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Donald Osgood Sr. was an independent candidate who sought election to the First Suffolk District of the Massachusetts State Senate in the special election on May 1, 2018. He was defeated in the general election.
Elections
2018
A special election for the office of Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk District was held on May 1, 2018. The primary election took place on April 3, 2018. Candidates had until February 20, 2018, to turn in nomination papers with local officials. Certified nomination papers had to be filed with the secretary of state by February 27, 2018.[1]
On January 26, 2018, state Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry (D) resigned from office to take a job with Suffolk Construction Company.[2]
Rep. Nick Collins (D) was the only Democratic candidate to file and faced no opposition in the April 3 primary. Collins defeated Althea Garrison (Independent Progressive) and Donald Osgood Sr. (Independent) in the general election. No Republican candidates filed.[3]
| Massachusetts State Senate, First Suffolk District, Special Election, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Nick Collins |
86.2% | 4,064 | |
| Independent Progressive | Althea Garrison | 8.7% | 408 | |
| Independent | Donald Osgood Sr. | 3.4% | 159 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 1.7% | 82 | |
| Total Votes | 4,713 | |||
| Source: City of Boston unofficial election results | ||||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Special State Election - 1st Suffolk Senatorial District," accessed January 31, 2018
- ↑ The Boston Globe, "Special election calendar set for Linda Dorcena Forry’s seat," January 29, 2018
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "1st Suffolk State Senatorial District," accessed March 21, 2018
