Politics
Boston's Election Department plans to hold a recount of ballots cast in the District 7 race on Friday. Althea Garrison, a former state representative and a perennial candidate who came in third place, requested the recount.
Garrison collected signatures... Read more
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 3, 2011…..U.S. Sen. Scott Brown’s lead over Democrat Elizabeth Warren in a poll of more than 1,000 registered Massachusetts voters is so small that it falls within the survey’s margin of error, resulting in a tie between the... Read more
Councillor Bill Linehan watched as numbers came in on election night at Slainte bar in South Boston.
Former Boston principal Suzanne Lee topped the ticket in District 2 on Tuesday, coming in 272 votes ahead of incumbent City Councillor Bill Linehan and... Read more
A source is confirming that Newton Mayor Setti Warren plans to drop his bid for the US Senate seat in 2012. The Boston Globe first reported the development.
The source said Mayor Warren told a core group of supporters at a meeting in Back Bay that he... Read more
Frank BakerJohn O'TooleFormer city employee Frank Baker of Savin Hill and Cedar Grove civic activist John O’Toole will face off for the District 3 City Council seat in the November election after emerging first and second from a seven-person preliminary... Read more
The Reporter's Mike Deehan captured reactions from the two top finishers in Tuesday's balloting in the District 2 city council seat, in which challenger Suzanne Lee topped the ticket over incumbent Councillor Bill Linehan. Lee — a first-time candidate—... Read more
Frank Baker: Topped the ticket in today's District 3 election.
(9 p.m.)— Frank Baker rode a strong surge from his Savin Hill neighborhood into the top spot in today's District 3 city council election, outpacing his nearest competitor by several hundred... Read more
Former state Sen. Robert Travaglini, an East Boston Democrat, will be giving US Sen. Scott Brown, a Wrentham Republican, a tour of the neighborhood on Wednesday.
After the tour, the two former colleagues are scheduled to lunch at Santarpio's Pizza on... Read more
What follows is a listing of where candidates in the district races will be after the polls close tomorrow night. This post will be updated to add locations as we receive them. For political junkies who are planning on staying in, BNN-TV's Joe Heisler... Read more
The Globe's Metro section has a rundown on the District 3 race, with John O'Toole, Craig Galvin and Frank Baker viewed as the frontrunners.
All three top-tier candidates have benefited from significant fund-raising, influential endorsements, and the... Read more
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