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Polls close, counting begins in Mass. primary election; low turnout projected
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| Last Edited | CincinnatiReds1990 Sep 06, 2012 09:49pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Brian Ballou and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff |
| Media | Newspaper - Boston Globe |
| News Date | Friday, September 7, 2012 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The polls have closed in the state primary elections and the voters have had their say. Now the crucial count has begun in a variety of races, including one congressional primary featuring a scion of the Kennedy family and another featuring a district attorney jousting with a former district attorney who stepped up to serve in Washington but was thrown a curve ball by redistricting.
In the 4th Congressional District, Joseph P. Kennedy III of Brookline, the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy and son of former Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II, is running against Herb Robinson of Newton for the Democratic nomiantion
The Republican candidates facing off against each other are Sean Bielat of Norfolk, who challenged Barney Frank in the district in 2010; Elizabeth Childs of Brookline; and David L. Steinhoff of Fall River.
In the 9th Congressional District, which includes Cape Cod, William R. Keating, the former Norfolk County district attorney, is running against C. Samuel Sutter, the current district attorney for Bristol County. Because of redistricting, Keating, currently the freshman congressman for the 10th district, found himelf faced with the choice of running against popular Boston congressman Steven Lynch or moving to the Cape and running in the redrawn 9th District, which included parts of his old district.
Secretary of State William F. Galvin has projected that voter turnout statewide will probably be in the “low teens,” said Galvin spokesman Brian McNiff. In Boston, only 8.29 percent of voters had cast ballots by 6 p.m.
The election also includes races for the Democratic nomination for a congressional seat in Western Massachusetts, for legislative seats, Governor’s Council, county clerks of courts, registers of deeds, and various other county offices.
Fifty-two percent of the state’s 4.1 million voters are unenrolled. Registered Democrats account for 35.56 percent of the voters, followed by Republicans with 11.29 percent.
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