Rudnick Concedes to Creem in Senate Race

Challenger Charles Rudnick has conceded to Senator Cynthia Creem in the race for the Democratic Party nomination in the First Middlesex and Norfolk District.

"I've just been informed that Charles Rudnick is calling Sen. Creem to concede," Campaign Manager Mike Sherry announced to cheering supporters at Creem's primary night party moments ago.

Rudnick ran an energetic and engaged race, personally knocking on thousands of doors and plugging $85,000 of his own money into the campaign. He outspent Creem $135,000 to $83,000 according to campaign filings, and frequently accused the incumbent of avoiding debates with him, though the two appeared together in several debates and candidate nights.

But in the end, nearly every Democratic player in Creem's district, from former Governor Michael Dukakis to Brookline Selectwoman Jesse Mermell, lined up in support of the incumbent. Meanwhile Rudnick's criticism of his opponent—particularly that she has been an ineffective legislator prone to lobbyist influence—never took hold with voters.

Votes are still being tallied across Creem's district, which includes Precincts A, C and E in Wellesley, Newton and Brookline.