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Tiara Mack, Providence's Twerking TikTok Candidate, Wins State Senate Primary

Tiara Mack has won the Democratic primary race for State Senator in Rhode Island's Assembly District 6, according to the Board of Elections.

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Earlier this year, Mack went viral for a video of her twerking on the beach. On Tuesday, Mack won in the primary race over Joseph Almeida in the district which represents Providence.
Earlier this year, Mack went viral for a video of her twerking on the beach. On Tuesday, Mack won in the primary race over Joseph Almeida in the district which represents Providence. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

PROVIDENCE, RI — Tiara Mack is more than the viral twerking video that went viral on TikTok, and got that one conservative talk show pundit to remark on it.

In fact, Mack is the winner of Rhode Island's District 6 primary for State Senator, according to the latest vote totals from the state Board of Elections.

Earlier this year, Mack went viral for a video of her twerking on the beach, summoning up a newscycle largely driven by conservative social media accounts and, yes, Tucker Carlson. Read more: 'Sorry Not Sorry': RI Sen. Tiara Mack Holds Ground After TikTok Twerk

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On Tuesday, Mack won in the primary race over Joseph Almeida in the district which represents Providence.

Here are the vote totals, as of 9:45 p.m. on Sept. 13:

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Tiara Mack — 1,366

Joseph Almeida — 1,061

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