On the GOP ballot, John Deaton won the nomination for U.S. Senate.
FRAMINGHAM - The unofficial results from Tuesday's primary elections in Framingham and across Massachusetts are in.
On the Democratic Party ballot, incumbent State Representative for the 7th Middlesex District Jack Patrick Lewis won another term on Beacon Hill, as he defeated challenger Carlton Phelps. Unofficial results show that Lewis' 2,821 votes in Framingham and 1,607 in Ashland were enough to top Phelps' 306 tallies in Framingham and 586 in Ashland, according to the Associated Press.
This year's race was the first time Lewis had run in a contested primary since he was first elected to the 7th Middlesex State Representative seat in 2016. Now, he will be sworn in for a fifth term.
In the crowded race for the Democratic Party's nomination for the 2nd District spot on the Massachusetts Governor's Council, Tamisha Civil (27,247 votes across the nearly 40 cities and towns, including Framingham, that make up District 2) emerged victorious ahead of Sean Murphy (15,748 votes), Muriel Kramer (15,507), and David Reservitz (11,914).
Civil will move on to face Republican Francis Crimmins Jr. in November for a spot on the Governor's Council, the body that advises the state's governor on legal matters such as judicial appointments and recommendations on pardons. Crimmins Jr. ran unopposed in his party’s primary.
Republican John Deaton won about 65% of the statewide vote in the race for the GOP's nomination for U.S. Senate. Deaton's 850 votes in Framingham were more than Bob Antonellis' 424 tallies and Ian Cain's 107 votes combined.
Deaton is now primed to challenge incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren in the general election for a seat in the nation's capital.
Other locally-based races for the Massachusetts State Senate and House of Representatives, along with additional state offices, were uncontested during the primary. Incumbent Democrats in the General Court Karen Spilka, Danielle Gregoire, Priscila Sousa, and Kate Donoghue will serve another term on Beacon Hill.
Unofficial election records from city officials show that 8,235 of the 43,099 registered voters in Framingham participated in Tuesday's primary; that represents a 19% turnout out of all registered voters.
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On January 3 at the Massachusetts State House, Framingham Mayor Charlie Sisitsky officially signed control of the Thomas Danforth Building along Union Avenue over to the state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance. Current plans are to develop the site into a regional justice center.
Esta semana no The Frame: o Finance Subcommittee ouve as mudanças propostas para as classificações e compensações de funcionários municipais, subsídios estaduais estão prontos para impulsionar programas de faculdade antecipada na Framingham State University e no Massachusetts Bay Community College, e uma revisão dos eventos recentes na State House: a nova bandeira de Framingham está pronta para ser exibida em Beacon Hill, enquanto o estado recebeu o controle de um prédio no centro da cidade para abrir caminho para um novo centro regional de justiça.
This week on The Frame: the Finance Subcommittee listens to proposed changes to municipal employee classifications and compensation, state grants are set to boost early college programs at Framingham State University and Massachusetts Bay Community College, and a review of recent events at the State House: Framingham's new flag is set to be displayed on Beacon Hill, while the state has been given control of a downtown building to pave the way for a new regional justice center.
