Robert Burke gained the Republican nomination for Massachusetts’ eighth congressional district Tuesday evening by a large margin towards two different GOP hopefuls.
The videographer will face an uphill battle towards incumbent Democrat Stephen Lynch, who ran unopposed in his Tuesday main. Lynch, who’s vying for his twelfth full time period, has been representing Massachusetts’ eighth congressional district since 2013. He at present has over $1 million cash-on-hand.
An individual walks previous polling station throughout Massachusetts state main voting on Tuesday.
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In the meantime, Burke has not indicated any cash raised, in line with the Federal Election Fee’s election finance database.
Burke beforehand challenged Lynch within the 2022 normal election. He obtained simply 30 p.c of the vote that yr, whereas Lynch garnered the remaining 70 p.c.
Burke is a sports activities videographer from Milton, Mass., who attended the School of the Holy Cross and hung out as a federal probation officer, in line with his marketing campaign web site. Burke has additionally been an entrepreneur, beginning a cleansing enterprise earlier than endeavor his present enterprise enterprise as a videographer.
Voters fill out their ballots at a polling station throughout Massachusetts state main voting on Tuesday.
Democrats have a robust maintain on Massachusetts’ congressional delegation, with all 9 Home seats and each Senate seats at present below their management.
‘I Voted’ stickers sit on a desk at a polling station in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts’ eighth congressional district is positioned alongside the state’s jap shore. Biden gained this Boston-area district in 2020 with 67 p.c of the vote.
Kamala Harris, in the meantime, is anticipated to win the state this yr as nicely, and has been endorsed by each of the states’ Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey.
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