MA: Marine Wins Democratic Primary for Kennedy’s US House Seat

Former Marine Jake Auchincloss has won a packed primary to become the Democratic nominee to fill the U.S. House seat being vacated by Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Massachusetts. The Newton city councilor edged out six fellow Democrats in a race for the 4th Congressional District. The contest took until early Friday to decide after a deluge of mid-pandemic votes overwhelmed several cities and towns during Tuesday’s primary. After graduating from Harvard in 2010, Auchincloss served as a captain in the Marine Corps. He commanded infantry in Afghanistan in 2012 and led an anti-narcotics platoon in Panama in 2014.

-Associated Press

100% of precincts reporting:

Jake Auchincloss 34,971 – 22 percent

Jesse Mermell 32,938 – 21 percent

Becky Grossman 28,311 – 18 percent

Natalia Linos 18,158 – 12 percent

Ihssane Leckey 17,346 – 11 percent

Alan Khazei 14,305 – 9 percent

Christopher Zannetos 5,091 – 3 percent

David Cavell 2,472 – 2 percent

Benjamin Sigel 2,437 – 2 percent