Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

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Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 6, 2021

Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District is represented by Kip Diggs (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Massachusetts state representatives represented an average of 43,959 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 40,998 residents.

About the office

Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Massachusetts legislators assume office the first Wednesday in January after the election.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article CI, Section 1 of the Massachusetts Constitution states: "Every representative, for one year at least immediately preceding his election, shall have been an inhabitant of the district for which he is chosen and shall cease to represent such district when he shall cease to be an inhabitant of the Commonwealth."[1]

Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[2]
SalaryPer diem
$73,655.01/yearNo per diem is paid.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Massachusetts General Court, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. The election must be held on the next regularly scheduled date on the election calendar.[3] Local governments that conduct special elections can receive reimbursement from the state treasurer's office for costs incurred.[4][5]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Massachusetts Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 54, § 141 and Massachusetts Const. Amend. Art. 24


District map

Redistricting

2020-2022

See also: Redistricting in Massachusetts after the 2020 census

Gov. Charlie Baker (R) signed the state's new legislative maps into law on November 4, 2021.[6] The state House passed the maps by a vote of 158-1 on October 21, 2021. The state Senate approved the legislative plans on October 27, 2021 by a vote of 36-3. The legislature began consideration of the state's redistricting plans on October 19, 2021.[7] These maps took effect for Massachusetts' 2022 legislative elections.

After the redistricting plans were enacted, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin (D) issued a statement expressing concern regarding how the maps would be implemented: "I am extremely disappointed that these bills were signed into law in their current form and I think it is a devastating blow to the voters of Massachusetts. With local precincts divided multiple ways, it will inevitably lead to chaos at the polls and make it impossible for voters to understand who their elected representatives are."[8] After the legislature approved the maps, State Sen. William Brownsberger (D) said, "It’s a quality final product. We have used every minute we’ve had to keep vetting, to keep adjusting . . . and to respond to input that we’ve received."[9]

How does redistricting in Massachusetts work? In Massachusetts, congressional and state legislative district lines are drawn by the state legislature. The lines drawn by the state legislature are subject to veto by the governor.[10]

State statutes require that state legislative district boundaries be contiguous and "reasonably preserve counties, towns, and cities intact, where otherwise possible." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[10]

Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District
until January 3, 2023

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Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District
starting January 4, 2023

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Elections

2024

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

Incumbent Kip Diggs defeated Susanne Conley in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kip Diggs
Kip Diggs (D)
 
59.3
 
14,147
Susanne Conley (R)
 
40.6
 
9,686
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
31

Total votes: 23,864
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

Incumbent Kip Diggs advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kip Diggs
Kip Diggs
 
99.5
 
3,619
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
18

Total votes: 3,637
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

Susanne Conley advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Susanne Conley
 
97.5
 
2,148
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.5
 
56

Total votes: 2,204
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2022

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

Incumbent Kip Diggs defeated William Buffington Peters in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kip Diggs
Kip Diggs (D)
 
62.1
 
11,664
William Buffington Peters (R)
 
37.8
 
7,098
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
18

Total votes: 18,780
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

Incumbent Kip Diggs advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kip Diggs
Kip Diggs
 
99.3
 
4,754
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
32

Total votes: 4,786
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

William Buffington Peters advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
William Buffington Peters (Write-in)
 
66.2
 
309
 Other/Write-in votes
 
33.8
 
158

Total votes: 467
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2020

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

Kip Diggs defeated incumbent William Crocker Jr. and Michael Mecenas in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kip Diggs
Kip Diggs (D)
 
52.2
 
12,481
Image of William Crocker Jr.
William Crocker Jr. (R)
 
43.9
 
10,507
Michael Mecenas (Independent)
 
3.8
 
906
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
13

Total votes: 23,907
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

Kip Diggs defeated Michael Mecenas in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kip Diggs
Kip Diggs (Write-in)
 
68.2
 
1,209
Michael Mecenas (Write-in)
 
13.3
 
236
 Other/Write-in votes
 
18.5
 
327

Total votes: 1,772
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

Incumbent William Crocker Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of William Crocker Jr.
William Crocker Jr.
 
