Cape Cod primary election: In Barnstable Town Council races, votes released early Thursday

Massachusetts voters weighed in on several statewide races in Tuesday's primary election.

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Barnstable vote counts released, after delays due to faulty vault

In the Barnstable Town Council race on Tuesday, Betty C. Ludtke was elected for Precinct 3 with 314 votes and Paul J. Cusack was elected for Precinct 5 with 639 votes, according to unofficial results released by the town clerk's office early Thursday.

In Precinct 3, Jignesh Amin received 100 votes and Jacob Dewey received 191, and there were five write-ins and eight blanks, for a total of 618 ballots cast, according to the clerk's office.

In Precinct 5, John R. Crow received 595 votes, with six write-ins and five blanks, for a total of 1,245 votes cast, according to the clerk's office.

Due to a malfunction in a vault in Town Hall, the voting on Tuesday was delayed for four hours in all precincts. Voting remained open beyond the scheduled 8 p.m. close to ensure everyone had time to cast a ballot;  polls closed at 12 a.m. Wednesday.

The vote counts were released by the town of Barnstable in an email at 1:32 a.m. Thursday.

The Barnstable Town Council is a 13-member elected board that deals with legislation and policymaking for the town, according to the town’s website. Each member of the council represents one precinct in the town of Barnstable. A slate of new candidates were vying on Tuesday for seats in Precincts 3 and 5.

Barnstable vote counts not yet publicized, as of early Wednesday

As of 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, the primary election vote counts in Barnstable had not yet been publicized after vote-counting ran into the early morning hours.

Due to a malfunction in a vault in Town Hall, the voting on Tuesday was delayed for four hours in all precincts. Voting  remained open beyond the scheduled 8 p.m. close to ensure everyone had time to cast a ballot;  polls closed at 12 a.m. Wednesday.

Higgins declared winner in DA race with 78% of ballots counted

Dan Higgins was declared winner in the Republican Cape and Islands District Attorney primary race with 78% of the vote counted.

As of 5:45 am. Wednesday, Higgins received 8,939 (54.7%) votes, John Carey got 4,711 (28.8%) votes and Melissa Alden received 2,691 (16.5%) votes, according to Associated Press results.

Higgins will face Democrat Robert Galibois in the Nov. 8 general election.

Higgins, of West Barnstable, has been an assistant district attorney and chief district court prosecutor for the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office since 2009.

Throughout his campaign, which he launched in February, Higgins has prioritized the use of diversion programs for first-time, low level offenders but emphasized that those who commit violent crimes; or traffic fentanyl and heroin to the Cape and Islands district, should be prosecuted to the fullest extent.

Higgins was also involved with high profile cases such as the Thomas Latanowich trial, which was conducted in August 2021; and the Denzel Chisholm murder trial team.

Brown continues lead: 9th Congressional GOP race

With 82% of the vote counted, Jesse Brown led Dan Sullivan by a vote of 19,858 to 18,800 at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday in the Republican primary for the 9th Congressional GOP race.

The winner will face Democrat incumbent U.S. Rep. William "Bill" Keating of Bourne in the general election.

'Every vote counts': Barnstable election volunteers worked all night

Nearly 18 hours after polls opened in Barnstable for this year’s state primary, the end was in sight for weary election workers and volunteers early Wednesday morning.

“Most of us have been here since 6 a.m.,” Carol Taylor, a poll warden said shortly after midnight at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center. “We’re just trying to get this done so we can go home.”

Tuesday’s election in Barnstable hit a snag when at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, the clerk’s office tried to open the vault containing the town’s ballots, but found the door wouldn’t budge.

Emergency ballots identical to those in the locked vault were printed and distributed to the town’s 11 polling locations.

The polls were opened up for voters shortly before 11 a.m., Town Clerk Ann Quirk told reporters at Barnstable Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon, and the emergency ballots would have to be counted by hand rather than by machine.

“The integrity of the election is always uppermost in our minds,” Quirk told reporters.

Barnstable polls would have to stay open until midnight to make up for hours lost earlier in the day.

Irene Rochette, who helped count votes for Precinct 4 at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville said she arrived at work Tuesday morning in the town’s Human Resources Department and was immediately told she was needed in the town clerk’s office.

