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Fourth Middlesex – Open Thread (MARZILLI WINS)

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Precinct-by-precinct results are posted online at www.arlington-mass.com

Unofficial returns (all precincts reporting)

Marzilli 6631 (38.5%)

Donnelly 4438 (25.7%)

Murphy 3574 (20.7%)

Natale 2599 (15.1%)

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At 5:00, strong turnout out of Arlington and Burlington.

Moderate turnout out of Lexington.

Weak turnout out of Billerica and Woburn.

This is a horse race.  If you haven’t voted, get out there… NOW!

Polls close at 8:00.

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  1. After you vote, please join Jim and all of his supporters at the Sons of Italy, 19 Prentiss Road, in Arlington as we watch the returns and celebrate.

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    If you haven’t voted yet, polls are open for another 21 minutes, so get out there!

    • I even had a guest lecture gig at Tufts University in a “problems in court management” class.  I was not done with my “workday” until 9:30PM.  I didn’t know if the party was still going, but I was dead on my feet.

      • 4th middlesex, 2006:
        Havern, who won with about 60% among 2 candidates, received 69.9% of Lexington.
        Marzilli, among 4 candidates, received 72.4% in Lexington.

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        Of course, all about turnout, but it bodes well.

  4. According to Arlington Advocate

    According to unofficial returns, with 46 of 56 precincts counted, Marzilli received 6,433 votes. Kenneth Donnelly, also of Arlington, came in second with 3,863 votes. Rep. Charley Murphy, D-Burlington, has 2,994, and Rep. Patrick Natale, D-Woburn, has 2,251 votes.

    • If you follow that same link, you’ll now get the following numbers:

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      Marzilli 6,619
      Donnelly 4,443
      Murphy  3,571
      Natale  2,599

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      Congratulations to Jim and to all of the candidates for running what was overall a positive campaign.

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      Mark your calendars: Tuesday, December 11!

  5. on a strong win (guess I should make that Senator-Elect Marzilli).

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    I am very proud of my candidate Ken Donnelly. A class act with a political future.

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    A good night for progressives!

    • so he ain’t senator-elect yet. As far I as know, there’s no Republicans running, so barring any last minute right in campaigns, it’s a done deal.

        • …When I was at Ohio State, I had a bf who was from Sudbury.  We drove up to the Bahston area and then up to a camping ground on the coast in NH.  We passed an exit sign on the highway indicating the exit to Billerica, and he asked me how to pronounce the name of the town.  I chose the most idiotic pronunciation I could think of, which, of course, was Bill-Rick-Uh.

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          Shortly after I moved to the Bahston area, the then announcer of NBC’s Today show (I forget her name) was chattering on about Bill-Air-Ick-Uh.  It took me a while to figure out what she was referring to.

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          BTW, I’m sure that you know that there is a Wooster in OH.  It’s spelled that way, not Worcester like in MA.  But even in OH, the sauce is spelled Worcestershire sauce.

    • If we start thinking this is a chip shot, we might all be very unhappy campers come December 12.  Look at the results pablo posted.  Marzilli pulled less than 700 votes combined in the northern three towns of the district.  Cangiamila has won before.

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      We still have to do the work to get this one.

      • But Cangiamila seemed pretty well-spoken at the Arlington forum. I’d agree that this isn’t a race to take for granted.  That said, I’d expect Marzilli to pick up many of the voters across the district whose first choice was Donnelly, Murphy or Natale. 

        • My union backed Ken Donnelly and worked hard on his campaign. At last night’s Boston Labor Council Municipal Recognition Dinner, we committed those same resources and effort to Rep. Marzilli’s election final. Taking nothing for granted is the best way to win the final and working families in the 4th Middlesex need Jim Marzilli in that seat.

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