Jake Auchincloss Releases Statement On Democratic Primary Win

Newton city councilor Jake Auchincloss defeated former Brookline selectman and Planned Parenthood employee Jesse Mermell in a crowded Democratic primary in Massachusetts's Fourth Congressional District earlier this week — though the race wasn't called until this morning. Auchincloss was finally declared the winner in the nine-way race (seven candidates still actively running at the time) on Friday, September 4 He received 22.4 percent of the vote to Mermell's 21.1 percent, as the Associated Pre

Newton city councilor Jake Auchincloss defeated former Brookline selectman and Planned Parenthood employee Jesse Mermell in a crowded Democratic primary in Massachusetts's Fourth Congressional District earlier this week — though the race wasn't called until this morning. Auchincloss was finally declared the winner in the nine-way race (seven candidates still actively running at the time) on Friday, September 4 He received 22.4 percent of the vote to Mermell's 21.1 percent, as the Associated Pre…