Massachusetts House
District 1
Previous Election Results
| 1996 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Olver |
Democratic |
129,261 |
52.7% |
| Jane Swift |
Republican |
115,805 |
47.3% |
| 1998 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Olver |
Democratic |
121,863 |
71.7% |
| Gregory Morgan |
Republican |
48,055 |
28.3% |
| 2000 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Olver |
Democratic |
169,375 |
68.3% |
| Peter Abair |
Republican |
73,580 |
29.7% |
| Robert Potvin |
Independent |
5,157 |
2.1% |
| 2002 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Olver |
Democratic |
137,841 |
67.6% |
| Matthew Kinnaman |
Republican |
66,061 |
32.4% |
| 2004 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Olver |
Democratic |
229,465 |
100.0% |
| 2006 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Olver |
Democratic |
158,057 |
76.5% |
| William Szych |
Unenrolled |
48,574 |
23.5% |
| 2006 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Olver |
Democratic |
63,875 |
100.0% |
| 2008 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Olver |
Democratic |
215,696 |
72.9% |
| Nate Bech |
Republican |
80,067 |
27.1% |
| 2008 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Olver |
Democratic |
33,513 |
79.3% |
| Robert Feuer |
Democratic |
8,765 |
20.7% |
| 2008 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Nate Bech |
Republican |
3,659 |
100.0% |
| 2010 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Olver |
Democratic |
128,011 |
60.0% |
| Bill Gunn |
Republican |
74,418 |
34.9% |
| Michael Engel |
Independent |
10,880 |
5.1% |
| 2010 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Olver |
Democratic |
43,363 |
100.0% |
| 2010 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Bill Gunn |
Republican |
13,354 |
100.0% |
Demographic Data
| Population |
634,479 |
| Percentage White |
91.4% |
| Percentage Black |
1.9% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native |
0.2% |
| Percentage Asian |
1.7% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race |
1.7% |
| Percentage Other Race |
3.2% |
| |
| Percentage Hispanic |
6.3% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White |
88.8% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black |
1.6% |
| |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English |
8.1% |
| |
| Median Household Income |
$42,570 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work |
38.8% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 1999 |
10.5% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 1995 |
40.6% |
| |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity |
12.9% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas |
25.4% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal |
0.2% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil |
52.5% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up |
13.9% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up |
49.4% |
| Percentage with a College Degree |
25.4% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers |
34.8% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers |
24.9% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers |
15.1% |
| |
| Percentage Married Couples |
49.9% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children |
21.9% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male |
0.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female |
0.5% |
Last updated 9:16pm October 4, 2012
