Massachusetts's 8th congressional district

'''Massachusetts's 8th congressional district''' is in eastern [[Massachusetts]], including part of [[Boston]] and the immediately adjacent cities of [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]], and [[Chelsea, Massachusetts|Chelsea]]. With an area of just {{convert|40.72|sqmi|km2}}, it is the smallest by area of Massachusetts's ten congressional districts. It is currently represented by [[Mike Capuano]], who has served the district since January 1999. For one congressional term (1791-1793) it served as the home district of the [[District of Maine]]. == Current cities and towns in the district == The District currently contains the following cities and towns: In [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts|Middlesex County]]: :[[Cambridge, MA|Cambridge]], [[Somerville, MA|Somerville]]. In [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk County]]: :[[Boston, MA|Boston]], Wards 1, 2, Ward 3, Precincts 1-4, 7, 8, Ward 4, Ward 5, Precincts 1, 2, 6-10, Ward 7, Precinct 10, Wards 8-12, Ward 13, Precincts 1, 2, 4-6, Ward 14, Ward 15, Precincts 1-5, 7-9, Ward 16, Precincts 1, 3, Ward 17, Precincts 1-3, 5-12; Ward 18, Precincts 1-8, 13-15, 21, Ward 19, Precincts 1, 3-6, 8, 9, Wards 21 and 22, (the remainder of Boston is in the [[United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts District 9|9th district]]), [[Chelsea, MA|Chelsea]]. ==List of representatives==
{| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! Representative ! Party ! Years ! District home ! Note |- | nowrap | [[Jonathan Grout]] | {{party shading/Anti-Administration}} | [[Anti-Administration Party (United States)|Anti-Administration]] | nowrap | March 4, 1789 –
March 4, 1791 | | |- | nowrap | [[George Thatcher]] | {{party shading/Pro-Administration}} | [[Pro-Administration Party (United States)|Pro-Administration]] | nowrap | March 4, 1791 –
March 4, 1793 | [[Biddeford, Maine]] | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|6|6th district}}

[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|4|4th district}} |- | Colspan=2 | District eliminated | 1793 |- | colspan=2 | District restored | 1795 |- | nowrap | [[Fisher Ames]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | nowrap | March 4, 1795 –
March 4, 1797 | [[Dedham, Massachusetts|Dedham]] | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|1|1st district}} |- | nowrap | [[Harrison Gray Otis (lawyer)|Harrison Gray Otis]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | nowrap | March 4, 1797 –
March 4, 1801 | [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] | |- | nowrap | [[William Eustis]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1801 –
March 4, 1803 | | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|1|1st district}} |- | nowrap | [[Lemuel Williams]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | nowrap | March 4, 1803 –
March 4, 1805 | [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|5|5th district}} |- | nowrap | [[Isaiah L. Green]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1805 –
March 4, 1809 | | |- | nowrap | [[Gideon Gardner]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1809 –
March 4, 1811 | | |- | nowrap | [[Isaiah L. Green]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |[[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1811 –
March 4, 1813 | | |- | nowrap | [[John Reed, Jr.]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | nowrap | March 4, 1813 –
March 4, 1815 | [[West Bridgewater, Massachusetts|West Bridgewater]] | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|9|9th district}} |- | nowrap | [[William Baylies]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} |[[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | nowrap | March 4, 1815 –
March 4, 1817 | | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|7|7th district}} |- | nowrap | [[Zabdiel Sampson]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1817 –
July 26, 1820 | | Resigned on appointment as collector of customs in [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]] |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | nowrap | July 26, 1820 –
November 24, 1820 |- | nowrap | [[Aaron Hobart]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | nowrap | November 24, 1820 –
March 4, 1823 | | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|11|11th district}} |- | rowspan=2 | [[Samuel Lathrop]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Adams-Clay Federalist]] | nowrap | March 4, 1823 –
March 4, 1825 | rowspan=2 | | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|5|5th district}} |- | {{party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | [[Adams Party (United States)|Adams]] | nowrap | March 4, 1825 –
March 4, 1827 |- | rowspan=2 | [[Isaac C. Bates]] | {{party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | [[Adams Party (United States)|Adams]] | nowrap | March 4, 1827 –
March 4, 1829 | rowspan=2 | [[Northampton, Massachusetts|Northampton]] | |- | {{party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}}|[[Anti-Jacksonian Party (United States)|Anti-Jacksonian]] | nowrap | March 4, 1829 –
March 4, 1835 | |- | rowspan=2 | [[William B. Calhoun]] | {{party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | [[Anti-Jacksonian Party (United States)|Anti-Jacksonian]] | nowrap | March 4, 1835 –
March 4, 1837 | rowspan=2 | | |- | {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | nowrap | March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1843 | |- | nowrap | [[John Quincy Adams]] | {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | nowrap | March 4, 1843 –
February 23, 1848 | | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|12|12th district}}

Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | nowrap | February 24, 1848 –
April 2, 1848 |- | nowrap | [[Horace Mann]] | {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | nowrap | April 3, 1848 –
March 4, 1853 | | |- | nowrap | [[Tappan Wentworth]] | {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | nowrap | March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855 | | |- | rowspan=2 | [[Chauncey L. Knapp]] | {{party shading/American}} | [[American Party (United States)|Know-nothing]] | nowrap | March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857 | rowspan=2 | | |- | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859 | |- | nowrap | [[Charles R. Train]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1859 –
March 4, 1863 | | |- | nowrap | [[John D. Baldwin]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1869 | | |- | nowrap | [[George F. Hoar]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1873 | | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|9|9th district}} |- | nowrap | [[John M. S. Williams]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875 | | |- | nowrap | [[William W. Warren]] | {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)| Democratic]] | nowrap | March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877 | | |- | nowrap | [[William Claflin]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1881 | | |- | nowrap | [[John W. Candler]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883 | | |- | nowrap | [[William A. Russell]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885 | | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|7|7th district}} |- | nowrap | [[Charles H. Allen]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1889 | [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]] | Retired |- | nowrap | [[Frederic T. Greenhalge]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891 | | |- | nowrap | [[Moses T. Stevens]] | {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | nowrap | March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893 | | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|5|5th district}} |- | nowrap | [[Samuel W. McCall]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1913 | [[Winchester, Massachusetts|Winchester]] | |- | nowrap | [[Frederick Simpson Deitrick]] | {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | nowrap | March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915 | [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] | |- | nowrap | [[Frederick W. Dallinger]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1925 | [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] | |- | nowrap | [[Harry I. Thayer]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | March 4, 1925 –
March 10, 1926 | [[Wakefield, Massachusetts|Wakefield]] | Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | nowrap | March 10, 1926 –
November 2, 1926 |- | nowrap | [[Frederick W. Dallinger]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | November 2, 1926 –
October 1, 1932 | [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] | Resigned after appointment as judge of [[United States Customs Court]] |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | nowrap | October 1, 1932 –
March 4, 1933 |- | nowrap | [[Arthur D. Healey]] | {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | nowrap | March 4, 1933 –
August 3, 1942 | [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] | Resigned after appointment as judge of [[United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts|US District Court for Massachusetts]] |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | nowrap | August 3, 1942 –
January 3, 1943 |- | nowrap | [[Angier L. Goodwin]] | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | nowrap | January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1955 | [[Melrose, Massachusetts|Melrose]] | Lost reelection |- | nowrap | [[Torbert H. Macdonald]] | {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | nowrap | January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1963 | [[Malden, Massachusetts|Malden]] | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to {{ushr|Massachusetts|7|7th district}} |- | nowrap | [[Tip O'Neill]] | {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | nowrap | January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1987 | [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] | [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|11|11th district}}, [[Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives]] from 1977-1987

Retired |- | nowrap | [[Joseph Patrick Kennedy II|Joseph P. Kennedy II]] | {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | nowrap | January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1999 | [[Brighton, Massachusetts|Brighton]] | Retired |- | nowrap | [[Michael Capuano]] | {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | nowrap | January 3, 1999 –
Present | [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] | [[Incumbent]] |} ==Recent election results== {{Election box begin | title=2006 general election}} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = [[Mike Capuano]] |votes = 125,167 |percentage = 91 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Socialist Workers Party (US) |candidate = [[Laura Garza]] |votes = 12,390 |percentage = 9 |change =}} {{Election box majority |votes = 112,777 |percentage = 82 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 137,557 |percentage = |change =}} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Democratic Party (US) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} === Maps === * [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cispdf/mauscongdist8.pdf Map of Massachusetts's 8th Congressional District], via Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth === Election results === *[http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/MA/H/08/ CNN.com 2004 election results] *[http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/MA/H/08/ CNN.com 2006 election results] {{USCongDistStateMA}} {{coord missing|Massachusetts}}