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Live Updates: Nov. 2024 General Election
Live Election Results
The Associated Press called the race for the 1st U.S. House district for Democrat Richard Neal with 63.4% of the vote, defeating independent candidate Nadia D. Milleron. 74% of votes in the district are counted.
Question 1 approved
Massachusetts voters approved Question 1, allowing the state auditor to audit the legislature, The Associated Press reports. Approximately 61% of votes are counted statewide with 71.5%, or 1.6 million votes, in favor of the measure.
130 Boston precincts are now reporting a total of 116,385 ballots counted. Statewide, 50% of votes are in. Results on the five statewide questions remain stable.
Stephanie L. Everett has a strong lead for Suffolk County register of probate, ahead of Mohamed Bah 78,356-15,155.
Democrat Stephen Lynch was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the Massachusetts 8th District, the AP reports. He defeated Republican Robert Burke by a margin of 49.4 points with 39% of votes in the district counted.
The Associated Press called the 2nd U.S. House District for Democrat James McGovern with 57% of votes in the district counted. McGovern defeated independent candidate Cornelius Shea. At the time the race was called, McGovern received approximately 160,000 votes, compared to Shea’s 67,000.
44 of Boston’s 275 precincts are now reporting with 36,573 counted ballots. Statewide, approximately 28% of votes are counted. Percentages on the five ballot questions remain approximately the same.
Approximately 22% of votes are counted statewide. Just five Boston precincts, or 1.8%, are reporting results. All five ballot questions, four U.S. House districts and four Governor’s Council seats remain too early to call, as do General Court seats and the contested race for Suffolk County register of probate.
Questions 1, 2 and 3 are off to an early lead. 71.7% of counted votes are in favor of Question 1. If passed, the measure would allow the state auditor to audit the legislature. On Question 2, which would eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam as a high school graduation requirement, 59.7% of currently counted votes are in favor. 53.9% of votes are in favor of Question 3, which would allow ride-share drivers to unionize.
Questions 4 and 5 both lean toward defeat. Just 43.2% of votes are in favor of Question 4, which would legalize five psychedelic substances. 34.7% of votes are in favor of Question 5, which would increase the minimum wage of tipped employees.
The first five of Boston’s 275 precincts are now reporting unofficial results. Statewide, approximately 10% of votes are counted. It remains too early to call any outstanding races.
An hour and a half after polls closed, 0% of Boston voting precincts are reporting unofficial results. Statewide, approximately 7% of votes are counted.
The most important issue for Massachusetts voters was the economy and jobs, according to AP VoteCast, a poll of the American electorate conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago in conjunction with The Associated Press. 32% of voters said it was the most important issue facing the country in 2024.
The next most important issues were immigration, abortion and healthcare, at 21%, 13% and 10% respectively.
With 0% of votes counted, The Associated Press called the Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat race for incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren. She defeated Republican candidate John Deaton.
With 0% of votes counted, The Associated Press predicts that Vice President Kamala D. Harris will win Massachusetts’ 11 electoral votes.
With polls now closed, The Associated Press has called the uncontested races for U.S. House districts 3-7 for Lori L. Trahan, Jake Auchincloss, Katherine M. Clark, Seth Moulton and Ayanna S. Pressley.
The Mass Media is calling the uncontested races for Governor’s Council districts 3, 4, 6 and 8 for Mara Dolan, Christopher A. Iannella, Jr., Terrence W. Kennedy and Tara J. Jacobs.
Massachusetts polls are now closed, but voters who are already in line will be permitted to vote.
The races for four of Massachusetts’ nine U.S. House districts, 3-7, are uncontested, as are the races for Governor’s Council Districts 3, 4, 6 and 8; 27 of the 40 seats up for election in the Massachusetts Senate; and more than 100 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Four of the five Suffolk County offices on the ballot are also uncontested, including the register of deeds, clerk of courts for civil business, clerk of courts for criminal business and clerk for the Supreme Judicial Court. The only contested race is the special election for the register of probate, for which Democrat Stephanie L. Everett is running against independent candidate Mohamed Bah.
Curious about the Mass. ballot?
Here’s what to know:
Question 1, which was raised to the ballot by the current State Auditor Diana DiZoglio, decides whether or not the state auditor can audit the state Legislature.
Question 2 decides whether the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System should remain a graduation requirement. The Massachusetts Teachers Association is pushing for a “yes” vote to this question.
Question 3 provides a way to unionize legally for ride-share drivers. Supporters hope that this path will lead to fairer wages and compensation for gas and mileage. A University of Massachusetts Amherst/WCVB poll shows that 58% of voters agree with the proposed measure, and 27% oppose.
Question 4 would allow five psychedelic substances — psilocybin, psilocin, dimethyltryptamine, mescaline and ibogaine — to be administered under licensed supervision to patients suffering mental health conditions like depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Question 5 seeks to raise the minimum wage for tipped services to $15 per hour over five years. It also would allow managers to split tips with back-of-house staff.
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Here’s what we know so far:
Polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday for the November general election. In addition to federal races — for president and vice president, U.S Senate and U.S. House of Representatives — Massachusetts voters will elect a member of the Governor’s Council, state Senate and state House of Representatives. Also on the ballot are five direct measures, known as Questions 1-5.
According to the secretary of the commonwealth, polls in Massachusetts will remain open until 8 p.m. Voters who are in line at that time will be allowed to cast a ballot.
Follow along for live updates as results become available.