Thousands In Foxborough Vote Early In State Primary

FOXBOROUGH, MA — About 2,800 Foxborough residents have already cast a vote in the state primary as of Monday afternoon, according to Town Clerk Bob Cutler.

All voters were eligible to vote by mail in the 2020 state primary, and in-person early voting lasted seven days, ending Friday.

Cutler said town officials sent out about 3,200 mail-in votes, and so far, they've seen 2,500 be returned. Another 300 people took advantage of in-person early voting.

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The marquee race this year is between incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III. The reason why Kennedy wants to unseat a progressive who's been in Congress for 40-plus years is a little unclear, depending on how close you are to Hyannis Port.
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With Kennedy challenging Markey, that's means Foxborough will get a new member of congress.

The lawn signs are up, the campaign advertisements are sprouting and the jabs and statements are popping up from Foxborough to Newton, as seven Democrats and two Republicans, clamor to represent the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District.

Republicans Julie Hall and David Rosa are on the ballot, but the real race appears to be heating up between the field of Democrats. The Boston Globe endorsed Newton City Councilor Jake Auchincloss, but a prominent columnist at the Globe criticized that move and threw her weight behind former Brookline Select Board member and president of the Alliance for Business Leadership's Jesse Mermell.