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Neal, longtime incumbent, beats Whalen, an educator, political newcomer
1+ week, 5+ day ago (269+ words) U.S. Representative Richard Neal will be the Democratic candidate for Massachusetts 1st Congressional District for the 19th time. He held off challenger Jeromie Whalen with less than 10 percent of the vote. Neal has held onto his seat for almost forty years; Whalen, a…...
Live: WMass 2026 primary election results
1+ week, 5+ day ago (13+ words) NEPM Live: WMass 2026 primary election results...
Election Day: WMass voters head to the polls for primary election
1+ week, 5+ day ago (163+ words) The primary election is underway in Massachusetts and western Massachusetts residents are tasked with voting for various state representative seats as well as a heated race for the 1st Hampden District Congressional seat which pits longtime incumbent Richard Neal against political…...
Voters will decide between experience, new energy in Neal, Whalen race
2+ week, 5+ day ago (850+ words) One key primary election in western Massachusetts will come down to whether voters want a veteran lawmaker or a progressive newcomer. Longtime U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, is facing a primary challenger in Jeromie Whalen, an educator in Northampton. Incumbent Richard…...
Greenfield City Councilor, former chief of staff face off to fill 1st Franklin District seat | New England Public Media
2+ week, 6+ day ago (785+ words) The race to replace Natalie Blais as the representative for the 1st Franklin District sees two people facing off in the Sept. 1 Democratic primary. Corinne Coryat, who previously worked as Blais’ chief of staff, is running against Greenfield City Council president…...
WMass voters to decide on Governor's Council seat in upcoming primary
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (443+ words) Among the contested races Massachusetts voters will decide in the Sept. 1 Democratic Primary is a seat on the Governor's Council. The 8-member panel confirms, among other things, the governor's judicial nominees and appointments to statewide boards, such as the Parole…...
Preserve healthcare or upend the system? Democratic congressional candidates differ on approach
3+ week, 2+ day ago (838+ words) The two Democratic candidates for Massachusetts first congressional district agree that health care has become too expensive and hard to access for many low and middle income people. But they don’t agree on how to fix those things. Richard Neal…...
Elections 2026: Western Mass. Primary Elections
3+ week, 3+ day ago (102+ words) NEPM Elections 2026: Western Mass. Primary Elections Option to Consent to Video Viewing Disclosure & Advertising Cookies These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to…...
Poll finds Mass. voters support Markey with double-digit lead over Moulton
3+ week, 3+ day ago (613+ words) A new statewide poll from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and WCVB finds that Democratic primary voters favor incumbent Sen. Ed Markey over Rep. Seth Moulton in the U.S. Senate race by a double-digit percentage point margin. The poll found that…...