Politics
Despite governing through one of the worst recessions in Massachusetts history and taking campaign hits for allegedly exacerbating a tough business climate, Gov. Deval Patrick wins higher marks from voters when asked which candidate for governor is more... Read more
Lawton HQ on election night: A recount "not likely"
While he says he is still in an “evaluation phase”, Barry Lawton tells the Reporter that he is not likely to seek a recount in the Fifth Suffolk state representative’s district.
Lawton lost Tuesday’s... Read more
Rep. Byron Rushing: Speaking at a Save Our Libraries rally on City Hall plaza in June. Photo courtesy Dan Currie.State Rep. Byron Rushing will be appointed to the Boston Public Library system's board of trustees, sources tell Lit Drop.
Rushing, a Roxbury... Read more
Carlos Henriquez addressing supporters at his campaign launch. Eric Esteves photo
(Updated 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 16)— When we last looked at the Fifth Suffolk state representative race, community activist Carlos Henriquez had won the unofficial... Read more
Mattapan community activist Russell Holmes yesterday won a five-way Democratic primary for state representative in the Sixth Suffolk District, besting a City Hall aide and the head of the local chapter of the NAACP, among others, in the race to replace... Read more
Russell Holmes: Topped the ticket in the Sixth Suffolk race. Photo by Alex OwensUpdated: Carlos Henriquez has won a majority of votes in the race to replace Marie St. Fleur in the Fifth Suffolk district. Unofficial results from the city of Boston's... Read more
For updates on tonight's election results, check this blog and Twitter: www.twitter.com/gintautasd.
As for the Primary Night parties, here's the ones we know:
FOURTH SUFFOLK: Mark McGonagle is at Amrheins; Nick Collins is at Stadium; Michael McGee at... Read more
Former state Rep. Marie St. Fleur is making a last-minute endorsement in the race to succeed her, backing Carlos Henriquez in the four-way Democratic primary.
The robo-call went out yesterday in the Fifth Suffolk District.
St. Fleur stepped down from her... Read more
Just over 9,000 voters cast primary ballots in Boston by 9 a.m. Tuesday, down 60 percent from the same timeframe four years ago, when a contested gubernatorial primary topped the Democratic ballot.
DEVELOPING: St. Fleur makes last minute endorsement in... Read more
As Primary Day draws closer, the race to replace state Rep. Brian Wallace (D-South Boston) is heating up, with allegations of prank phone calls and stolen campaign literature.
Nick Collins's campaign charged yesterday that his campaign literature was... Read more
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