Politics & Government
Parisella Wards Off Challenger In Beverly Primary For State Rep
Parisella captured 85% of the vote and will face independent candidate Donato Paglia in November's general election.
BEVERLY, MA -- State Rep. Jerry Parisella (D-Beverly) defeated Euplio "Rick" Marciano in the Democratic primary for state representative for Beverly. It was the second time the two men met; in 2014 Marciano ran as a Libertarian against Parisella in the general election.
With 100% of the returns counted, Parisella had captured 85% of the vote. Parisella will face independent candidate Donato Paglia in November's general election.
6th Essex Democratic Primary Unofficial Results, 12 of 12 precincts reporting:
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| Candidate | Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 | Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 | Total |
| Jerry Parisella - Incumbent | 544 | 623 | 420 | 624 | 519 | 558 | 3,188 |
| Euplio "Rick" Marciano | 104 | 114 | 130 | 83 | 75 | 78 | 584 |
| Blanks | 23 | 51 | 13 | 36 | 22 | 31 | 176 |
| Write Ins | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
Thank you Beverly for the overwhelming support in today's election. With most precincts counted I am up 2956 to 544. To paraphrase Bill Belichick, it's on to November.
— Jerry Parisella (@JerryParisella) September 5, 2018
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