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David DeCoste Wins Another Close Race in South Shore State Rep Race

Massachusetts state Representative Dave DeCoste (R-Norwell) is no stranger to pulling off wins in tight elections, and this year was no different. The pro-life Republican fended off Hanover selectman and Democrat Emmanuel Dockter in the Fifth Plymouth District, which includes all of Rockland, Norwell, and Hanover. DeCoste won the race

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Kevin O’Connor Hints There Is More To Come In Concession Speech

U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) cruised to re-election in the 2020 general election on Tuesday night, but his Republican opponent indicated there may he might not be done with politics in his concession speech. With 80 percent of votes counted, Markey had 66.6 percent support to Dover attorney

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Plymouth County Commission Stays Republican, Barnstable County Commission Goes Full Democrat

One county commission stays with the GOP, and another is now completely in Democratic hands despite having a Republican majority just two years ago. The Plymouth County Commission will have a new face on it next year, as will the Barnstable County Commission, but they're from different parties.

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Ranked-Choice Voting Ballot Initiative Fails in Massachusetts

Ranked-choice voting won't be coming to Massachusetts anytime soon. Bay State voters rejected Question 2 which would have implemented ranked-choice voting in the state. With about 80 percent of the votes counted over night, 55 percent of voters had said No on 2, so the Yes on 2

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Charlie Baker Says He Didn’t Vote For A President This Year

If you take Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker at his word, then he didn't have a preference in the 2020 presidential election. The Republican is no fan of President Donald Trump and previously stated that he would not vote for the incumbent. However, that doesn't mean that

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Tatyana Semyrog Falls To Josh Cutler In Sixth Plymouth District

State Representative Josh Cutler (D-Pembroke) was able to secure another two-year term when the election results came in on Tuesday night, fending off pro-life Republican Tatyana Semyrog of Duxbury in the Sixth Plymouth District. Cutler, who supports legal abortion, received 59 percent of the vote while Semyrog got 41 percent.

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Mike Eruzione Endorses Pro-Life Republican Caroline Colarusso For Congress

Mike Eruzione won an Olympic gold medal on the U.S. men's hockey team in 1980 on a team that was an underdog, and he recently voiced his support for another underdog:  Caroline Colarusso. Eruzione endorsed Colarusso, the Stoneham selectman and pro-life Republican running for a U.S.

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Biden Wins Dixville Notch

Even in the coronavirus pandemic, Dixville Notch, New Hampshire retained its honor of being the first community in the nation to officially cast all of its votes in the 2020 presidential election. Five people in town voted, and they all went for former vice president Joe Biden, as MSN reports.