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The City of Boston polling locations webpage. Multiple polling locations in the Boston University area reported low in-person voter turnout on Tuesday. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Lack of in-person voter turnout at state primary prompts questions about uninformed voters, November excitement around Boston

Lauren Albano September 3, 2024
Early in-person and mail-in ballot turnout saw a major increase this year for the Massachusetts State Primary. However, polling locations in the Boston University area saw low in-person voter turnout on primary day.
PJ and Megan Lutz canvas for President Biden outside a polling center at the Bicentennial Elementary School in Nashua, New Hampshire on Tuesday. Biden supporters launched the successful write-in campaign as a result of the President's name not appearing on the New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot. CLARE ONG/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

For canvassers, New Hampshire primary bears deeper connection with democracy

Siena Griffin January 24, 2024
Canvassers from across the country headed to New Hampshire for this year’s first-in-the-nation primary to make a stand for their chosen candidates on Tuesday.
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips speaks to supporters at a primary night event in Manchester, New Hampshire. Rep. Phillips came in second in the New Hampshire Democratic primary behind a successful write-in Biden campaign on Tuesday. MATTHEW EADIE/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Democratic challengers will stay in race after Biden wins New Hampshire primary

Matthew Eadie January 24, 2024
President Joe Biden won New Hampshire’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, despite not officially having his name on the ballot, requiring voters to write-in the president’s name in a landslide Democratic primary.
Kimberly Atkins, a journalist for WBUR and alumna of Boston University’s College of Communication, spoke at a virtual panel hosted by COM on Wednesday entitled “An Election Like No Other: Journalists Share Final Thoughts.” LAURYN ALLEN | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Pandemic tosses new curveballs to journalists covering election

Caroline Bowden November 4, 2020
A panel of BU alumni and journalists offered insight into the historic nature of presidential election coverage in a virtual panel Saturday entitled “An Election Like No Other: Journalists Share Final Thoughts."
In “Black Boston: Building Healthy Communities,” a virtual panel hosted by Boston University’s Initiative on Cities, BU Diversity and Inclusion and WBUR CitySpace, local representatives gathered to discuss Black representation in politics. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston political leaders discuss representation in City politics

Colin Boyd September 23, 2020
COVID-19 has overwhelmingly affected families of color at disproportionately higher rates. How will these divisions in racial equality change politics this November?
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren fell to fourth place in the New Hampshire primary, finishing behind candidates Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar and receiving no delegates. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Warren finishes fourth in New Hampshire, speaks on turnout and general election

Jane Avery February 12, 2020
In a state where she expected significant support, Elizabeth Warren ended the night with no Democratic primary delegates in New Hampshire.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders narrowly won the New Hampshire primary with over 25 percent of the vote, edging Mayor Pete Buttigieg and tying him for delegates. GABRIELA HUTCHINGS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sanders wins his second New Hampshire primary in tight race

Matthew Sensabaugh February 12, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed victory Tuesday at his Democratic primary party in Manchester, New Hampshire, where supporters watched as he pulled in more than a quarter of the vote.
Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg finished second in the New Hampshire primary just behind Senator Bernie Sanders. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Buttigieg pulls close second in New Hampshire, emphasizes need for unity

Nathan Lederman February 12, 2020
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg kept his supporters at Nashua Community College waiting Tuesday night as the New Hampshire primary race tightened between himself and fellow candidate Bernie Sanders. 
Vice President Joe Biden was absent from his primary night party in Nashua, New Hampshire Tuesday, having departed abruptly for South Carolina in anticipation of poor results. ANGELA YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Biden finishes in fifth, leaves New Hampshire early

Angela Yang February 12, 2020
Vice President Joe Biden’s primary night party in Nashua, New Hampshire missed a key attendee: the candidate himself.
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar gained momentum in the New Hampshire primary, surging to a surprise third place finish ahead of candidates Senator Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joe Biden. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Klobuchar surges to third place in New Hampshire, beating Warren and Biden

Varsha Subramanian February 12, 2020
Sen. Amy Klobuchar was the New Hampshire primary’s biggest surprise. The Democratic presidential candidate and Minnesota senator ended the night in third place with 19.8 percent of the vote and 87 percent of precincts reporting, more than fourth-place candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren and fifth-place Vice President Joe Biden combined.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic candidate to the U.S. House of Representatives for New York’s 14th district, in conversation with Raul Fernandez at the Coolidge Corner Theatre Monday evening. JOSEE MATELA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at Coolidge Corner ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ screening

Josee Matela October 4, 2018
Over 440 people crammed into Brookline’s Coolidge Corner Theatre to join Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS ‘11) for a screening of “Fahrenheit 11/9” Monday.
Boston residents cast their votes Tuesday evening for the Massachusetts primary at the Saint Cecilia Parish in Back Bay. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston residents take to the polls on Super Tuesday

Carolyn Hoffman March 2, 2016

City residents reacted to Tuesday's Massachusetts primary election and this year’s presidential race. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh said in a Monday press release that civic engagement is vital to creating...

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