Election 2020: Reps. Clark, Lynch, Keating, Moulton and Pressley reelected & Question 1 passes in MA

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Rep. Keating reelected to House

1:10 a.m.: Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA 9) has also been reelected to the U.S. House of Representatives, per the Associated Press. The AP made the call just after 1 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Rep. Stephen Lynch reelected

1:00 a.m.: Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA 8) has won reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives, the Associated Press announced just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning.

Rep. Seth Moulton reelected

12:45 a.m.: Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA 6) has won reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives, the Associated Press announced at 12:45 a.m.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Rep. Katherine Clark both reelected in Mass.

11:00 p.m.: Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA 7) has won reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives, the Associated Press announced at 11 p.m. Tuesday night. She will again represent Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District.

Additionally, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA 5) has also won reelection to the House, the AP announced around 11 p.m. as well.

Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA 1) and Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA 3) have both been declared winners in their districts by the AP, as both candidates ran unopposed in their races for House seats.

Biden gets win in New Hampshire, takes five of six New England states with Maine too close to call

11:00 p.m.: The Associated Press has called New Hampshire for former Vice President Joe Biden, the organization announced just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday night. Biden will take the state’s four electoral votes with the win.

With the win in New Hampshire, Joe Biden has won five of the six New England states, with the race in Maine still considered too close to call.

Question 1 approved in Mass.

11:00 p.m.: Massachusetts voters have approved the Question 1 ballot initiative known as “Right to Repair,” according to the Associated Press.

“The measure gives car owners and auto shops greater access to data related to vehicle maintenance and repair,” the AP said in their update on the question’s passing.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) wins reelection

8:40 p.m.: The Associated Press has announced that Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) has won reelection as the state’s governor. That race was called at 8:37 p.m.

Joe Biden wins Massachusetts, Sen. Markey wins reelection

8:00 p.m.: The Associated Press has called Massachusetts for former Vice President Joe Biden as of 8 p.m., awarding Biden the state’s 11 electoral votes. The AP additionally announced that Senator Ed Markey (D) has won reelection to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican challenger Kevin O’Connor.

Biden’s win in Massachusetts means that the former vice president has won four of the six states in New England, with Maine and New Hampshire still not called yet for either candidate.

AP calls Connecticut and Rhode Island for Joe Biden

8:00 p.m.: Former Vice President Joe Biden has won both the state of Connecticut and the state of Rhode Island, according to the Associated Press. The win in both states gives Biden an additional 11 electoral votes, seven from Connecticut and four from Rhode Island.

N.H. Gov. Chris Sununu (R) wins gubernatorial reelection, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) wins reelection as well

8:00 p.m.: The Associated Press has announced that Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has won reelection in New Hampshire’s gubernatorial race. The race was called at 8 p.m.

Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen has also won reelection to the U.S. Senate, the AP reported. That race, too, was called at 8 p.m.

Joe Biden wins Vermont, first New England state called in race

7:00 p.m.: Joe Biden won the first New England state called in the 2020 presidential race, as the Associated Press announced at 7 p.m. that the former Vice President has won the state of Vermont. Vermont has three electoral votes, which will all go to Biden by virtue of the state’s winner-take-all method.

The AP also called Kentucky for President Donald Trump. A win in Kentucky gives the president eight electoral votes from the state. That race was also called at 7 p.m.

Nearly 60% of Boston voters have cast ballots as of 6 p.m.

6:00 p.m.: The Boston Elections Department announced that 59.7% of registered voters in the City of Boston have cast their ballots in the 2020 presidential election as of 6 p.m. on Election night. That equates to 258,022 ballots cast, including those in the central tabulation facility from early voting.

East Bridgewater PD warn residents of suspicious robocall

6:00 p.m.: Police in East Bridgewater are alerting the public to a suspicious robocall that went out to a local resident that allegedly advised people to that home and avoid certain areas in the town due to, “fear of violence and looting that may occur as a result of today’s election.”

According to a release on behalf of the police department, that call was not sanctioned by the Town of East Bridgewater or its local police. Officials say that there is no threat to public safety.

