Incumbents Speliotis and Wong Keep Seats the World Series That Year
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 Moulton Incumbents cruises Speliotis to third and Wong term keep seats By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF By Thomas Grillo and Bridget Turcotte U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton ITEM STAFF (D-Mass) won a third term representing the Sixth Con- It was a night for North Shore incum- gressional District in a land- bents to celebrate. slide on Tuesday night. In the closely-watched race between Moulton, who will serve state Rep. Ted Speliotis and Republican another two-year term, de- challenger Mark Mezzina, the Danvers feated his Republican chal- Democrat won by 558 votes out of 19,786 lenger Joseph Schneider and cast. He will be returning to Beacon Hill Independent candidate Mary for the 12th time to represent the 13th Es- Jean Charbonneau. He held sex District. 66 percent of the vote when Mezzina, a Danvers resident, made it in- the race was called shortly teresting. before 11 p.m. The 25-year-old JC Penney appliance In Lynn, Moulton received salesman and Town Meeting member won 73.8 percent of the vote, three of the four precincts in Peabody, and while Schneider received won Middleton by 240 votes in his rst bid 22.6 percent. for a seat in the State House. The Salem Democrat has But Danvers, Speliotis’ hometown, gave said efforts to revitalize him a comfortable margin of victory by Lynn has been one of his pri- more than 1,000 votes, capturing every orities in the district, citing precinct. the establishment several “I guess the headline in the Danvers years ago of the Lynn Eco- Herald was right a long time ago, Danvers nomic Advancement and De- has a love affair with Ted Speliotis,” the velopment (LEAD) Team. winner told the packed crowd at the Polish Moulton, through his press Russian Lithuanian American Citizens secretary, declined an inter- Club. “Winning is great.” view but said in a statement Mezzina said he was surprised by the he was grateful that the vot- results. ers have given him the op- “I thought I was in better shape,” he said. portunity to serve in Wash- “My message resonated with lots of people, ington for two more years. it just wasn’t the right night, it wasn’t the “Now that the American right time.” people have spoken, it’s time In Saugus, state Rep. Donald Wong for us to step up and lead,” (R-Saugus) handily beat back Democratic Moulton said. “Here at home, challengers Matt Crescenzo and Indepen- that means continuing to in- dent Michael Coller in the 9th Essex state vest in the economic develop- representative race. ment of our community, con- Wong celebrated at his family’s restau- necting workers to jobs with rant, the Kowloon Restaurant. quick and reliable regional “I will do my best to make you glad that rail, and providing a model you voted for me,” Wong said to a room full of what moral, progressive of his supporters. “I am very grateful for leadership looks like. Na- all of the people here who believe in me.” tionwide, it means working This is the rst time Wong won both pre- together to build an Amer- ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK cincts in Lynn, he said. The win will send ica where everyone has the Above: Newly Wong back to the State House for his fth chance to earn a good life: a re-elected state consecutive term. country we can be proud of “I think the voters understand that I’m Rep. Ted Speliotis once again. here for the working people,” he said. “I Moulton, of Salem, is a for- receives a hug from can’t say enough for the voters who came mer U.S. Marine who served his granddaughter, out and believed in me. I want to make four tours of duty in Iraq. He Kayla Freeley, 7, them proud.” attended Harvard Universi- as he thanks his Wong, who has held the 9th Essex Dis- ty. supporters at the trict seat since 2011, was a Saugus Town He has emerged as a vocal Polish Russian Meeting member from 2005 to 2007, then opponent of President Don- Lithuanian Amer- chairman of the Saugus Board of Select- ald Trump, but has claimed ican Citizens Club men until 2011. In addition to his work in past interviews he is not on Tuesday. at the State House, Wong owns and helps considering a presidential Right: State Rep. operate Kowloon Restaurant on Route 1. run in 2020. Donald Wong gives Founded by his grandparents in 1950, the Schneider also has a mili- restaurant was passed down to his par- his victory speech tary background. The child ents in 1960 and later to himself and his refugee from Romania is a at Kowloon siblings. former U.S. Army Green Be- Restaurant. According to unof cial results, Wong ret who attended West Point secured more votes in each town, and in and