Massachusetts Primary

After more than two days of counting votes, ex-Marine Jake Auchincloss was declared the winner early Friday in a tight Democratic primary race to fill the U.S. House seat being vacated by Joe Kennedy III. The Associated Press called the race around 2 a.m. Friday for Massachusetts’ Fourth Congressional District, which had been too close to call since Tuesday’s...

The Democratic primary for the 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts, and the race was finally called Friday after days of counting.

Ex-Marine Jake Auchincloss has won a packed primary to become the Democratic nominee to fill the U.S. House seat being vacated by Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Massachusetts, according to the Associated Press.

The count continues in the race to fill the seat left vacant by Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Massachusetts’ Fourth Congressional District, spilling over into a third day Thursday. Mail-in ballots from Newton, Franklin and Wellesley still needed to be tallied Thursday, according to Secretary of State William Galvin, in order to determine the winner of the race that has…

Ballots in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District are being counted by hand.

Nearly 1,500 mail-in ballots from Newton, Franklin and Wellesley still need to be tallied, according to Secretary of State William Galvin, in order to determine the race that has been too close to call since the primary on Tuesday in Massachusetts’ Fourth Congressional District.

The race to fill the seat left vacant by Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Massachusetts’ Fourth Congressional District remained too close to call on Wednesday. The top two in the crowd of candidates — Jake Auchincloss and Jesse Mermell — were separated by just 1% of the vote. Auchincloss was leading by about 1,500 votes with 96% of the precincts…

Jake Auchincloss and Jesse Mermell are still waiting to find out which candidate won the crowded primary for the 4th Congressional District.

US Sen. Ed Markey, the longest-serving member of Congress in Massachusetts, chalked up his victorious primary campaign to an appetite for “fundamental change” in the country Wednesday. “We’re going through a pandemic. We’re going through an economic depression and we’re going through a period of enormous racial tension and what the voters of Massachusetts are saying in a clear,...

The primary may be over, but the Democratic race to replace Rep. Joe Kennedy III in the 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts remained uncalled Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, the powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, held off Democratic challenger Alex Morse in Tuesday’s primary after an acrimonious campaign that included allegations of sexual misconduct leveled at his younger opponent. The contest was one of four in Massachusetts where U.S. House candidates were competing Tuesday for the chance to...

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Tuesday’s hard-fought Democratic primary, harnessing support from progressive leaders to overcome a challenge from a younger rival who is a member of America’s most famous political family. It was the first time a Kennedy has lost a race for Congress in Massachusetts. [Click here for live...

Seven Democrats and two Republicans battled for their parties’ nominations for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Joe Kennedy III.

Ed Markey warded off a tough primary challenger in Rep. Joe Kennedy III to keep the Democratic nomination for his own Senate seat.

Rep. Joe Kennedy III conceded defeat to Sen. Ed Markey after an often-contentious primary battle for Markey’s Senate seat.

A record turnout is possible for the Massachusetts primary as Secretary of State William Galvin estimates up to 1.3 million people will vote this year, putting a strain on local election officials. [Click here for live results from Tuesday night’s Massachusetts primary election.] “I’m concerned, of course. We have all these factors that are unique to this election,” Galvin...

More than 900,000 people voted in the primary before the polls opened Tuesday, but others went to polling places, where extra precautions were in place.

With Rep. Joe Kennedy III leaving the House of Representatives, his seat is up for grabs.