U.S. Rep. Richard Neal of the 1st Massachusetts District fended off a challenge from progressive candidate Jeromie Whalen in September's party primary before beating independent candidate Nadia Milleron in the general.

Just one minute after polls closed in Massachusetts Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Maura Healey was declared victorious in her bid for reelection.

The Democrat defeated Republican John Deaton, a lawyer and former Marine. Markey defeated a primary challenge from U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton on his way to winning another term. He has served in the upper chamber of Congress since 2013.

In the lower Pioneer Valley, voters in the state’s 2nd Hampden district will choose between an incumbent Democrat who is closing in on almost two decades of service – and a Republican challenger with roots in the more rural side of the district.

Today, voters in western Hampden County and several Hilltowns will pick one of three candidates vying for the 3rd Hampden House seat in Massachusetts. As WAMC reports, the contest has been a slugfest at times.

In Westfield and Southampton, Massachusetts, a Democratic candidate is once again trying to unseat Republican State Representative Kelly Pease.

Ahead of Election Day, Massachusetts officials are reporting that over one-fifth of the Commonwealth’s 5.2 million registered voters have already cast ballots.

Governor Maura Healey spent one of her last days on the campaign trail in western Massachusetts this week, as the Democrat tries to head off a challenge from Republican candidate Mike Minogue.

A U.S. House election rematch in Western Massachusetts between Democratic U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and independent Nadia Milleron will come to a head Tuesday. Neal is seeking a 20th term in Congress. He says he’s ready to return to Washington with what he hopes will be a firm Democratic majority. He spoke with WAMC as his re-election bid enters its final days.

With early voting already well underway and election day around the corner, seeing attack ads that are less than honest isn’t out of the ordinary. But, when the technology many rely on nowadays for quick factchecks and questions starts to give misinformation, that’s a different story.