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 Kevin O'Connor's 33.4 percent. This was O'Connor's first run for elected office.
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. In Plymouth County, Republican Jared Valanzola of Rockland won a seat with a second place finish while incumbent Republican Ron Beaty of Barnstable was unsuccessful in his re-election bid on Cape Cod.
