"Foe's troubles tinge Chang-Diaz triumph" by Donovan Slack, Globe Staff | November 5, 2008
Sonia Chang-Díaz sailed to an easy but bittersweet victory yesterday in her campaign for state Senate, after Boston incumbent Dianne Wilkerson dropped out of the race last week following her arrest on federal bribery charges.
Strictly by the numbers, it was a big win for Chang-Díaz. With 93 percent of precincts reporting, she had won roughly 80 percent of the vote. Of the remainder, 16 percent had either write-in, sticker votes or votes unreadable by ballot-counting machines, indicating they could be Wilkerson votes. Final results from a hand-count of the ballots were expected today.
Chang-Díaz said she is eager to begin tackling the issues she believes are most pressing in her district, including protecting vital programs in the face of deep state budget cuts, curbing youth violence, and reforming criminal record information laws. Chang-Díaz supporters said yesterday that she represents new energy in a district that desperately needs it."
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