Lynch fends off Massachusetts House primary challenge in battle over generational change

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:44:22 GMT

Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) is projected to fend off a primary challenge from his left and defeat attorney Patrick Roath in a battle defined by generational change, according to Decision Desk HQ. Lynch, 71, defeated Roath, 39, in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts’s 8th Congressional District. Roath, who served as an aide to former Gov. Deval...

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