DemocraticIncumbent
Jim Hawkins
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts House of Representatives: 2nd Bristol District
Jim Hawkins has no major-party opponent.
Jim Hawkins has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+13: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 41,143
- People per km²
- 661
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 33%
- White, no degree
- 52%of adults
- White 76%
- Hispanic 11%
- Black 6%
- Asian 4%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
18,698 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ James K Hawkins (D)68.3%
Andrew Nelson (—)18.9%
Patricia Bellfield (—)12.8%
2024 President Vote in this district
20,690 two-party votes · D+11.2 · D+12.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)55.6%
Donald Trump (R)44.4%
2022
13,984 votes · D+21.1✓ James K Hawkins (D)60.6%
Steven Joseph Escobar (R)39.4%
2020 Earlier district lines
55,379 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Paul McMurtry (D)36.1%
Elizabeth A Malia (D)32.9%
Claire D Cronin (D)31.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
20,883 two-party votes · D+18.7 · D+14.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)59.3%
Donald Trump (R)40.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
17,404 two-party votes · D+9.7 · D+7.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)54.9%
Donald Trump (R)45.1%