Massachusetts State House 9th Middlesex District
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Tom Stanley Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Tom StanleyDemocratic · Incumbent26 years since first win
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Tom Stanley (Democratic) won by 52.0 points, 2024
- Earlier results
- Tom Stanley (Democratic) was unopposed, 2022Tom Stanley (Democratic) won by 47.1 points, 2020, older linesAll 29 elections
Past results
- Votes for listed candidates
- 18,513
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTom StanleyWonName as filed: Thomas M. Stanley Democratic 13,46572.7% RepublicanCarly Marie Downs Republican 3,82920.7% IndependentSean Diamond Independent 1,2196.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,596
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTom StanleyWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Thomas M. Stanley Democratic 11,37298.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2241.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,238
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTom StanleyWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Thomas M. Stanley Democratic 15,59073.4% OtherGeorge A. Darcy III Other 5,57926.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 690.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,193
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTom StanleyWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Thomas M. Stanley Democratic 14,193100.0%
- 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.
All elections (29 for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 18,513
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTom StanleyWonName as filed: Thomas M. Stanley Democratic 13,46572.7% RepublicanCarly Marie Downs Republican 3,82920.7% IndependentSean Diamond Independent 1,2196.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,596
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTom StanleyWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Thomas M. Stanley Democratic 11,37298.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2241.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,238
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTom StanleyWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Thomas M. Stanley Democratic 15,59073.4% OtherGeorge A. Darcy III Other 5,57926.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 690.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,193
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTom StanleyWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Thomas M. Stanley Democratic 14,193100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,983
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTom StanleyWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Thomas M. Stanley Democratic 12,65463.3% OtherStacey M. Gallaghertully Other 7,16435.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1650.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,990
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas M. StanleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,29371.5% IndependentSharon K. Antia Independent 3,69728.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,821
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas M. StanleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,821100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,712
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas M. StanleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,52598.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1871.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,359
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas M. StanleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,359100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,031
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas M. StanleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,031100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,337
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas M. StanleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,94759.7% GreenJill E. Stein Green 3,91121.3% RepublicanLinda B. Fosburg Republican 3,47919.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,504
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas M. StanleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,504100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,591
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas M. StanleyWon Democratic 7,23353.2% RepublicanMichael R. Squillante Republican 5,60541.2% LibertarianDaniel J. Mackenzie Libertarian 7535.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,658
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share IndependentDavid F. GatelyWon(incumbent) Independent 7,658100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,139
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share IndependentDavid F. GatelyWon(incumbent) Independent 10,139100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,809
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share IndependentDavid F. GatelyWon(incumbent) Independent 8,809100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,966
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1988 to 1993)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share IndependentDavid F. GatelyWon(incumbent) Independent 8,10054.1% DemocraticKathleen B. McMenimen Democratic 6,86645.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,294
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1988 to 1993)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share IndependentDavid F. GatelyWon Independent 6,76350.9% DemocraticJeannette Amanda McCarthy Democratic 6,53149.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,280
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1988 to 1993)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPeter G. TrombleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,84969.0% IndependentIngeborg Uhlir Independent 4,43031.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,010
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1987)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPeter G. TrombleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,010100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,898
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1987)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPeter G. TrombleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,896100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,991
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1987)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPeter G. TrombleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,991100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,856
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1987)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPeter G. TrombleyWon Democratic 10,27769.2% RepublicanDavid Reilly Republican 4,57930.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,784
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1978 to 1987)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald J. ManningWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,784100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,229
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1977)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn F. CusackWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,27673.7% IndependentHelen R. Patterson Independent 2,95326.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,369
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1977)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn F. CusackWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,369100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,460
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1973)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPasquale SclafaniWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,80832.4% DemocraticRichard Michael McGrathWon Democratic 11,24530.8% RepublicanGeorge T. Zevitas Republican 6,97619.1% RepublicanClark A. Tomassian Republican 6,43117.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,632
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1973)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul C. MentonWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,48531.2% DemocraticPasquale SclafaniWon Democratic 10,29530.6% RepublicanWilliam M. Boland Republican 7,40022.0% RepublicanWilliam R. Morrison Republican 5,45216.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,501
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1973)
Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Middlesex District, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCharles OhanianWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,19537.9% DemocraticPaul C. MentonWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,22435.3% RepublicanRobert C. Hagopian Republican 10,08226.9%
- 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
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Uncontested
One candidate on the printed ballot.
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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.
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026