The last time MassLive chatted with Daniel Darris-O’Connor, he was just the youngest member of Billerica’s Select Board, following through on an interest in politics and policy that had taken hold at a young age. Just about a year later, Darris-O’Connor, 19, has parlayed that interest into a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. On Election Day, the rising Democratic star scored ...

was Election Day in Massachusetts and around the nation. MassLive had live coverage and results from the key races. Below, you’ll find the sights and sounds from polling places and the situation on the ground. Election Night update from MassLive’s politics editor 10:45 p.m. See more Mass. congressional race results 10:41 p.m. Find all of the results for Massachusetts ...

The measure would allow single family homes to be built on a minimum 5,000 sq. ft. lot. WBZ-TV's Payton May reports.

BOSTON — Hessann Farooqi knows the pressure is on Democrats to deliver after a historic wave election Tuesday propelled them into majorities on Capitol Hill. “What we will do in the next couple of years, I think, will really define the next few decades,” Farooqi said during the Democrats’ victory party at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel in Boston on Tuesday night. With friends by his side, ...

Darris-O’Connor, a Billerica Democrat, unseated an eight-term Republican lawmaker, making him one of the youngest representatives-elect in Massachusetts history.

Republican Rep. Kelly Pease won his fourth term in the 4th Hampden District, defeating Democratic challenger Colby Hoffman in both Westfield and Southampton.

Minogue lost Tuesday’s governor’s race to incumbent Gov. Maura Healey by more than 27 points, according to the Associate Press. The post Which towns voted for Republican Mike Minogue? appeared first on Boston.com.

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan was declared the winner of the Massachusetts 3rd Congressional District after the Associated Press called the race in her favor Tuesday night.

More eyes than usual were on Massachusetts polling places Tuesday, with hundreds of volunteer observers, federal monitors and community watchdogs watching Election Day unfold across the state. A coalition of seven nonpartisan voting-rights organizations trained more than 750 volunteers for its largest election protection effort ever, deploying them to at least 165 polling places in 30 ...

Tuesday's results keep intact the decades-old blue wall Democrats have built across many of the state’s constitutional offices.