Boston votes on September 14th in the first of two elections to choose the city's next mayor. Voters elect the mayor through a nonpartisan “top-two primary” system. In this system all candidates appear on the September primary ballot, and then the top two candidates advance to a runoff in November. Former mayor Marty Walsh resigned from his position to join President Biden’s … [Read more...] about Previewing Tomorrow’s Boston Mayoral Primary
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An Early Look at the Boston Mayoral Election
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh became President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor on March 22nd. His confirmation leaves the 2021 Boston mayoral race wide open and without a clear frontrunner. Boston uses a nonpartisan “blanket primary” system. The top two candidates will advance from the September 14th preliminary election (official term, henceforth referred to as a primary) to the … [Read more...] about An Early Look at the Boston Mayoral Election
State Legislative Special Elections in Alabama and Massachusetts
We have three special elections in two states tonight. Polls in every contest close at 8 pm eastern / 7 pm central. First, in central Alabama, we have a primary in Senate District 14, which covers parts of Bibb, Chilton, and Shelby counties. This seat is vacant after Cam Ward was appointed Director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles by Governor Kay Ivey. Since only … [Read more...] about State Legislative Special Elections in Alabama and Massachusetts
Massachusetts Primary Preview
[Editor's Note: Polls close at 8pm eastern. DDHQ county level results can be found here.] Massachusettsians will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in one of this year's final primary elections. The top of the ballot is dominated by the gubernatorial race. However, incumbent Governor Charlie Baker (R) is one of the most popular governors in the country - with … [Read more...] about Massachusetts Primary Preview
Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary Preview
In June the political world was shocked by the victory of novice candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over long term incumbent Joe Crowley in the Democratic Primary for New York’s 14th Congressional District. History could be set to repeat itself as another senior Democrat is set to face a serious challenge from a younger generation of politician. Unlike Crowley, incumbent … [Read more...] about Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary Preview