She was then sent to Our Lady of Victory to assist election workers, where she remained for the day and well into the night.

“Some have been here since 5 or 6 a.m.,” she said, gesturing to the four pairs of people still hand-counting ballots at 1 a.m. “It’s a nightmare. But what can you do? Every vote counts.”

Barnstable’s poll workers, some of whom are paid stipends and some volunteering, are honest and dedicated people, who meticulously counted each emergency ballot by hand after the polls closed at midnight, Rochette added.

“They’re here every year,” she said. “You can count on them.”

Judy Sirch, a poll warden also at Our Lady of Victory Church said the day had been challenging.

“I’ve done this for 20 years and never seen anything like this,” she said. “It was difficult.”

At the church’s Precinct 4 location alone there were 600 ballots hand-counted, Sirch said, and the location saw approximately 30 people come to vote after the rest of the state’s polls closed at 8 p.m.

“I had a wonderful team of workers who were so helpful and cooperative,” she said. “And the policemen (around town) have gone above and beyond the call of duty.”

Luzon leads GOP state Senate Cape & Islands District race

With 69.3% of the vote counted, Christopher Lauzon led Daralyn Heywood in the Republican primary for the state Senate Cape & Islands District race by a vote of 4,971 (60.5%) to 3,250 (39.5%) at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The winner will face Democrat incumbent Sen. Julian Cry of Truro in the November General Election.

Brown leads in 9th Congressional GOP race

With 77.54% of the vote counted, Jesse Brown led Dan Sullivan by a vote of 18,830 to 17,897 at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Republican primary for the Cape and Islands District Attorney.

The winner will face Democrat incumbent U.S. Rep. William "Bill" Keating of Bourne in the general election.

Higgins holds the lead in DA race with 71% of ballots counted

Dan Higgins continued to hold the lead in the Republican Cape and Islands District Attorney primary race at 1 a.m. with 71% of the vote counted. Higgins received 8,097 (54.2%) votes, John Carey got 4,321 (28.9%) votes and Melissa Alden received 2,508 (16.8%) votes.

Peake defeats Stanton in 4th Barnstable race

State Rep. Sarah Peake rolled to victory in the Democratic Primary for the Barnstable 4th District state representative race on Tuesday. Peake defeated her opponent Jack Stanton by a vote of 7,991 to 1,030.

"I thank the voters of the 4th Barnstable District and am looking forward to waking up tomorrow knowing I can continue to represent them and keep working hard every day," Peake told the Times Tuesday night.

The eight-term legislator from Provincetown will run unopposed in the General Election in November.

Late-night voters trickled into Barnstable polls

HYANNIS — It was quiet at the Zion Union Church polling location just before 11 p.m., with rows of empty booths standing by.

But election workers guessed that more than 100 people came in and cast a ballot since 8 p.m., when polls would normally have closed.

"Today has been very different," said Rich French, Warden for Precinct 1.

Ballots deliveries to Barnstable voting precincts were delayed for about four hours after the door on the vault in the town clerk's office, which held the ballots, became struck and could not be opened.

Earlier in the day, the polling location saw a steady flow of voters, especially after ballots were delivered to the precinct at 11:04 a.m., he said.

For some people, the late hours were a boon. One man was able to vote within the extended window after a meeting ran late.

"They knew we were open," said French.

Peake takes commanding lead in 4th Barnstable

State Rep. Sarah Peake rolled up the vote in the Democratic Primary for the Barnstable 4th District state representative race on Tuesday. With Orleans, Chatham, Wellfleet, Eastham and Provincetown. reporting Peake led her opponent Jack Stanton by 5,383 to 602 votes at 11:45 p.m. Truro and Harwich results have not yet been announced.

Peake wins in Orleans, takes early lead

State Rep. Sarah Peake took an early lead in the Democratic Barnstable 4th District primary with 1,300 votes. Her opponent, Jack Stanton, received 94.

Brown leads GOP 9th Congressional race with Falmouth, Mashpee, Sandwich votes counted

Results from Falmouth, Sandwich and Mashpee in the race for the 9th Congressional District seat has Republican Jesse Brown of Plymouth holding a narrow lead on fellow Republican candidate Dan Sullivan, 2,880 to 2,636 votes, respectively.

