THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 6, 2024 Page 9 ELECTION | FROM PAGE 1 margin, just 62 votes – one half of 1% – in the fi nal tally. The “third time around” featured some major diff erences in the 35th District election. For the fi rst time, in this year’s election it was a three-way race. This year’s Democratic ballot included the incumbent Donato, Mossalam and a third candidate, political newcomer Zayda Ortiz, a Malden resident. Another diff erence in this year’s fi nal result is that Donato breezed to victory by a comfortable margin, garnering nearly 1,200 votes and almost a 20% winning margin. The fi nal showing had Donato with 3,236 votes (54.9%), 2,086 votes for Mossalam (35.4%) and 573 votes for Ortiz (9.7%). On Tuesday, for the fi rst time in the three elections featuring Donato and Mossalam, the incumbent Donato prevailed with the most votes in the Malden porHOUSING | FROM PAGE 1 Veris Residential, the owner of Overlook Ridge. This unique proposal and its ability to address affordable housing for a variety of tion of the election, with 709 (44%) to 625 votes for Mossalam (39%) and 261 votes for Ortiz (16 percent). The turnout for this year’s primary election was sparse, as expected, but it may have been a record-setter in that only 15% of the registered voters in Tuesday’s election went to the polls. In all, 5,649 voters cast ballots of 37,643 registered citywide – the number of registered voters a record high for the city of Malden, which recorded its highest population ever in the last U.S. Census: 66,000 residents overall. Through the years, Rep. Donato has been at the forefront of historic and precedent-setting legislation on education, family rights, climate change and a comprehensive overhaul of our public health and mental health safety nets. He has been a leader in opening pathways and empowering our disenfranchised and marginalized user groups would be supported from financing and incentives in the historic Affordable Homes Act recently enacted by the Legislature and Healey-Driscoll Administration. In addition, the procommunities. He continues to lead on eliminating the wealth/ income divide, and was instrumental in the ballot placement of the “Fair Share Amendment,” providing critical resources to the Commonwealth’s education and transportation infrastructure. As a product of being raised in foster homes as a young boy, Rep. Donato has long been a champion of the children and adults involved in the Mass. foster care system, as well as children being raised by grandparents. He was also a chief sponsor of the major Massachusetts law against bullying in the Commonwealth. Democratic incumbents who won their primaries on Tuesday and do not have qualifi ed Republican challengers in November, thereby ensuring their reelection, include Rep. Donato, as well as state Representatives Erika Uyterhoeven posed development at Overlook Ridge is expected to create more than 800 construction jobs and more than 110 permanent jobs and generate signifi cant local and state tax revenue. of Somerville, Francisco Paulino of Methuen, Bud Williams of Springfi eld, David Linsky of Natick, Jack Lewis of Framingham, Joseph McGonagle of Everett, Rita Mendes of Brockton and Boston’s Russell Holmes and Jay Livingstone. Republican state Representative Paul Frost of Auburn will also not face a Democratic opponent after winning his primary race. New St. Anthony’s Flea Market 250 Revere St., Revere, Lower Hall Indoor Flea Market Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Admission .50 Cents * Free with Ad Lot’s of New Vendors! New Vendors Welcome! For info, call Lynda: (781) 910-8615 RON’S OIL Call For PRICE MELROSE, MA 02176 NEW CUSTOMER’S WELCOME ACCEPTING VISA, MASTERCARD & DISCOVER (781) 397-1930 OR (781) 662-8884 100 GALLON MINIMUM Tony Bartolo, Owner Email: Tonys9942@aol.com
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