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Embattled Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia finishes 2nd in primary, moves on to November election
FALL RIVER, Mass. —
Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia has advanced to the Nov. 5 general election after finishing second in Tuesday's preliminary election.
Correia, who is facing multiple federal corruption charges, finished behind Paul Coogan, a two-time school committee member. As the top two vote-getters, Coogan and Correia are advancing to the general election.
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According to unofficial results, Coogan received 8,273 votes (62.6%) while Correia received 2,777 (21.0%). Third-place finisher Erica Scott-Pacheco, a community advocate, received 16.4% of the vote with 2,171 ballots cast in her favor.
