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Voters in 12 Barnstable County towns, along with those in Nantucket and Dukes counties, were asked to support a nonbinding referendum question Tuesday that calls for the extension of the emergency planning zone around the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in...

WEST YARMOUTH — A retired state police sergeant has won the race to represent the 1st Barnstable District.

DENNIS — By 10 p.m., state Sen. Daniel Wolf was ready to make his victory speech. His staff estimated he had 51 percent of the votes in the Mid- and Upper Cape towns.

BOSTON — Republican Charlie Baker has won the governor’s race in a nail-biter of an election that seesawed throughout the night and extended into early Wednesday.

Democratic US Sen Jeanne Shaheen defeated Republican challenger Scott Brown on Tuesday, winning a second term and blocking his return to Washington from a second state.

Massachusetts voters have turned down a proposal calling for the first expansion of the state's bottle-deposit law since it took effect more than three decades ago.

Casino gambling is coming to Massachusetts: Voters rejected a ballot question that would have repealed the 2011 state law that allows for up to three regional resort casinos and a single slots parlor.

Voters have approved a ballot question that supporters say will give Massachusetts the nation's strongest requirement for providing paid sick time to workers.

State Rep Brian Mannal had the numbers to win re-election to his 2nd Barnstable House District seat | Live Cape Cod election results

On today's CapeCast: With Election Day upon us, we thought it was time to ask voters to choose between the ultimate Cape Cod contenders--oysters and clams! Which one would you vote for?