Former Winthrop Town Council President Jeff Turco won the Democratic primary in the race for state representative in the 19th Suffolk District on Tuesday night — and many progressives were not happy with the result. Some are blaming the state's method of voting.
The special election primary yesterday took place to determine a Democratic nominee in the Tuesday, March 30 general election to fill a seat vacated by former House Speaker Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop), who resigned in December to take a job at Northeastern University.
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