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Auditor, secretary of state posts part of sweep by DemocratsBOSTON (AP) - Auditor Joseph DeNucci and Secretary of State William Galvin won re-election yesterday, part of a Democratic sweep of state offices. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Galvin had earned 82 percent of the votes, while Jill Stein of the Green Party had earned 18 percent. DeNucci led Working Families candidate Rand Wilson, 81 percent to 19 percent, with 99 percent of the precincts reporting. The state’s 10 Democratic congressmen, half of whom had no opponent, were easily re-elected. Republican legislators saw their ranks dwindle on Beacon Hill, losing one of their six seats in the 40-member Senate and two in the House, where they had held 21 of 160 seats going into the election. In one of the most closely watched races in Western Massachusetts, state Rep. Gale Candaras, D-Wilbraham, defeated Republican Enrico John Villamaino to replace Senate Republican Leader Brian Lees of East Longmeadow, who opted not to run for re-election. In the House, incumbent GOP state Rep. Susan Pope of Wayland narrowly lost to Democrat Thomas Conroy. And on the Cape, Democrat Sarah Peake of Provincetown defeated Republican Aaron Maloy for the seat held by outgoing Republican state Rep. Shirley Gomes of South Harwich, who did not seek re-election. House Republican leader Brad Jones, R-North Reading, acknowledged the difficult times. “It’s a tough environment for Republicans nationally, and it’s never easy for Republicans locally,” Jones said.
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