Malden Was Split In Unofficial Election Results

MALDEN, MA — According to unofficial State Primary election results released Tuesday night, some 5,586 ballots were cast in Malden. That accounted to roughly an 18 percent voter turnout, much of which was split on contested races.

State Sen. Jason Lewis won his re-election bid in the Fifth Middlesex District, but it was no picnic for him in Malden. Lewis squeaked by political newcomer Sam Hammar, 2,160-2,126, in the city.

Jay Gonzalez, who topped Bob Massie in the Democratic primary for governor, only won by 60 votes in Malden. The 1,953-1,893 win wasn't indicative of Gonzalez's wider margin of victory statewide.

District Attorney Marian Ryan lost the Malden vote to Donna Patalano, 2,101-2,009.

On the Republican side of the ballot, conservative pastor Scott Lively got more than 42 percent of the Malden vote. Lively is the founder of what has been deemed a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and co-authored a book claiming gay men were behind the Holocaust.

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