Bernard J. McDonald III has won another six-year term as Bristol County register of deeds in the Fall River district, weathering his first electoral challenge in 30 years.
Based on unofficial vote totals from Fall River, Freetown, Somerset and Swansea, McDonald won 5,118 votes to 4,436 for challenger Christopher Carreiro. Both are Democrats; since no Republican or other party fielded a competitor, McDonald is guaranteed a win in the general election in November.
Carreiro, an attorney, was formerly a longtime Swansea selectman and School Committee member. In January, he announced he would not seek re-election to the Board of Selectmen to focus on the run for county office.
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