Higgins leads GOP DA's race in Falmouth, Sandwich, Mashpee vote

Results from Falmouth, Sandwich and Mashpee put Republican Dan Higgins at the head of the Cape and Islands District Attorney race with 3,187 votes, trailed by party mates John Carey and Melissa Alden, totaling 1989 to 725 votes, respectively.

Town Clerk's office confirms the vault is open

At about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, a representative of the town clerk office in Barnstable confirmed that the broken vault that contained ballots for the state primary election had been opened.

No further information was immediately available about whether the ballots would be sent to precincts, or how the vault became jammed in the first place.

The vault was discovered jammed at 4:15 am. on Tuesday.

Town Clerk Ann Quirk expected to count ballots after the polls closed at midnight.

Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin obtained a court order to require Quirk's office to keep polls open until midnight, according to a press release from the state.

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Galvin filed a complaint with the court after a mechanical issue with the town clerk’s vault caused the clerk to be unable to access ballots and delayed the delivery of ballots to polling locations.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Elections Division ordered the town clerk on Tuesday morning to print emergency paper ballots and deliver them to polling locations, so that voters would have the opportunity to vote while the town continued to attempt to access the clerk’s vault.

Counting will continue tonight in Barnstable until finished

HYANNIS — The town of Barnstable clerk's office is consistently printing new ballots, which are being disseminated to precincts as needed, according to Barnstable municipal Channel 18 station manager Sarah Beal, acting as spokesperson for the town clerk's office.

The emergency ballots are being printed as regular ballots are still locked inside the town's vault, which jammed this morning.

Beal said paper ballots will begin to be counted starting at midnight when polls will close. Counting will continue until the count is finished. Extended poll hours and the hand-count will likely delay town results as well as those for statewide and the 9th Congressional District races.

The emergency ballots are identical to the ballots inside the vault — except they are on paper, while the ballots inside the vault are on a thicker type of card.

The paper ballots must be hand counted, while the ones in the vault can be counted using a machine. Other Cape town clerks and their staff will be assisting with the hand count.

In past years, about 7% of Barnstable registered voters cast primary election ballots, Barnstable Town Clerk Ann Quirk said during a press conference Tuesday. She said there are more than 35,500 registered voters, which means about 2,500 people were expected to vote.

“The integrity of the election is always upper most in our minds,” Quirk said.

Barnstable candidates head home after a long day

HYANNIS — Jignesh Amin, one of three candidates vying for the Precinct 3 seat in Barnstable, was getting ready to go home and put his feet in salt water after greeting voters for nearly 12 hours on Tuesday.

“It’s been a long day and a long campaign,” he said, in a phone interview with the Times.

It was a long day for his opponents Betty Ludtke and Jake Dewey, too, as the vault holding ballots for Barnstable precincts was jammed, delaying the start of voting more than four hours.

Candidates for Precinct 5 had been steady, too.

John Crow, one of two candidates for a Precinct 5 seat, said he’d been out greeting voters at the Osterville Fire Station since 5:30 a.m. He planned to stay at the polling station until 8 p.m., adding it was quieting down.

“There’s nothing I can do,” he said.

The precinct captain planned to text him the results after workers hand-counted the ballots after polls closed at midnight.

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Golf cart helps Sandwich voters get up and down the precinct

SANDWICH — If you are casting a ballot in Sandwich's Precinct 3 or 4, at the Oak Ridge Elementary School off Quaker Meetinghouse Road, you are not only enjoying a drive down a long, tree-lined driveway worthy of the most secluded estates, you are hoofing it, just a bit, to get from the voter parking lot to the gymnasium at the back of the school where the polling takes place. Because of this, the town has a golf cart standing by to give a lift to those who have mobility challenges.

Christopher Ranney was the driver on duty starting at 3 p.m., offering a smile to everyone passing by and waiting for those needing his assistance.

"This is my second year doing this," he said, while keeping a watchful eye out for anyone pulling into the nearby handicapped parking space or looking like they were having trouble with the jaunt to the polls.

