Election Day Results: Great News Across the Board!
Election Day was a good day for SEIU 888. We are happy to report that all SEIU 888 endorsed candidates, including SEIU 888 member Mike Brady, were elected to office. The following is a recap of how things turned out after the votes were counted.
President/Vice President: The Obama/Biden ticket sailed to victory with 349 electoral votes.
United States Senate:John Kerry won another 6 year term in the Senate (fyi, when President Segat met with John Kerry during his campaign, Senator Kerry promised to work on moving GPO/WEP reforms through the Congress).
State Legislature: SEIU 888 had 9 endorsed candidates with races. Of the 9 campaigns that were endorsed, SEIU 888 had volunteers on the ground in 5 campaigns through Election Day. SEIU 888 endorsed candidates appear first:
3rd Barnstable House Matthew Patrick 15,211 60%
Carey Murphy 10,285 40%
10th Hampden House Cheryl Rivera 6,733 85%
George Vazquez 1,165 15%
2nd Middlesex House James Arciero 12,072 53%
Paul Avella 10,639 47%
4th Middlesex HouseDanielle Gregoire 9,031 48%
Arthur Vigeant 8,286 44%
Joseph Valianti 1,480 8%
31st Middlesex House
Jason Lewis 10,825 52%
Brian O'Connor 5,131 24%
Chad Riley 5,048 24%
5th Norfolk House Joseph Driscoll 15,271 79%
Richard Moran 3,944 21%
9th Plymouth House Michael Brady 10,794 84%
Lawrence Novak 2,097 16%
Middlesex & Worcester Senate James Eldridge 46,034 57%
Steven Levy 35,193 43%
Plymouth County Commissioners:
Both SEIU 888 endorsed candidates Jack Riordan, and Tony O’Brien were elected Plymouth County Commissioner.
Ballot Question 1: The proposal to eliminate the state income tax was rejected by a resounding 70%-30% margin.
Congratulations and thank you to all who participated in election work during the 2008 cycle.