Jim O'Day wins HUGE in special election primary for 14th Worcester!

[Ian David]

by: Since1792
Tue Mar 20, 2007 at 22:40:38 PM EDT

( - promoted by Charley on the MTA)

Jim O'Day, a strong gay marriage supporter, beat three other candidates in the Democratic primary special election for the 14th Worcester District House of Representatives seat to replace Jim Leary...

Leary resigned the seat to become chief of staff to Lt. Governor Tim Murray.

Paul Shea finished second and current Worcester City Councilor Phil Palmieri finished a distant third.

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The race is not over yet. The general election is next month when O'Day goes up against Joe Cariglia who was formerly a Democrat but re-registered as an Independent to avoid this primary fight.

There is some talk that Cariglia may end up not meeting the residency requirements to even be in this race. I'm sure someone will sort that out in the next couple weeks....

There was also a lot of talk tonight that Phil Palmieri may not even be able to hold his own City Council seat in the upcoming fall election after this loss, due in part to the backlash City voters feel about the recent 84% pay raise City Councilors handed themselves three months ago. City residents only last week were told there's now a $21 million dollar city deficit....

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