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State Representative Jim Lyons (R-Andover), the most visible conservative in the Massachusetts Legislature, lost his bid for a fifth term Tuesday night. Lyons confirmed the result by text message to New Boston Post shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday.
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Lori Trahan declared victory in the Third Congressional District on Tuesday night, defeating Republican businessman Rick Green. Numbers were still coming in late Tuesday night, but it appeared to be a wide gap.
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Massachusetts voters decided to continue a state law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in public accommodations — including women's bathrooms and locker rooms. Voters chose Yes by a large margin. The gap stood at more than two-to-one as of 10 p.m. Tuesday.
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker cruised to victory over Democratic challenger Jay Gonzalez on Tuesday. Gonzalez, who trailed badly in all polls before the election, conceded around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren won re-election to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating state Representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman). Multiple media outlets called the race around 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Conservatives in Massachusetts would like to be able to say they'll win up and down the ballot, but that's not realistic in a state where nearly 61 percent voted for Hillary Clinton for president two years ago. Instead, conservatives will be looking for sporadic and incremental
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By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE All 200 seats in the Massachusetts Legislature are on ballot the Tuesday, but more than half of the races in each branch feature an incumbent who is running unopposed for another two-year term on Beacon Hill.
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Hear the one about the guy who walked into a spa, asks to be given a Brazilian wax job? Or the one about the woman who was videotaped by a man in a TJ Maxx restroom? These are no jokes. We are being pushed to the edges of privacy and
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