Sean Garballey Re-elected, Defeats Joe Monju

Garballey cruised to victory, receiving more than 81 percent of the vote.

State Rep. Sean Garballey won his bid for re-election in the 23rd Middlesex District Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Joe Monju by more than a 4-to-1 margin. The 27-year-old incumbent Democrat received 81.30 percent of the vote, or 18,918 votes. Monju, a first-time candidate, took in 18.70 percent, or 4,351. The 23rd Middlesex District comprises Precincts 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 11, 13-21 in Arlington and West Medford. In Arlington, Garballey received 82.59 percent of the vote, or 14,778 votes. Monju got 17.27 percent, or 3.091. In West Medford, it was Garballey 76.67 percent, Monju 23.33 percent, or 4,140 to 1,260, respectively. Garballey, the vice chairman of the Joint Committee on Election Laws, was first elected in a special election in …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today

State Rep. Candidate Monju Kicking Off Campaign Tonight

Joe Monju is having a wine and cheese reception tonight at the Arlington home of Phil and Mary Lohnes.

Today is Thursday, Sept. 20. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Joe Monju, Republican candidate for state representative in the 23rd Middlesex District, is officially kicking off his campaign tonight with a wine and cheese reception at the Arlington home of Phil and Mary Lohnes. Arlington and West Medford voters who are looking for “new ideas and fresh thinking on Beacon Hill” are encouraged to attend, according to a campaign press release. From Phil Lohnes, Monju’s campaign manager: “Joe Monju believes that Massachusetts residents are not being adequately represented and are in fact being overtaxed and over-regulated. He’s part of a growing wave of fresh voices who can and will bring change to the State House. That’s why we are …

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