The Sandwich Citizens' Police Academy Alumni operates the service, which has been going on for several years, he said. It's also offered at the Forestdale School, which has its own longer-than-usual walk to the polling space.

As of 4:45 p.m., Ranney said, he'd had six people take rides since the start of his shift.

Asked about his customers' appreciation for the service, he said with a good-natured chuckle, "I don't get complaints."

"My last rider was very grateful. She was 95," said Ranney, proud to say he is a 2018 graduate of the Citizens' Police Academy. He was in the 11th class.

The golf cart rides operate from the time the polls open until they close.

Inside, Precinct 3 warden Marsha Kirrane said Election Day didn't offer up any surprises or snafus.

"It's been slow and steady. We were expecting that," she said.

Many people took advantage of early and mail-in voting: There were about 2,000, Kirrane said.

As evening arrived, the Oak Ridge polling place had seen a total of 583 in-person voters — 277 for Precinct 3 and 296 for Precinct 4.

There was some discussion about the glitch election officials were dealing with in Barnstable, where the vault door was stuck and the ballots locked in. One word about the reaction in Sandwich: commiseration.

Yarmouth on track for 25% turnout

Lines of voters zigzagged through the Yarmouth Senior Center late afternoon Tuesday.

"Steady, steady, steady," is how Assistant Town Clerk Susan Regan described it.

By end of day, the town hoped to reach 25% turnout of live voting, but she said it could exceed that.

The polling location was a little busier than usual because the town moved another precinct to the building. When voters entered the building, they were met with election workers who asked for their precinct.

"That's why we're here, greeting everyone, so we can get them to the right precinct faster. Hopefully they'll remember in November," Regan said.

About 3,600 voters requested mail-in ballots. People were still dropping off their ballots on Tuesday, slipping them into the blue box outside Town Hall.

Meanwhile, in-person voters leaned more Democratic than Republican, said Regan. But no pattern had emerged regarding age.

"It's all over the place. It is, it really is — I would have thought one or the other but no, it's all over the place," said Regan.

Barnstable polls will remain open until midnight

Because the ballot vault remains jammed, polls will be open in the Town of Barnstable until midnight, according to the Elections Division of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in a Twitter message.

Secretary of State William Galvin will seek court order to keep polls open

BOSTON — Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin will be seeking a court order to require Barnstable polls to stay open late Tuesday, so everyone gets a chance to vote, according to a Twitter message before noon Tuesday from the state agency.

Polls in Barnstable are open with paper ballots.

Voters who have questions or concerns can call 1-800-462-VOTE (8683), according to the agency.

Polls open four hours late in Barnstable

HYANNIS – As of 11 a.m., the polls are open in Barnstable, the town announced on its Twitter feed. Voting in the primary was delayed this morning when the vault at Town Hall, which holds the ballots, failed to open.

Emergency ballots have been printed and are being distributed to the town’s 13 precincts.

“Please be kind and pack a little patience as our election volunteers get polling stations underway. We will have an additional update on extended voting time through Secretary Galvin's office,” according to the Twitter message.

Emergency ballots being printed in Barnstable

HYANNIS — The Barnstable town clerk’s office was printing emergency ballots to get voting under way Tuesday morning, as of 8:45 a.m., after a broken vault door delayed getting ballots to the town’s polling places, according to the town clerk’s office

Five hundred ballots were being printed and were to be distributed to all 13 polling locations. Once voting begins poll hours will be extended for as long as they were delayed.

It will take up to two hours to print the emergency ballots.

Ballots locked in town hall vault delaying voting in Barnstable

HYANNIS – Barnstable voters turned out at the polls Tuesday morning to find there were no ballots.

The ballots had not been delivered to Barnstable’s 13 precincts because they were still locked in a vault at Town Hall, which is used to store them.

Early Tuesday morning, at 4:15 a.m., it was discovered the vault door was broken and would not open, according to Town Clerk Ann Quirk. As a result, the clerk has been unable to access ballots to send to polling places. The vault door had worked fine over the weekend, Quirk said.

Emergency workers on scene at the town clerk’s office are working to remedy the situation as quickly as possible, according to a release from the Secretary of State's Election Division.

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Once the ballots are available, a reverse 911 message will be send to town residents.

