Quincy News: Incumbent William Galvin and Josh Zakim facing off in a feisty campaign for Massachusetts Secretary Of State

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The Prince of Darkness versus the Son of a Bridge
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– News covered by Quincy Quarry News with commentary added.

Incumbent William Galvin and Josh Zakim facing off in a feisty campaign for Massachusetts Secretary Of State.

Mud wrestling time?
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Without a doubt, the Massachusetts Secretary of State primary race is one of the feistiest campaigns of an otherwise sleepy primary season.

At least in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that is.

The race pits two Democrats from different eras, and with very different campaign styles, against each other.

The incumbent and politically astute yet “sometimes” enigmatic incumbent William Galvin is facing his first primary challenge in a dozen years.

Conversely, three-term Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim is looking to send Galvin, who’s held the job since 1995, into retirement.

Getting out the vote
A file photo
Besides elections, the Secretary of State oversees corporate registrations, public records, securities and the Massachusetts Historical Commission.

Secretaries of State tend to stay in office for a long time. Since 1971, only four individuals have held the office, while nine different people have served as governor over the same period.

Whoever wins the primary still has another race to run this fall – the winner of the Democratic primary election next month will face Republican Anthony Amore in November.