Politics & Government
Moran, McMahon Win Barnstable-Plymouth Senate Primaries
Susan Moran and James McMahon will move on to the special election for the Plymouth & Barnstable District Senate seat.
FALMOUTH, MA — Democrat Susan Moran and Republican James McMahon won the special state Senate primary for the Plymouth & Barnstable district, according to unofficial results. Both will move on to the general election March 31. A special election was called after Sen. Vinny deMacedo, a Republican, resigned to take a job at Bridgewater State University.
Moran defeated a crowded field of five candidates and finished with 8,871 votes. Her next closest rival, Thomas Mahoney, finished with 8,606 votes.
On the Republican side, McMahon came out victorious in a two-person race, defeating Jesse Brown, 8,281 votes to 6,474.
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Results were delayed Tuesday night because of voting machine malfunctions in Plymouth, the district's largest town, according to the Cape Cod Times. Results didn't come in until around 2 a.m.
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The Plymouth & Barnstable Senate District represents Bourne, Falmouth, Kingston, Plymouth, Pembroke and Sandwich.
Below are unofficial results:
Republican primary
| Candidate | Total votes |
| Jesse Brown | 6,474 |
| James McMahon III | 8,281 |
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Total Votes |
| Rebecca Colletta | 6,683 |
| John Mahoney | 8,606 |
| Susan Moran | 8,871 |
| Stephen Palmer | 1,931 |
| Thomas Moakley | 6,767 |
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