BOSTON — Republican Charlie Baker has been re-elected to serve a second term as governor of Massachusetts, defeating Democrat Jay Gonzalez.
As voters cast ballots for governor, U.S. Senate and members of Congress in Tuesday's elections, AP VoteCast found that nearly three-quarters of Massachusetts voters said the country is on the wrong track, compared with 1 in 4 who said the country is headed in the right direction.
In the race for governor, Democrat Jay Gonzalez was trying to topple the Republican Baker, who remains popular in Massachusetts and maintained a lopsided fundraising edge.
There are also three questions on the ballot including proposals to mandate specific nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals and create a citizens commission aimed at undoing the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.
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