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Nick Cocchi celebrates his Sept. 8, 2016, win in the Hampden County sheriff's race primary at the Lusitano Club in Ludlow. At left is Hampden County Sheriff Michael Ashe.
(Photo Credit: Dave Roback for The Republican)

The Short List: What Happened During the Massachusetts Primary, And Why Does It Matter?

What made The Short List this week?

  • Although overall voter turnout in the Massachusetts state primary was low, one race that pulled people in was for Hampden County sheriff. (NEPR)
  • At the age of 22, Amherst resident Solomon Goldstein-Rose beat out five Hampshire County Democrats. He will fill the Massachusetts House seat left vacant by retiring State Rep. Ellen Story. (NEPR)

Click the audio player above to hear New England Public Radio’s Susan Kaplan explore these issues with Matt Szafranski of Western Mass Politics & Insight and Mike Dobbs of the Reminder Newspapers.