2018 Massachusetts Governor's Council election

On November 6, 2018, the U.S. state of Massachusetts held an election for each of the eight total seats for the Massachusetts Governor's Council.[1]

2018 Massachusetts Governor's Council election

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All 8 seats to the Massachusetts Governor's Council
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 7 1
Seats won 7 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,793,125 417,928
Percentage 76.4% 17.8%
Swing Decrease Decrease

Joseph Ferreia won the Democratic Party primary election vote,[2] while Thomas Keyes won the overall Republican Party primary vote.[3] Robert Jubinville was the independent candidate for the District 2 of the 8. Marilyn Petitto Devaney won the vote for District 3, against Nick Carter by 10,000 votes. In District 4 Christopher Iannella won by 76% against the other candidates in the district.[4] There were three main candidates in District 5: Eileen Duff, Richard Baker, and Marc Mercier yet Duff won with over 100,000 votes. In District 6 Terrence Kennedy was against Vincent Lawrence Dixon, and Kennedy won with over 200,000 more votes than Dixion. Although Massachusetts is known as a Democratic-leaning state, Republican politician Jennie Caissie won against Paul Deploy by a little over 20,000 votes. In District 8 Mary Hurley won against Mike Franco by 68% against 23.1%.

References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Governor's Council election, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Joseph Ferreira (Massachusetts)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Thomas Keyes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Christopher Iannella". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 25, 2024.