58 Cities, Towns Hold Local Elections In Massachusetts Tuesday
BOSTON (CBS) — Tuesday was election day in 58 cities and towns across Massachusetts, including Boston.
In Boston, Michelle Wu, Annissa Essaibi George, Michael Flaherty and Julie Mejia secured seats on the City Council.
CHECK: Full Election Results From Boston
There were also several mayoral races in Brockton, Fall River, Springfield, Somerville, Worcester, Taunton, Methuen, Melrose and Medford.
In Brockton, City Council President Robert Sullivan was elected mayor following the death of Mayor Bill Carpenter in July. He defeated Transportation Planner Jimmy Pereira by about 2900 votes.
In Fall River, Paul Coogan was elected mayor, beating Cathy Ann Viveiros and Mayor Jasiel Correia, who is facing 24 federal counts of extortion.
Correia suspended his re-election campaign last month, but his name still appeared on the ballot.
For more information on all local elections, visit sec.state.ma.us.
