DemocraticIncumbent
Thomas Walsh
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts House of Representatives: 12th Essex District
Thomas Walsh has no major-party opponent.
Thomas Walsh has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+11: 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
- 42,434
- People per km²
- 1,300
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 34%
- White, no degree
- 47%of adults
- White 68%
- Hispanic 18%
- Black 5%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 7%
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
17,194 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Thomas P Walsh (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
22,281 two-party votes · D+7.2 · D+8.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)53.6%
Donald Trump (R)46.4%
2022
12,356 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Thomas P Walsh (D)97.3%
Writein (—)2.7%
2020 Earlier district lines
17,578 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Thomas P Walsh (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
25,098 two-party votes · D+20.2 · D+15.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)60.1%
Donald Trump (R)39.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
22,547 two-party votes · D+15.1 · D+12.9 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)57.6%
Donald Trump (R)42.4%