Early this morning, the Secretary of State's Elections Division was notified by the Barnstable town clerk that the vault was unable to be opened, the release stated.

Quirk said she has never experienced anything like this before. When asked how this might affect the election, Quirk said, “As this is the first time I really don’t have answer.”

The Secretary of the State's office is exploring all options to ensure that everyone will Barnstable be able to vote today, the release stated. If necessary, Secretary William Galvin will seek a court order to allow polls in Barnstable to stay open past 8 p.m. this evening.

Voters trickle into Falmouth polls

FALMOUTH — With 113 ballots cast by 11:25 a.m., including mail-in ballots, it's been a slow morning in Falmouth. But that's not to say people are not voting. Mail-in seems to be the buzzword of the day in Falmouth.

Falmouth resident JoAnn Coleman said people are arriving to the Falmouth Navigator Portuguese American Association, on Ashumet Road, precinct 8, “in little bunches.”

“It certainly seems like there are more (mail-in) than ever before,” she said.

ORLEANS — Doris Beatty, the precinct clerk, said most in-person voters are older.

“I think the older people like to come in person because it’s more traditional,” she said.

Coleman voted in person “during a lull.” And Beatty will vote in person in her precinct when she has a break. Without local races, Beatty said voter turnout will be slower overall.

Despite rain, turnout is brisk in Orleans

ORLEANS — By about 10:30 a.m., 439 Orleans voters cast ballots, including mail-in ballots, which will be counted alphabetically throughout the day, according to the town clerk's office.

While a plethora of signs lined the driveway leading to the Orleans Council on Aging and Senior Center, only state Rep. Sarah Peake, D-Provincetown, and her supporters, were on-site, waving to voters as they drove in.

'Slower than steadier' at Falmouth polls

FALMOUTH – By 10:35 a.m., 85 voters had cast ballots in Precinct 9 at the Jewish Congregation Community Center on Hatchville Road.

Asked how the pace has been so far, poll worker Beth Traubert replied, “Slower than steadier.”

Phyllis Day, a veteran election warden for the past 20 years: “It’s been slow but we’ve also had all the mail-in ballots.”

And there were a lot of them. She should know — “I’ve done the stuffing, the licking, and the stamping!”

Plus a primary election with no local races on the ballot tends to be slower, Day said.

Since mail-in balloting began, in addition to the extra opportunities for absentee voting, she’s seen an overall trend toward fewer actual people at the polls.

Mail-in a good option for the elderly, says Falmouth poll worker

FALMOUTH – As of 9:48 a.m. 48 voters had cast ballots at the John DeMello Senior Center in Precinct 2. Voting was slow but steady.

“It’s been a little bit slow but it’s picking up,” poll worker Lucia Carroll said. “There were a lot of requests for mail-in ballots.”

A senior voter herself, Carroll said she and her husband took advantage of mail-in ballots. While she happens to live in the precinct where she is serving as a poll worker, she says colleagues may not be in the same boat, so mail-in is convenient so they can focus on their work on Election Day.

Plus, she said, “there are elderly people, there are shut-in people who really can’t go anywhere. So I think (the opportunity to vote by mail) is a good thing.”

Helping voter with mail-in ballot in Wellfleet

WELLFLEET — 10 a.m. - The first Wellfleet voter to arrive at poll worker Thomas Thaler's check-in station at 7 a.m. was someone who had voted early by mail. The voter had filled out the ballot, but had not mailed it back to the town. He told Thaler this, and showed him the ballot. He said he had to change his vote because one candidate he voted for had dropped out of the race.

The voter was brought over to where clerk of election Martha Dilts was at another station with lists of voters who had received such ballots. Dilts checked the list, checked off the man's name, and put the ballot into a envelope that would hold all the spoiled ballots which would be counted at the end of the day.

According to the Secretary of State's website: You can still vote in person if you’ve applied to vote by mail. You can vote at an early voting location or your polling place on Election Day. What you can't do is vote in person if your ballot has been accepted by your local election office. You can’t take your ballot back or vote again.

In the case of the Wellfleet voter, his mail-in ballot hadn't been accepted by the town clerk's office. Dilts checked his name against the state's list and "spoiled" the mail-in ballot. He was allowed to vote after checking in and after voting, checking out. The clerk checks all spoiled ballots against the state and town lists at the end of the day.

