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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Lovely Says She 'Can't Wait to Get Started' in Senate [VIDEO]

Salem Democrat Joan Lovely attributes much of her successful run to a grassroots campaign of knocking on doors all across the district.

Salem Democrat Joan Lovely earned a seat in the state Senate Tuesday in a landslide victory over Beverly Republican Richard Jolitz. With all the official results in, Lovely garnered 71 percent of the vote to Jolitz' 29 percent. Lovely, her family and a roomful of supporters gathered at the Old Town Hall in Salem to celebrate Tuesday night. Lovely arrived just after 8 p.m. and finally took the podium to give her victory speech shortly before 9:30 p.m. "What an amazing year this has been. We started back in January...we started knocking on doors and we've been knocking on doors ever since across this district and the response has just been phenomenal," Lovely said. "I just feel so greatful and so honored to stand here tonight before all of …

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It's Mass. Senate for Lovely With Landslide Over Jolitz and Old Town Hall

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12:34 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

When does she get to take her first bribe...so exciting   more ›

It's Mass. Senate for Lovely With Landslide Over Jolitz

Democrat Joan Lovely defeats Republican Richard Jolitz to represent Peabody, Salem, Beverly, Danvers and Topsfield in the state Senate.

Democrat Joan Lovely, after 15 years on the Salem City Council, won herself a seat on Beacon Hill Tuesday night. In a landslide victory, Lovely defeated Beverly Republican Richard Jolitz for the 2nd Essex District seat in the Massachusetts Senate, according to results from the Associated Press. With 59 percent of the votes reporting at 10 p.m., projected winner Lovely defeated Jolitz 72 percent to 28 percent. The hardest phase of the campaign for Lovely was undoubtedly the party primary in September where she faced off against two experienced North Shore politicians – former state Rep. John Slattery and Governor’s Councilor Mary-Ellen Manning – and a newcomer to the scene, Ed Carroll. Months of knocking on doors across the district paid …

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VIDEO: Joan Lovely Celebrates Primary Win in Senate Race (in Peabody Patch), Lovely Wins Senate Primary (in Peabody Patch), and Berry Says This is His Last Term (in Peabody Patch)

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