Williams-Gifford Out in 2nd Plymouth, Pires In for 10th Bristol

The Massachusetts primary election had its share of surprises, and now the stage is set in the contested races for the upcoming general election on November 5.

Attorney John Deaton defeated industrial engineer Robert Antonellis and Quincy City Council President Ian Cain to be the Republican to face off against incumbent Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren in November.

Deaton gathered 64.6 percent of the vote, according to the Associated Press, while Antonellis got 26.2 percent and Cain 9.2 percent.

Pires Defeats McConnell in 8th Bristol District

Old Rochester Regional School Committee member Joe Pires defeated Fairhaven Republican Town Committee chair Robert McConnell for the Republican bid for the open seat in the 10th Bristol District in the Massachusetts House. Rep. Bill Straus, who has held that seat since first being elected in 1992, announced earlier this year he would not seek re-election.

Pires won 63.5 percent to 36.5 percent (with 82 percent of the vote in) and will go on to face Democrat Mark Sylvia, who ran unopposed in the primary, in November.

Pacheco Wins Republican Bid to Try to Replace a Different Pacheco

With State Senator Marc Pacheco not seeking re-election in the 3rd Bristol and Plymouth District for the first time since 1993, the race for the open seat will still have the name “Pacheco” on the ballot.

Joe Pacheco, a member of the Raynham Select Board, defeated Taunton City Councilor Barry Sanders for the Democratic nod for the 3rd Bristol and Plymouth seat. He will go on to face Republican Kelly Dooner and independent Jim DuPont in November.

Pacheco pulled in 60.8 percent of the votes to Sanders’ 39.2 percent.

Montigny Earns 17th Term

State Senator Mark Montigny will serve a 17th term representing the 2nd Bristol and Plymouth District after defeating newcomer Molly Kivi in the Democratic primary. Montigny won 80.1 percent to 19.9 percent.

Longtime State Rep Loses Seat

Susan Williams-Gifford, who has been the state representative for the 2nd Plymouth District since 2003, was defeated in the primary by Coast Guard veteran John Gaskey. Gaskey, who describes himself as a “2A absolutist” and pro-lifer, defeated Williams-Gifford 59 percent to 41 percent. There is no Democratic challenger for the 2nd Plymouth seat.