The polls are closed across Massachusetts. And now the waiting begins. By the time the final ballots are counted, voters across the Bay State will have chosen the candidates for the Nov. 5 general election.
Stick with MassLive all day for up-to-the-minute results, interviews with your friends and neighbors, and slices of life from across the commonwealth as people cast their ballots.
Read More: Primary Preview: 2024 Massachusetts primary election
With early voting already in the books, the polls opened for in-person voting across the state at 7 a.m. They closed at 8 p.m.
MassLive’s reporters talked to voters across the commonwealth this Election Day. You can find those conversations, and scenes from across the state here.
Here’s a rundown of the key races we’re watching this Primary Election Day:
Republican U.S. Senate primary:
Three Republicans: Cryptocurrency lawyer John Deaton, of Swansea, Quincy City Council President Ian Cain, and conservative activist Robert Antonellis, of Somerville, are squaring off in a three-way primary this Election Day.
The Associated Press called the race for Deaton on Tuesday night, teeing up a race between him and Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, of Cambridge, in the Nov. 5 general election.
Read More: Mass. Primary 2024: John Deaton projected to win GOP U.S. Senate primary
Read MassLive’s preview of the GOP primary race here. You can learn about the battle for campaign dollars in this story, and bone up on the unusual role that the cryptocurrency industry is playing in the race here.
The Massachusetts Legislature
Most Massachusetts state lawmakers are going to coast to re-election this fall. All 40 seats in the state Senate and 160 seats in the state House are on the general election ballot.
Only a handful, however, are expected to be competitive. You can read our story about the races worth watching here.
Read more: Adam Gomez declares victory over Malo Brown in Hampden Senate race
Senate
1st Suffolk: Nick Collins vs. Juwan Skeens (Democratic primary)
2nd Bristol/Plymouth: Mark Montigny vs. Molly Kivi (Democratic primary)
3rd Bristol/Plymouth: Joseph Pacheco vs. Barry Sanders (Democratic primary)
Hampden: Adam Gomez vs. Malo Brown (Democratic primary)
Norfolk/Plymouth/Bristol: Erin Bradley vs. Kathleen Crogan Camara vs. William Driscoll Jr. (Democratic primary)
Plymouth/Barnstable: Dylan Fernandes (uncontested in the Democratic primary), Kari MacRae vs. Mark Muratore (in the Republican primary)
House
1st Bristol: Kostas Loukos vs. David Martin vs. Michael E. Toole (in the Democratic Primary), Michael Chaisson (uncontested in the Republican primary)
1st Plymouth: Michelle Badger vs. Arthur Desloges vs. Scott Hokanson vs. Stephen Michael Palmer (Democratic primary), Jesse Brown vs. Dee Wallace Spencer (Republican primary)
3rd Berkshire: Leigh Davis vs. Jamie Minacci vs. Patrick White (Democratic primary)
6th Suffolk: Russell Holmes vs. Haris Hardway vs. Samuel Pierce (Democratic primary)
7th Middlesex: Jason Patrick Lewis vs. Carlton Phelps (Democratic primary)
7th Norfolk: Christos Alexopoulos vs. Tony King vs. Richard Wells Jr. (Democratic primary)
7th Worcester: Paul Frost vs. Michelle Frigon (Republican primary)
8th Suffolk: Jay Livingstone vs. Lisa Graf vs. Kelechi Linardon (Democratic primary)
9th Middlesex: Thomas Stanley vs. Heather May (Democratic primary)
11th Essex: Hong Net vs. Sean Reid (Democratic primary)
11th Hampden: Bud Williams vs. Johnnie McKnight (Democratic primary)
11th Middlesex: Alexander Jablon vs. Amy Sangiolo (Democratic primary)
11th Plymouth: Rita Mendes vs. Fred Fontaine (Democratic primary)
12th Middlesex: Bill Humphrey vs. Rick Lipof vs. Greg Schwartz (Democratic primary)
13th Norfolk: Patrick Gatto vs. Kenneth Ruetenik vs. Joshua Tarsky (Democratic primary)
16th Essex: Francisco Paulino vs. Marcos Devers (Democratic primary)
18th Middlesex: Rady Morn vs. Tara Hong vs. Andrew Kollar (Democratic primary)
25th Middlesex: Marjorie Decker vs. Evan MacKay (Democratic primary)
27th Middlesex: Erika Uyterhoeven vs. Kathleen Hornby (Democratic primary)
28th Middlesex: Joseph McGonagle Jr. vs. Michael Marchese (Democratic primary)
35th Middlesex: Paul Donato vs. Nichole Mossalam vs. Zayda Ortiz (Democratic primary)
The Governor’s Council
There’s a surprisingly vigorous primary for this Colonial-era throwback that nonetheless serves a low-profile, but very important purpose in state government: It acts on pardons and commutations; confirms judicial nominations, and gubernatorial appointments to a host of boards and commissions, according to the state’s website.
You can read all about the candidates and who’s running against whom here.
Results can be found here: Governor’s Council primaries: Results from 3 contested races
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