Massachusetts Governor Maury Healey and U.S. Senator Edward Markey have won reelection. Healey defeated Republican Mike Minogue, securing a second term as governor.
Markey turned back Republican John Deaton winning another six year term in the Senate. Markey says the national results in these midterms is a direct response to President Trump and his policies.
Richard Neal easily won a 20th term in the House representing the first congressional district. The Springfield Democrat defeated independent challenger Nadia Milleron in yesterday’s election.
Lora Wondolowski won a seat on The House of Representatives in the 1st Franklin District garnering over 74 percent of the vote.
Lori Streeter was elected as Franklin County Sheriff with almost 69 percent of the vote.
Massachusetts voters also made their decisions on 9 statewide ballot questions. Voters approved expanding public records laws to include the governor’s office and legislature, along with allowing election day voter registration. They rejected efforts to end recreational marijuana sales, change the state’s primary election system and repeal existing gun restrictions.
