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Tom Joyce is a seasoned journalist and political commentator with a rich background in covering politics, sports, and pop culture. Since 2019, Tom has been a prominent contributor to NewBostonPost.
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Before the 2022 midterm election, Vermont had never elected a woman to Congress. That changed, as Becca Balint, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House at-large seat, defeated Republican Liam Madden 63 percent to 28 percent, according to The New York Times.
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NewBostonPost made four endorsements on statewide ballot questions this year — and the voters agreed with us on one of the four. Here is a look at how those ballot question races went, according to The Associated Press.
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Rhode Island won't have a Republican representing it in the U.S. House of Representatives next year. That's because former Cranston mayor Allan Fung lost a tight open-seat race to Democratic general treasurer Seth Magaziner.
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State Representative David DeCoste (R-Norwell) won yet another tight race against a familiar opponent in the Fifth Plymouth District. In a rematch against former Hanover selectman Emmanuel Dockter, DeCoste prevailed once again.
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Longtime incumbent Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson lost his re-election bid on Tuesday night. The pro-Donald Trump, immigration hardliner Republican lost the race to Attleboro mayor Paul Heroux, a Democrat.
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U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) will serve a second term in the Senate. Hassan defeated Republican challenger Don Bolduc in the Granite State in a race that has been called by NBC News and ABC News, as The Hill points out.
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Karoline Leavitt didn't make history last night. The 25-year-old New Hampshire Republican would have been the youngest woman ever elected to Congress in American history had she won her race last night. However, that did not happen.
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Maura Healey will be the next governor of Massachusetts. Don't blame me. I voted for Geoff Diehl and Leah Cole Allen. But the voters spoke and we got Healey.