing]

Ernest W. Roberts		 Republican March 3, 1913 –
March 3, 1917		 63rd
64th		 [data unknown/missing] 1913–1933
[data unknown/missing]

Alvan T. Fuller		 Republican March 4, 1917 –
January 5, 1921		 65th
66th		 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant January 5, 1921 –
March 3, 1921		 66th

Charles L. Underhill		 Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1933		 67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd		 [data unknown/missing]
Retired.

Robert Luce		 Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 73rd [data unknown/missing] 1933–1943
[data unknown/missing]

Richard M. Russell		 Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937		 74th [data unknown/missing]

Robert Luce[17]		 Republican January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1941		 75th
76th		 [data unknown/missing]

Thomas H. Eliot		 Democratic January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943		 77th [data unknown/missing]
Lost renomination.

Charles L. Gifford		 Republican January 3, 1943 –
August 23, 1947		 78th
79th
80th		 [data unknown/missing]
Died.		 1943–1953
[data unknown/missing]
Vacant August 23, 1947 –
November 18, 1947		 80th

Donald W. Nicholson		 Republican November 18, 1947 –
January 3, 1959		 80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th		 Elected to finish Gifford's term.
[data unknown/missing]
1953–1963
[data unknown/missing]

Hastings Keith		 Republican January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963		 86th
87th		 [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to 12th district.

John W. McCormack[18]		 Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1971		 88th
89th
90th
91st		 Redistricted from the 12th district.
Retired.		 1963–1973
[data unknown/missing]

Louise Day Hicks		 Democratic January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973		 92nd Elected in 1970.
Lost re-election.

Joe Moakley[19]		 Democratic January 3, 1973 –
May 28, 2001		 93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th		 Elected in 1972 as an Independent, but became a Democrat at beginning of the term
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Died.		 1973–1983
[data unknown/missing]
1983–1993
[data unknown/missing]
1993–2003
[data unknown/missing]
Vacant May 28, 2001 –
October 15, 2001		 107th

Stephen F. Lynch		 Democratic October 16, 2001 –
January 3, 2013		 107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th		 Elected to finish Moakley's term.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 8th district.
2003–2013
[data unknown/missing]

Bill Keating		 Democratic January 3, 2013 –
present		 113th
114th
115th
116th
117th		 Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.		 2013–present
[data unknown/missing]

References
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  4. "Congressional Districts". Massachusetts Register 1862. Boston: Adams, Sampson, & Co.
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  6. "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1916.
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  9. "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 88th Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1963.
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  11. "Massachusetts". 1985–1986 Official Congressional Directory: 99th Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1985.
  12. "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory for the Second Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress. Washington DC: House of Representatives. 1861.
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Maps

Election results
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Massachusetts's 12th congressional district		 Home district of the Speaker
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971		 Succeeded by
Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district

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