“Residents should feel completely safe to head to the polls until they close at 8 p.m.,” said East Bridgewater Police Chief Paul O’Brien.

“There have been no threats made to voters, poll workers or business owners in town, despite what this robocall might suggest. Our election day is moving smoothly, with peaceful groups of residents lining up patiently to exercise their rights as Americans.”

Federal officials are investigating similar calls that are being made in other states as well.

Report: Vermont Gov. Phil Scott votes for Joe Biden, first Rep. governor to publicly do so

5:00 p.m.: Gov. Phil Scott (R-Vt.) told reporters that he voted for Joe Biden, according to a report from Seven Days, a Vermont-based newspaper and website. That would make Scott the first incumbent Republican governor to openly support Joe Biden’s presidential run.

Earlier Tuesday, Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker (R) announced he did not vote for either candidate.

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Four hours until polls close in Mass.

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Gov. Baker says he “blanked” vote for president at Tuesday news conference

3:45 p.m.: Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday that he “blanked” his vote for president in the 2020 general election. Baker, who had previously announced he would not be voting for President Donald Trump, chose not to vote for any candidate for commander-in-chief.

“I blanked it,” the governor said when asked if he voted for Joe Biden instead of President Trump.

Gov. Baker also did not vote for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

Nearly half of all Boston registered voters have cast ballots by 3 p.m.

3:00 p.m.: 48.33% of all registered voters in Boston have voted as of 3 p.m. on Election Day, according to the Boston Election Department. That means that 208,785 votes in the city have been cast for president, including central tabulation counts from Early Voting in the city.

The Boston Election Division also said that, in total, 66.75% of registered voters in Boston voted in the 2016 presidential election.

COVID-19 positive voter shuts down Medford polling location for 30 minutes

1:05 p.m.: A voting location in Medford was shut down for half an hour on Election Day after a voter handed his ballot in and said that he was COVID-19 positive, according to a representative from the town’s Board of Health. The location was shut down while it was disinfected. Officials don’t believe people were impacted due to social distancing guidelines in place at the location.

Health scare at Medford polling location after voter claims "I have Covid" Voting at a Medford polling location was suspended for about half an hour after a voter claimed he was diagnosed with COVID-19.

Medford polling location closed shortly after voter reveals positive COVID-19 diagnosis MaryAnn O'Connor, the Medford Director of Public Health, speaks to Boston 25 about protocols after a voter revealed a positive COVID-19 diagnosis.

More than 170,000 votes cast as of 12 p.m. in Boston

12:00 p.m. According to the City of Boston, 170,320 votes have been cast in the city as of 12 p.m. on Election Day, including central tabulation counts from Early Voting in the city. Those ballots at the central tabulation facilities will be, “tabulated by precinct and the totals for each precinct are added to the totals from the polling places,” according to the Secretary of State’s Office.

So far, 39.43% of voters in Boston have cast their ballots as of 12:00 p.m.

Don’t mail your mail ballot - put it in a drop box or hand-deliver it, SOS Galvin says

10:52 a.m. If you still have a mail ballot and you were planning on using the Postal Service, don’t. Secretary of State William Galvin is advising voters to drop your ballot in a secured drop box in your city or town or hand-deliver it to an official at your local elections office. Mail ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3, but have to arrive by Nov. 6 to be counted and Galvin said in a tweet that “there’s no guarantee that will happen if you mail your ballot today.”

RAW VIDEO: Secretary of State William Galvin addresses the media on Election Day after voting Secretary of State William Galvin addressed the media on Tuesday morning to discuss voter turn out.

Scenes from the polls

Polls are prepped to keep voters safe and socially distant

7 a.m: Polls are now open in the Bay State and election officials say they are prepared for socially distant voting lines, extra hand sanitizer and masks for those who forget to bring one with them. Voting booths will be wiped and sanitized throughout the day to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

In areas at high-risk for COVID-19, “red-zone” communities like Brockton, where thousands are expected to cast in-person ballots today, the head of the Elections Commission said lines may appear longer with 6 feet of space between those waiting to cast their ballots, but officials will keep the lines moving.

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