Despite being an off year, the 2023 elections were pretty eventful across New England: Republicans scored a small victory in the Massachusetts Senate, progressives picked up a seat on Boston’s City Council and four sitting Bay State mayors got knocked out of office. Here are some of last night's most notable results.
This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox,Republicans scored a small victory in the Massachusetts Senate, progressives picked up a seat on Boston’s City Council and four sitting mayors got knocked out of office. Meanwhile, Rhode Island elected the state’s first Black congressman, while Republicans flipped New Hampshire’s largest city.
In the District 6 race, Wu-backed Jamaica Plain labor attorney Ben Weber beat out West Roxbury nonprofit IT director William King with over 60% of the votes. In District 5, Wu’s former director of neighborhood services, Enrique Pepen, won a close-ish race against former police officer Jose Ruiz, 52% to 47%.. John FitzGerald, a former BPDA and City Hall official, won 59% of the vote, beating Joel Richards for the Dorchester-based seat.Voters showed the door to four sitting mayors across Massachusetts last night.
In Rhode Island, voters in the 1st Congressional District elected the state’s first person of color to Congress. Gabe Amo, a former White House official and the son of African immigrants, will: Don’t worry, we didn’t forget about the rest of you. Here’s some of the notable results from our neighbors:, including a closely watched abortion rights ballot question in Ohio, Democratic gains in Virginia and a couple governorships up for reelection.
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