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Here's How Peabody Voted in Thursday's State Primary

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Salem's Joan Lovely won the Democratic party candidacy for state Senate yesterday in a landslide, handily taking four out of five communities except for Peabody to earn 50 percent of the vote. The Tanner City, which is the largest city in the district, heavily went in favor of hometown favorite John Slattery, 2,324 to Lovely's 1,487, but it wasn't enough to close the gap for Slattery, who finished behind Lovely in the race with 30 percent of the vote. He was trailed by fellow Peabodyite Mary-Ellen Manning (17 percent) and Edward Carroll of Salem (2 percent). Lovely, in comparison, won big in her hometown of Salem, 3,260 to Slattery's 735 votes. And back in Peabody, she did win one precinct as well by 15 votes -- Brooksby Village. Manning …

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'Not Super Busy' But Steady Activity at the Polls Today

Local election officials still predict only a 15-16 percent turnout overall in today's state primary.

"It's not super busy...but pretty steady. It's not totally quiet like in the March [presidential] primary," said Peabody City Clerk Tim Spanos Thursday afternoon, commenting on the voter turnout so far in the state primary. Spanos said each of the city's 19 precincts saw 80-125 voters on average by about noon time, which is 6-7 percent of registered voters. The big rush, however, will be in the late afternoon and evening hours until the polls close at 8 p.m., he said. Brooksby Village, which has its own precinct, reported similar activity so far via Twitter. Despite a hotly contested local Democratic Senate race and some interest in the Governor's Council race, Spanos is still only predicting a 15-16 percent turnout overall -- that number …

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Who's Who and Where to Vote in State Primary

Here's your local guide to the state primary on Sept. 6.

Massachusetts holds its state primary election Thursday to narrow down the field of political party candidates in a number of races prior to November -- there are only two contested seats at this time, however, that affect Peabody. In the 2nd Essex District race for the state Senate, which represents Peabody, Salem, Beverly, Danvers and Topsfield, there are four Democrats vying for the party candidacy in the general election. Here's a look at the ballot, courtesy of the Secretary of State's office: The other contested race is for the 5th District Governor's Councilor, which represents Peabody along with 38 other cities and towns. Mary-Ellen Manning, who is the current councilor, has stepped down to run for Senate. There are four Democrats …

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