Harvard University. each precinct, than the other two candi- “Obviously I’m disappoint- FOR NATIONAL dates. Wong nished with 4,048 votes in ed,” Schneider said, adding RESULTS, SEE PAGE A5 Wake eld and 1,693 votes in Lynn over that he called Moulton to con- Crescenzo’s 2,304 and 1,141. gratulate him on his victory. In their hometown of Saugus, Wong got MOULTON, A3 ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK INCUMBENTS, A3 INSIDE Amore falls short in bid to unseat Galvin Saugus By Bella diGrazia to be on Gov. Baker’s ticket,” said Amore. years has two children. His oldest is study- Historical Society to ITEM STAFF “It’s been a great honor.” ing at Suffolk University and his youngest is celebrate like it’s 1918. A3 Amore, 50, is well-known for his role as di- enrolled at Swampscott High School, accord- Democrat William Galvin (D) was re-elect- rector of security and chief investigator at ing to his campaign website. Sports ed as Massachusetts Secretary of State, de- the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in The main focuses of Amore’s campaign, ac- Classical boys soccer shut out by Arlington. B1 feating Republican Anthony Amore 71.56 Boston, where he is charged with the ongo- cording to his website, were to ensure com- percent to 24.75 percent. ing efforts to recover 13 works of art stolen pliance with the public records law; ensure Spartans soccer takes down “I’m grateful to have had the opportuni- from the museum in March 1990, according elections are accessible and secure; provide Bishop Fenwick. B1 ty to meet so many people throughout the to a Daily Item report. Commonwealth and to have had the chance The Swampscott resident of more than 15 AMORE, A3 Voters reject nurse Baker, Warren staf ng proposal easily win re-election By Michael P. Norton Question 1, which called for limits on By Steve LeBlanc deciding a slew of congressional races STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE the number of patients assigned to nurs- and Bob Salsberg and three ballot initiatives, including one es, failed on the heels of expensive ad ASSOCIATED PRESS asking whether Massachusetts should Massachusetts voters on Tuesday re- campaigns in which the Massachusetts keep protections for transgender people. jected a proposal to put more nurses BOSTON — Democratic U.S. Sen. Eliz- Nurses Association pushed for the initia- abeth Warren, weighing a possible White Warren, who turned aside Republican on duty in hospitals, af rmed a 2016 tive petition and a coalition of hospital House run, defeated two challengers state Rep. Geoff Diehl and independent transgender anti-discrimination law and industry and other health care groups Tuesday, while Republican Gov. Charlie candidate Shiva Ayyadurai, has seen her agreed to form a commission to make argued against staf ng mandates. Baker won a second term in Massachu- national pro le soar as a leader of the campaign nance recommendations to setts. the federal government. QUESTIONS, A3 Voters in the state election were also BAKER, WARREN, A3 HIGH 59° VOL. 140, ISSUE 268 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 LOW 40° OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 ONE DOLLAR POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 FOOD ........................................B8 PAGE A8 A2 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 OBITUARIES David F. Gormley, 84 Pressley officially state’s David F. Gormley, Nancy, John and Rob, first black congresswoman 84, passed away on all of Denver, David of Oct. 7 after an ex- Steamboat Springs, By William J. Kole From the outset, Press- tended hospital stay Colo., and Patrick ASSOCIATED PRESS ley made clear that she in his home city of of Annapolis, Md. meant serious business, BOSTON — It’s official: Denver, Colo., with He also leaves nine telling voters before she Ayanna Pressley has com- his family close at wonderful grandchil- sent Capuano packing pleted her quest to become hand. dren and a younger that she viewed the race Dave (known to brother, Robert, of Massachusetts’ first black woman elected to the U.S. as “a fight for the soul of many close friends Westport. our party and the future of since high school days as He enjoyed a successful ca- House of Representatives. The Democrat sailed our democracy.” “Gump”) was a native of reer as an insurance executive The district includes a Swampscott, a town he loved and had been active in his through Tuesday’s gen- wide swath of Boston and and to which he returned as local Catholic parish in Den- eral election unopposed, often as possible. He was a ver. He was a fourth degree two months after unseat- about half of Cambridge, graduate of Swampscott High, member of the Knights of Co- ing 10-term Rep.