Overview
- Decker led MacKay 4,104 to 3,599 in an unofficial Cambridge Election Commission count reported Wednesday and the Associated Press called the race for Decker.
- MacKay publicly conceded shortly after the AP call, thanking volunteers and saying the campaign’s organizing work will continue beyond the vote.
- Decker’s campaign had circulated the 38-signature recount forms on election night but the 505-vote margin and the concession make a recount unlikely.
- Outside spending and fundraising were decisive factors in the contest, with Progressive Cambridge and other PACs spending roughly $140,000 to support Decker.
- Decker, first elected in 2012, will return for an eighth term and the result highlights how outside money and incumbency can tip close, low-turnout local primaries.