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Election 2010

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Incumbent Dems Win Races in Beacon Hill and Across the State

Petruccelli and Walz beat out Addivinola and Marston; Patrick and Lynch victorious.

The results are in and from Patrick to Lynch to Petruccelli, Democrats have maintained their stronghold in Beacon Hill and the rest of the state. Rep. Stephen Lynch defeated Republican candidate Vernon Harrison with 79.6 percent of the votes, reports the City's Elections Department. Lynch ran away with less votes state-wide, though, capturing 69 percent to Harrison's nearly 26 percent, with 93 percent of precincts reporting, according to The New York Times. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Gov. Deval Patrick captured 70 percent of the vote in Boston to beat out Republican candidate Charlie Baker, who garnered 23 percent of the vote and Tim Cahill, the independent candidate, who got just over 5 percent of the vote, according to the …

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Marston Prepares for Uphill Fight in Final Week of Campaign

Beacon Hill Republican pledges accountability and fiscal responsibility one week from election day.

(Check out our companion piece on Marston's competitor, Rep. Marty Walz.) Beacon Hill Republican Brad Marston held a town hall meeting at the Park Street School on Tuesday night to tell voters why he's running next Tuesday to unseat incumbent Rep. Marty Walz (D- Back Bay) from the 8th Suffolk District.  Fourteen years in the restaurant business has prepared Marston for handling the heat of campaign season. If he hopes to defeat Walz, Marston will have to depend on what he has learned in business to connect with voters and understand their needs. Marston's plan for action focuses on cutting taxes and eliminating what he calls wasteful spending on Beacon Hill. He believes the state generates enough revenue to support important government …

R Ramdayal

10:10 am on Friday, October 29, 2010

This race is about jobs, jobs, jobs. With Obama running up a $13 Trillion debt rubber stamped by his lackneys, the onoerous is on Republicans for change. Cut the deficit, waste, fraud and taxes. Government does not create jobs, ask Fidel Castro who recently sacked 1 million state workers. Beacon Hill needs Brad Marston, get out and vote Tuesday, the job lost could be yours.   more ›

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