99.7
 
2,671
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
8

Total votes: 2,679
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2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

Incumbent William Crocker Jr. defeated Paul Cusack in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of William Crocker Jr.
William Crocker Jr. (R)
 
52.0
 
9,753
Paul Cusack (D)
 
47.9
 
8,988
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
18

Total votes: 18,759
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

Paul Cusack advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Paul Cusack
 
100.0
 
2,673

Total votes: 2,673
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District

Incumbent William Crocker Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of William Crocker Jr.
William Crocker Jr.
 
100.0
 
2,697

Total votes: 2,697
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2016

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016. Incumbent Brian Mannal (D) did not seek re-election.

William L. Crocker, Jr. defeated Aaron S. Kanzer in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Barnstable District general election.[11][12]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Barnstable District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png William L. Crocker, Jr. 54.80% 11,879
     Democratic Aaron S. Kanzer 45.20% 9,799
Total Votes 21,678
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Aaron S. Kanzer defeated Margaret M. Weber in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Barnstable District Democratic Primary.[13][14]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Barnstable District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Aaron S. Kanzer 60.45% 1,753
     Democratic Margaret M. Weber 39.55% 1,147
Total Votes 2,900


William L. Crocker, Jr. ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Barnstable District Republican Primary.[13][14]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Barnstable District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png William L. Crocker, Jr.  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Brian Mannal was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Adam Chaprales was unopposed in the Republican primary. Mannal defeated Chaprales in the general election.[15]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Barnstable District General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Mannal Incumbent 50.7% 7,801
     Republican Adam Chaprales 49.3% 7,594
Total Votes 15,395

2012

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Massachusetts House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 6, 2012 and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 29, 2012.[16] Brian Mannal (D) was unopposed in the general election and defeated incumbent Demetrius Atsalis in the Democratic primary.[17][18]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Barnstable District Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Mannal 55.9% 2,058
Demetrius Atsalis Incumbent 44.1% 1,624
Total Votes 3,682

Campaign contributions

From 2012 to 2024, candidates for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District raised a total of $744,455. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $53,175 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Barnstable District
Year Amount Candidates Average
2024 $143,910 2 $71,955
2022 $91,558 2 $45,779
2020 $195,296 3 $65,099
2016 $172,206 3 $57,402
2014 $106,394 2 $53,197
2012 $35,092 2 $17,546
Total $744,455 14 $53,175


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Constitution," accessed February 10, 2023
  2. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  3. Massachusetts General Court, "General Laws," accessed February 12, 2021 (Section Chapter 50, Section 6A)
  4. Massachusetts General Court, "General Laws," accessed February 12, 2021 (Section Chapter 3: Section 10A)
  5. Massachusetts General Court, "General Laws," accessed February 12, 2021 (Section Chapter 54: Section 141)
  6. MassLive, "As Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker OKs new districts, Secretary of State William Galvin warns of chaos," November 4, 2021
  7. Boston Globe, "Lawmakers poised to send new political maps, increasing number of majority-minority districts, to Baker," October 27, 2021
  8. Boston Globe, "Lawmakers poised to send new political maps, increasing number of majority-minority districts, to Baker," October 27, 2021
  9. Boston Globe, "Lawmakers poised to send new political maps, increasing number of majority-minority districts, to Baker," October 27, 2021
  10. 10.0 10.1 All About Redistricting, "Massachusetts," accessed May 4, 2015
  11. Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
  12. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
  13. 13.0 13.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
  14. 14.0 14.1 Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
  15. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
  16. Massachusetts Secretary of State, “A Candidate’s Guide to the 2012 State Election.” Retrieved November 2, 2013
  17. Massachusetts Secretary of State, 2012 primary election results. Retrieved November 2, 2013
  18. Massachusetts Secretary of State, 2012 general election results. Retrieved November 2, 2013


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Speaker of the House:Ronald Mariano
Majority Leader:Michael Moran
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