Jake Auchincloss Leading and Appears To Win Fourth Congressional District Democratic Primary

Jake Auchincloss Leading and Appears To Win Fourth Congressional District Democratic Primary

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.

Democratic Socialist Jordan Meehan Loses Tight Race In Brighton and Allston State Rep Primary
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Democratic Socialist Jordan Meehan Loses Tight Race In Brighton and Allston State Rep Primary

Tom Joyce

Jordan Meehan ran a competitive race, but it wasn't enough to take down an incumbent.

The self-identified democratic socialist and the current policy coordinator of the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth (a state agency) unsuccessfully squared off against incumbent state Representative Kevin Honan (D-Brighton) in the 17th Suffolk District (which covers the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods of Boston).

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