Revere voters see little change in state primary races

Republicans Deaton and Tamas will face Democrat incumbents in Nov.

By Barbara Taormina

This week’s state primary was relatively quiet with few contests on the ballot. In Revere, 3,730, or 11 percent, of the city’s 32,117 registered voters went to the polls to vote for congressional and statehouse candidates.

In true blue Revere, 1,101, or 27 percent, of the total votes cast were in the Republican primary, which included a loud three-way race for the uphill opportunity to face off against incumbent Senator Elizabeth Warren on the November ballot. In that race, Revere Republicans joined the rest of the state’s GOP and supported attorney John Deaton over Robert Antonelli and Ian Cain, but not by much. Deaton came out on top with 472 votes, followed by Antonelli with 470 votes and Cain, who ended the night with 52 votes.

Revere Dems gave Warren, who ran unopposed, 2,295 votes, or 85 percent of the turnout. U.S. Rep Katherine Clark, who was also unopposed, still saw a total of 2,338, or 87 percent of the votes cast.

At the state level, Governor’s Councillor Terrence Kennedy, State Senator Lydia Edwards and State Representatives Jessica Giannino and Jeffrey Rosario Turco ran unopposed, but only Edwards will have a contest in November.

Allison Cartwright won the Revere Democratic vote for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court over Erin Murphy, 1,227 to 1077. In the primary race for Clerk of Superior Court (civil business), John Powers III won over Faustina Kathy Gabriel. Maura Hennigan ran unopposed for Clerk of Superior Court (Criminal Business). Stephen Murphy ran unopposed for register of deeds. Stephanie Everett was also unopposed in the race for register of probate. Neither Murphy nor Everett will face an opponent in November.

In addition to selecting Deaton to run against Warren, local Republicans voted for Jeanna Marie A. Tamas, who will challenge incumbent Sen. Lydia Edwards.