Well, the votes are counted from the 2020 Primary and the people have spoken - Goddam them! In fairness, the public suffered, as they always do in this state, from a lack of decent candidates to vote for, or in the case of a great many offices, no choice at all as incumbents often run unopposed. Still, there were some interesting races just the same, and here are a few comments on them now that we know the outcomes:
U.S. Senate - Democrat
Edward Markey(I) 55%
Joseph Kennedy 45%
Incumbent Senator Markey is one of the worst members of Congress, not just in Massachusetts but in the whole country. His dangerous prescription for a transition to socialism, euphemistically known as "The Green New Deal" made his defeat a priority for Bay State right of center voters. Unfortunately, despite a famous name and lots of money, challenger Kennedy proved to be a weak candidate who ultimately blew what had been an initially imposing lead in the polls. Kennedy's incompetence thereby robbed the Massachusetts Right of what should have been a fine feather in their cap - taking down the co-author of the Green New Deal.
U.S. Senate - Republican
99% Of Precincts Reporting
Kevin O'Connor 60%
Shiva Ayyadurai 40%
Dr. Ayyadurai would have run a fun and educational campaign, but he wouldn't have stood a chance in November against Markey. GOPers wisely chose the more moderate O'Connor, no doubt with visions of a new Scott Brown dancing in their heads.
U.S. House - District 1 - Democrat
99% Of Precincts Reporting
Richard Neal(I) 59%
Alex Morse 41%
This race was agony for longtime critics of entrenched Congressman Richard Neal. On the one hand, Neal critics were delighted to see the first serious challenge emerge to the congressman since the 1990's. But on the other hand, they were disappointed to see that the challenger was Alex Morse, the far-left Mayor of Holyoke, who openly boasted of his ambition to join the vile coven of socialists known as "The Squad" as their first male member.
Bizarrely, this made Neal the more conservative candidate, forcing middle-right Democrats to make the impossible choice between the incumbent they yearned to remove and a flaming liberal. As it turned out, despite predictions of a close race, it was a Neal blowout, with Morse going down to defeat even in Holyoke itself. So bad was Morse's performance that he didn't even do as well as Tom Wesley, the tea-party candidate who scored nearly 43% when losing to Neal in 2010.
State Senate - Hampden - Democrat
100% Of Precincts Reporting
Adam Gomez 52%
James Welch(I) 48%
- former Springfield Mayor Robert T. Markel.
State House - 3rd Hampden - Republican
100% Of Precincts Reporting
Nicholas Boldyga(I) 69%
Dino Mercadante 31%
Dino Mercadante 31%
Representative Boldyga sweeps aside a RINO threat to pave the way to another big win in November.
State House - 4th Hampden - Republican
100% Of Precincts Reporting
Kelly Pease 52%
Dan Allie 48%
Dan Allie has run for offices in the past and lost. Give Pease a chance.
State House - 5th Hampden - Democrat
100% Of Precincts Reporting
Patricia Duffy 40%
David Bartley 32%
Patrick Beaudry 28%
Well, at least this returns the seat to the Irish, but a Representative Bartley would have been far more interesting and entertaining.
State House - 9th Hampden - Democrat
100% Of Precincts Reporting
Orlando Ramos 47%
Denise Hurst 39%
Sean Mullan 14%
Whoever won this rogue's gallery of contenders promised nothing more than to be just another one of the cookie-cutter lefties who make up our Valley's undistinguishable Democratic delegation to the statehouse. In other words, any way the voters choose, they lose.
Register of Probate - Hampden - Democrat
99% Of Precincts Reporting
Rosemary Saccomani 63%
Bob Collamore 37%
Saccomani was clearly the better qualified candidate, but it was still nice to see Bob Collamore appearing back on the scene, after several unsuccessful campaigns over the decades. The tragedy of Collamore's political career is that the love and respect for his father Leonard never transferred to the ballot box for his son.
Finally, here's a video by legendary local broadcaster Scott Coen giving us a peek behind the scenes.
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