More on mail-in ballots from the Secretary of State's website: If your ballot hasn’t been accepted by Election Day, you may vote in person at your polling place. If your ballot arrives at your local election office after you’ve voted, the mail-in ballot will be rejected.

Rainy day for an election

FALMOUTH – As of 9 a.m., 97 voters have cast ballots at Town Hall, the polling place for Falmouth Precinct 1 at town hall.

The town clerk’s office sent out approximately 6,000 mail-in ballots and have so far received approximately 3,000 back.

“It’s a little slow this morning,” said Kyle Stecchi, who was outside town hall holding election signs for Barnstable County sheriff candidate Tim Whelan. “I’m sure it will pick up. The weather doesn’t help. Nobody wants  to come out in this … but I hope people come out to vote.  It’s your right you might as well use it.”

Seven voters in first hour in Wellfleet

WELLFLEET — Between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. seven voters showed up at the Council on Aging in Wellfleet. There were seven voting booths spread out in the main room.  Wellfleet Town Clerk Jennifer Congel said she could put up more booths should there be a need.

Two folding chairs were set up in an observation area for anyone wishing to observe the election. Congel said no one came to observe at the 2020 election. She didn't expect anyone at this election either.

Slow turnout in early hours in Provincetown

PROVINCETOWN — At 7:15 a.m. Tuesday morning, the auditorium at Provincetown Town Hall was largely empty as poll workers chatted with each other.

A half-dozen voters had showed up so far, Town Clerk Emmet Catanese said.

Catanese was not expecting a crowd for the election. Of the town's 3,390 voters, 473 mail-in and early votes had been cast.

"Stay dry," Catanese advised voters on what was a forecast of rain all day.

Poll workers ready to work in Wellfleet

WELLFLEET — Just before 7 a.m. Wellfleet Town Clerk Jennifer Congel brought together her poll workers to swear them in. They wore masks because COVID protocols are still in place. Congel thanked them, and everyone went to their stations.

Wellfleet Police officer Laecio De Oliveira came to check all the ballot boxes at the Adult Community Center to make sure they were empty before any voters arrived. Voting started at 7 a.m. and he was there with several minutes to spare.

"It's a wonderful group of people," poll worker Thomas Thaler said about his fellow poll workers.

On Tuesday, Thaler was a check-in inspector. When someone came in to vote he would check them against a booklet of the town's registered voters. There were 3,074 registered voters in Wellfleet, according to Congel.

Several contested races on Cape and Island ballots

Cape Cod voters headed to the polls today to cast ballots in races from governor to state representatives in the Massachusetts primary election. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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If you live in Barnstable, here is a breakdown of the Town Council races

Two positions on the Barnstable Town Council will be up for grabs as the primary election season kicks off.

The Barnstable Town Council is a 13-member elected board that deals with legislation and policymaking for the town, according to the town’s website. Each member of the council represents one precinct in the town of Barnstable. A slate of new candidates are vying for seats in Precincts 3 and 5.

There are three candidates running for the Precinct 3 seat: Jignesh Amin, Betty Ludtke and Jake Dewey. The current representative Paul Hebert is retiring and moving out of Barnstable, Town Clerk Ann Quirk said.

There are two candidates running for an open seat in Precinct 5: John Crow and Paul Cusack.

Barnstable Town Council: Meet the five candidates running for two seats on the Barnstable Town Council

Who's on your MA Republican ballot?

Here is a breakdown of some of the contested races on the ballot for the Republican Party primary in Massachusetts. Follow these links to read more about the candidates.

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House of Representatives: Meet the two Republicans running to represent the Cape and Islands in Congress

Massachusetts State Senate: Meet the two Republicans running for state senator for Cape and Islands District

Who's on your MA Democratic ballot?

Here is a breakdown of the contested race on the ballot for the Democratic Party primary in Massachusetts. Follow the link to read more about the candidates.

Massachusetts State Representative: Meet the two Democrats running for 4th Barnstable District

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This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Cape Cod Primary Election 2022 Live: Ludtke, Cusack win in Barnstable