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Daily Buzz | Gordon Advances to State General Election

Governor's Council race still too close to call

Nicci Kadilak

Nicci Kadilak

Sep 7, 2022 — 1 min read
Daily Buzz | Gordon Advances to State General Election

Hello, friends and neighbors,

Just a few short things going on as I reorient myself to being back home.

Primary Results

Primary elections were yesterday, and results in some races are still being counted.

In a race that started out looking close as counting began, Ken Gordon ended up taking nearly 2/3 of the vote, beating out challenger and Burlington resident Timmy Sullivan.

The hotly contested Governor’s Council race is still too close to call, with just two percentage points separating frontrunner, 23-year incumbent, Marilyn Petitto Devaney, from her hard-campaigning challenger, Mara Dolan. Eighty-three percent of districts are reporting so far, and hopefully we’ll have a final answer later today.

Burlington’s preliminary results, which largely followed along with the state trends, can be found attached to this post. Here are the full statewide results (contested elections only):

Statewide

Democratic Primary

Governor

Maura Healey (this wasn’t a contested race, but it looked like it on the ballot as her opponent dropped out after ballots were finalized.

Lieutenant Governor

Kim Driscoll

Attorney General

Andrea Campbell

Secretary of State

William Galvin (I)

Auditor

Diana DiZoglio

Governor’s Councillor

Too close to call; Marilyn Petitto Devaney is in the lead 51-49 as of 6AM today.

State Representative

Ken Gordon

Republican Primary

Governor

Geoff Diehl

Lieutenant Governor

Leah Allen (looks like this one isn’t officially called yet)

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Burlington Today

Just two meetings on the calendar today.

  • 6:00 PM - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee meets for some updates on meetings Committee members have been holding with the heads of key departments in town government, and to discuss the upcoming joint meeting with the Select Board, which has been scheduled for September 19! (Join online)
  • 6:30 PM - Transportation Committee will discuss priority areas for transportation recommendations. (Join online)

That’s all for today. See you tomorrow!

Nicci

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