Brandon's History Blog: Election Day

Election Day is determined to be on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, which is always between November 2nd-November 8th. It's a civic holiday in some states including: Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico. The reason on why election day was set on a Tuesday was because it was simply more convenient than on a Monday. If it were set on a Monday, people would have to start their traveling on a Sunday, which would interfere with peoples' religious pursuits. One of Massachusetts' elected officials in the U.S. Congress is Niki Tsongas, who represents the 3rd district. The senators that represent Massachusetts are Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren who are both democratic.The representatives of the Massachusetts House of Representatives are democrats Eileen Donahue and David Nangle.