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Susan Chalifoux Zephir
Susan Chalifoux Zephir was a 2017 Democratic special election candidate for the Worcester & Middlesex District of the Massachusetts State Senate.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Massachusetts State Senate Worcester & Middlesex District was called for December 5, 2017. A primary election was held on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was October 3, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant on August 31, 2017, when Jennifer Flanagan (D) resigned to join the state's Cannabis Control Commission.[2]
Susan Chalifoux Zephir defeated Michael Mahan and Michael Kushmerek in the Democratic primary. Dean Tran was unopposed in the Republican primary. Claire Freda ran as an unenrolled candidate and Charlene DiCalogero ran as a Green-Rainbow Party candidate.[3] Tran defeated Chalifoux Zephir, Freda, and DiCalogero in the special election.[4]
| Massachusetts State Senate, Worcester & Middlesex District, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dean Tran |
46.5% | 7,290 | |
| Democratic | Susan A. Chalifoux Zephir | 42.1% | 6,614 | |
| Unenrolled | Claire M. Freda | 9.9% | 1,554 | |
| Green-Rainbow | Charlene R. DiCalogero | 1.3% | 201 | |
| Other | Blank Votes | 0.2% | 28 | |
| Other | All Others | 0% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 15,693 | |||
| Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | ||||
| Massachusetts State Senate, Worcester & Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Susan A. Chalifoux Zephir |
51.5% | 6,835 | ||
| Michael A. Mahan | 26.3% | 3,487 | ||
| Michael P. Kushmerek | 21.8% | 2,894 | ||
| Blank votes | 0.3% | 44 | ||
| All others | 0.1% | 15 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,275 | |||
| Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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See also
- Massachusetts State Senate
- Massachusetts State Senate Worcester & Middlesex District
- Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2017
- Massachusetts State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Special State Election Worcester & Middlesex Senatorial District," accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ Sentinel and Enterprise, "Sen. Jennifer Flanagan to resign seat to become Cannabis Control Commission member," August 23, 2017
- ↑ Telegram, "6 in running to replace former Sen. Jennifer Flanagan," September 30, 2017
- ↑ Sentinel and Enterprise, "Leominster's Chalifoux Zephir heads to special election for Senate seat after beating Dem opponents in primary," November 8, 2017
