Lewis Bests DePinto for State Rep in Democratic Primary

Incumbent Jason Lewis defeated challenger John DePinto in the Democratic race for state representative in the state primary on Thursday, according to the Associated Press.

Lewis rolled in Winchester, receiving 1,801 votes to DePinto's 215, according to unofficial AP results reported on boston.com. The race was much closer in Stoneham, where Lewis won by a margin of 109, getting 1,050 votes to DePinto's 941.

Overall, Lewis received 2,851 votes in both towns, or 71.2 percent of the vote, and DePinto received 1,156 votes, or 28.8 percent.

Lewis will be challenged in November by Republican candidate George Georgountzos, who won the Republican primary as he was unopposed.