Dan Rizzo
Dan Rizzo was a 2016 Democratic special election candidate for the First Suffolk & Middlesex District of the Massachusetts State Senate.
Elections
2016
A special election for the position of Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk and Middlesex District was called for May 10. A primary election took place on April 12. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 8, 2016.[1]
The seat was vacant following Anthony Petruccelli's (D) resignation on January 21, 2016.[2]
Joseph Boncore defeated Lydia Marie Edwards, Diana Hwang, Jay Livingstone, Steven Morabito, Dan Rizzo, and Paul Rogers in the Democratic primary.[3][4][5] Boncore was unopposed in the special election.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Joseph Boncore |
25.7% | 4,013 |
| Dan Rizzo | 23.2% | 3,628 |
| Jay Livingstone | 18% | 2,813 |
| Lydia Marie Edwards | 14.6% | 2,280 |
| Diana Hwang | 13.3% | 2,085 |
| Steven Morabito | 3.9% | 607 |
| Paul Rogers | 1.1% | 175 |
| All Others | 0.1% | 19 |
| Blank Votes | 0.1% | 9 |
| Total Votes | 15,629 | |
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See also
- Massachusetts State Senate
- Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk & Middlesex District
- State legislative special elections, 2016
- Massachusetts State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Special State Election- First Suffolk and Middlesex Senate District*," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ wwlp.com, "Senate plans pair of special elections on may 10th," accessed January 13, 2016
- ↑ bostonherald.com, "Joseph Boncore winner of vacated Senate seat," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ Boston Globe, "Political Happy Hour: March 8, 2016," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "2016 State Representative Special Democratic Primary," accessed September 7, 2016
