A seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives flipped red yesterday — and not in the Republican sense of the word.
Democratic socialist Erika Uyterhoeven of Somerville, founder of Act On Mass, in the 27th Middlesex District (which consists of parts of Somerville) won her primary battle against Somerville resident Catia Sharp last night. Sharp worked in the Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance under Governor Deval Patrick.
Some are under the impression that the votes are not done being counted in the Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat in Massachusetts's Fourth Congressional District, but it appears as though some already know who won.
Many observers believe that Newton city councilor Jake Auchincloss won the race, though it has not been officially called. As of 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the results were not official, but Auchincloss had 22.4 percent of the vote compared to former Brookline selectman and Planned Parenthood employee Jesse Mermell's 20.9 percent, as Nathaniel Rakich of FiveThirtyEight reported.
