Kimberley Driscoll wins Democratic nomination in Massachusetts lieutenant governor's race

Okimberley Driscoll received the Democratic main for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts on Tuesday.

The first area within the deep-blue state included Driscoll, state Rep. Tami Gouveia, and state Sen. Eric Lesser.

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Driscoll, who has been mayor of Salem since 2006, led the competition in polling within the closing stretch of the race, in response to a Sept. 1 survey from the College of Massachusetts Lowell Heart for Public Opinion performed on the finish of August.

Little daylight separated the sector on coverage, and Legal professional Normal Maura Healey, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, didn't endorse anybody within the race. Every sought to spotlight elements of their resumes, per NBC Boston. Driscoll touted her municipal expertise, whereas Gouveia pointed to her roots in Lowell and background in social work and public well being. Lesser, who's from the western a part of the state, sought to spotlight his work in communities exterior Boston and its suburbs.

In the meantime, the Republican area included former state Reps. Leah Cole Allen and Kate Campanale and largely mirrored the Republican gubernatorial main. No main shops had referred to as the GOP main as of 10:30 p.m. ET, though Allen led by a number of factors.

Campanale ran in tandem with Republican businessman Chris Doughty, who had a centrist platform extra within the vein of different latest Republican governors of the blue state, together with outgoing Republican Gov. Charlie Baker.

Allen, in the meantime, ran alongside Republican Geoff Diehl, additionally a former state consultant. Diehl was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and ran on a platform aligned with the ex-president, casting doubt on the 2020 election outcomes with out solely embracing his baseless claims that the election was stolen from him.

Diehl received his get together’s nomination Tuesday and can face Healey in November in a race Democrats are projected to win.