Galvin rides hometown support to primary win

State Representative Bill Galvin of Canton will be headed back to Beacon Hill for another two years after defeating Tamisha Civil of Stoughton for the Democratic nomination in the 6th Norfolk District in Tuesday’s state primary.

Galvin, who has served the district continuously since 1991, will be uncontested in the November general election.

Rep. Bill Galvin

A lifelong Canton resident and CHS graduate, Galvin survived another spirited battle with Civil, who also ran for the Democratic nomination in 2020. Ultimately, though, Galvin’s support in his hometown of Canton carried him to victory, as he prevailed by a 2-1 margin with 2,179 votes to Civil’s 994.

Civil did manage to receive more votes in Stoughton (671-586) and was competitive in Avon, which went in Galvin’s favor by a margin of 262-189.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Galvin thanked the voters in the district for nominating him to serve another term. “Being your voice on Beacon Hill has been the honor of my life,” he said, “and I could not be more excited and humbled to continue advocating for you in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.  Thank you for once again placing your trust in me; I will work hard to continue to deliver and make you proud!”

Galvin also thanked his family and the volunteers who worked on his behalf, and he congratulated Civil on a hard-fought campaign.

“The Civil campaign came up short, but we are hopeful that the citizens of the 6th Norfolk District are becoming more engaged and informed on issues facing their communities,” Civil wrote in a Facebook post after the election. “It is important, now more than ever, that we come together as a community for positive change.”

In other primary results on the Democratic side, Canton voters strongly preferred Maura Healey over Sonia Chang-Diaz for governor and William F. Galvin over Tanisha Sullivan for secretary of state. They also went with the state’s choice for lieutenant governor (Kim Driscoll) and attorney general (Andrea Campbell), and they narrowly preferred Diana DiZoglio for state auditor over Chris Dempsey by a margin of 1,474 to 1,345. They also opted for incumbent Peter Collins by a wide margin over Paul Yorkis in the race for Norfolk County Commissioner.

In the Republican primary, Canton GOP voters preferred Canton resident Hamilton Rodrigues by a slim margin (472-431) to Milton’s Robert Burke, who ran away with the Republican nomination in the race for congressman in the 8th District.

For governor they went with Geoff Diehl over Chris Doughty, and for lieutenant governor they selected Leah Allen over Kate Campanale. Both won their respective nominations and will be on the November ballot.

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