Politics & Government

Healey Wins Democratic AG Race, Tops in Swampscott Too

With 64 percent of precincts reporting, Maura Healey had 62 percent of the vote to Warren Tolman's 38 percent.

By Dan Libon

The Maura Healey Campaign for Attorney General will go on for eight more weeks.

At 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, the Boston Globe and Mass Live reported that Warren Tolman conceded to Healey in the Democratic Primary for attorney general.

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With 64 percent of precincts reporting, Healey had 62 percent of the vote to Tolman’s 38 percent.

In Swampscott, Healey had 1,269 votes to Tolman’s 663 votes.

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The final Boston Globe poll going into the race had former assistant attorney general Healey gaining momentum, leading Toleman by 16 points in the poll taken on Sept. 2-3.

Healey will face Republican attorney John Miller in the general election on Nov. 4.

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