Cary Memorial Building in Lexington MA, on Tuesday evening during the 2022 midterms
Cary Memorial Building is the polling place for voters in precincts 4 and 6. (Sophie Culpepper / LexObserver)

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This week we focus on exploring the local breakdown of Lexington votes in the state midterms. Before we get to that story, here’s a quick update on our NewsMatch progress from Editor-at-Large Erin Sandler-Rathe:

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In this issue:

In MA midterms, Lexingtonians support statewide Democratic sweep and new ‘millionaires tax’

Official certified results show 64% voter turnout among registered Lexington voters, dropping nine percentage points from 2018 midterms

On a crowded ballot with few competitive races, Lexingtonians supported Democrats up and down the ticket and voted to approve an amendment to the state constitution establishing an additional tax on income over a million dollars in Tuesday’s midterms. 

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by Sophie Culpepper

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Nicco Mele, Sophie Culpepper, Erin Sandler-Rathe and the LexObserver Team

Edited by Lauren Feeney

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