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| Primary election |
| By Mike Melanson |
| Wednesday, September 12, 2012 03:11 PM |
![]() Karen Barry of Duxbury did not collect nomination signatures and her name did not appear on last Thursday’s Republican primary ballot. However her name will appear on the ballot in November, following a meeting of the Republican Executive Committee Monday night, according to the Mass GOP Communications Director Tim Buckley. In the three weeks leading up to the primary elections, Barry ran a sticker campaign for the Sixth Plymouth District state representative Daniel K. Webster, R-Pembroke, and upset the incumbent in her hometown, winning Duxbury. However, Webster tallied more votes in Hanson and Pembroke, and won the district. Barry, a former Webster campaign manager, reached at home by telephone last Saturday, said she planned to wind down her campaign and pledged to support Republican US Sen. Scott Brown, who is facing a challenge from Democrat Elizabeth Warren, in his re-election bid. However, on Monday, Webster announced that he is withdrawing his name from nomination for re-election and Barry’s plans have changed. Placing Barry’s name on the ballot is expected to be challenged by the Massachusetts Democratic Party, citing Mass GOP by-laws which state that at least five days notice must be given before a meeting can be held. Buckley stated that because the primary date was changed to last Thursday to avoid the election being held on Sept. 11, other dates involved were not changed accordingly. Buckley further stated that “Secretary of State William Galvin amended the law so that this year in this case, the Executive Committee of the party would convene as they did Monday night to name a replacement.” In a prepared statement, Webster said he could not continue as a full-time legislator while tending to the needs of his family and business. “For now, I will serve out this term and pass the Republican nomination to the primary runner-up Karen Barry, who will honorably represent this district as both a strong, principled conservative, but also as a compassionate and vigorous advocate,” Webster said, in the statement. A phone call to Barry’s home about her plans Monday night was not returned as of press time Tuesday. Webster was a selectman in Hanson for six years before being elected as state representative 10 years ago. A Hanson native, Barry said she has been involved in Duxbury campaigns since she was a child when her father, Charlie Mann, was state representative. Barry won in Duxbury last Thursday, defeating Webster in the Republican primary by 443 to 329 votes. “People are paying attention. They’re keyed in. They’re looking for accountability. They want their voices to be heard,” Barry said, last Saturday. However, Webster won the district, defeating Barry by 394 to 366 votes in Hanson and by 715 to 334 votes in Pembroke. Webster had a total of 1,438 votes, compared to Barry’s total of 1,143 votes. Josh S. Cutler of Duxbury ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination for state representative for the Sixth Plymouth District. “Whoever the Republican nominee is, I expect a spirited and competitive race,” Cutler said Monday night. “I take nothing for granted and will continue knocking on doors and working hard to earn the support of Duxbury voters,” he said. The Sixth Plymouth District includes precincts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in Duxbury. Precinct 1 is in Twelfth Plymouth District, where incumbent state Rep. Thomas J. Calter III, D-Kingston, faces a challenge from Republican candidate Debra A. Betz in the general election on Nov 6. Last Thursday’s primary election drew approximately 14-percent of Duxbury’s registered voters to the polls. On the Democratic ballot, incumbent US Rep. William Richard Keating defeated challenger C. Samuel Sutter, by 481-112 votes. Incumbent Governor’s Councilor Christopher A. Iannella Jr. defeated challenger Stephen F. Flynn, by 350-180 votes. In the Democratic primary for the Plymouth & Norfolk state senate district, Genevieve S. Davis defeated Steve May by 421-90 votes. Davis will appear on the general election ballot as the Democratic candidate in a challenge against incumbent state Sen. Robert L. Hedlund, Jr., R-Weymouth. Two candidates were seeking the Republican nomination to run against Keating in the Ninth District. In Duxbury, Christopher Sheldon defeated Adam C. Chaprales by 559-211 votes. |







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