Massachusetts State House 1st Barnstable District
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Chris Flanagan Democratic (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28
Joe B. GlynnOtherChristopher LambtonDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general (different candidates): Chris Flanagan (D) 56.5, Gerald Joseph O. Connell (R) 43.4
- Last election
- Chris Flanagan (Democratic) won by 13.1 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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The current holder, Chris Flanagan, is not on the candidate list.
- Christopher LambtonDemocratic
- Joe B. GlynnOther(Gulf War Veteran)
Source: sec.state.ma.us, dated Oct 28
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Official results for Massachusetts
History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 27,638
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticChris FlanaganWonName as filed: Christopher Richard Flanagan Democratic 15,60756.5% RepublicanGerald Joseph O. Connell Republican 11,99643.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 350.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,307
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticChris FlanaganWonName as filed: Christopher Richard Flanagan Democratic 12,45453.4% RepublicanTracy A. Post Republican 10,38944.6% OtherAbraham Kasparian Jr. Other 4471.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 170.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,430
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTimothy R. WhelanWon(incumbent) Republican 15,62355.0% DemocraticJosh Mason Democratic 12,79545.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 120.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,168
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTimothy R. WhelanWon(incumbent) Republican 13,55858.5% DemocraticSteven Leibowitz Democratic 9,61041.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,827
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTimothy R. WhelanWon(incumbent) Republican 19,64099.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1870.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,559
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTimothy R. WhelanWon Republican 10,17052.0% DemocraticElisa Beth Zawadzkas Democratic 9,38948.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,389
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCleon H. TurnerWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,389100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,614
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCleon H. TurnerWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,14656.8% RepublicanPatrick J. Foran Republican 8,46643.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,878
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCleon H. TurnerWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,878100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,961
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCleon H. TurnerWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,38452.0% RepublicanRichard W. Neitz Republican 9,57748.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,346
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCleon H. TurnerWon Democratic 12,39050.9% RepublicanRichard W. Neitz Republican 11,95649.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,400
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanThomas N. GeorgeWon(incumbent) Republican 11,98361.8% DemocraticCleon H. Turner Democratic 7,41738.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,302
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanThomas N. GeorgeWon(incumbent) Republican 19,302100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,414
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanThomas N. GeorgeWon(incumbent) Republican 12,45367.6% IndependentBarbara Bird Independent 5,96132.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,302
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanThomas N. GeorgeWon Republican 12,69556.9% DemocraticJanine M. Getek Democratic 9,60743.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,425
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward B. Teague IIIWon(incumbent) Republican 11,48859.1% DemocraticCatharine Brown Democratic 7,93740.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,439
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1988 to 1993)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward B. Teague IIIWon(incumbent) Republican 13,71356.1% DemocraticEtta B. Goodstein Democratic 10,72643.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,876
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1988 to 1993)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward B. Teague IIIWon(incumbent) Republican 16,876100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,564
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1988 to 1993)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward B. Teague IIIWon Republican 13,06557.9% DemocraticBarbara Bird Democratic 9,49942.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,583
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1987)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHenri RauschenbachWon(incumbent) Republican 14,47970.3% DemocraticWilliam C. Muse Democratic 6,10429.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,982
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1987)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHenri RauschenbachWon Republican 15,15854.2% DemocraticJames M. Igoe III Democratic 12,81645.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 80.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,349
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1987)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHaden G. GreenhalghWon(incumbent) Republican 12,55858.8% DemocraticWilliam D. Bastian Democratic 4,69422.0% IndependentRoss A. Joly Independent 4,09719.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,513
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1987)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHaden G. GreenhalghWon(incumbent) Republican 13,59153.3% DemocraticJanette L. Wise Democratic 11,92046.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,923
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1987)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHaden G. GreenhalghWon Republican 8,15543.1% DemocraticJames F. Connors Democratic 6,15332.5% IndependentMary Hood Hagler Independent 4,61324.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,636
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1977)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas K. LynchWon Democratic 10,60160.1% RepublicanBernard Wilber(incumbent) Republican 7,03539.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,166
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1977)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBernard WilberWon Republican 9,166100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,710
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1973)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn J. BowesWon(incumbent) Republican 16,710100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,744
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1973)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn J. BowesWon(incumbent) Republican 9,95072.4% DemocraticJoseph P. Madden Democratic 3,79427.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,169
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1973)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1st Barnstable District, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn J. BowesWon(incumbent) Republican 12,169100.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ma/sldl:1st_barnstable
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026