Five candidates are running to replace seven-term incumbent Democrat Paul A. Schmid III as the state representative from the 8th Bristol District.
Schmid announced in February that he wouldn't be seeking re-election.
The candidates are Democrat Steven J. Ouellette, Republican Christopher Thrasher, and Independents Laura A. Hadley, Manuel Soares Jr., and Jesse W. St. Gelais.
The 8th Bristol includes Precincts 2 and 3 in Acushnet; Ward 1 Precinct A and Ward 6 Precincts A and B in Fall River; Precincts 2 and 3 in Freetown; Ward 1 Precinct B1 and C in New Bedford, and all of Westport.
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