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Coogan, Amaral advance in Fall River's mayoral election

Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan will face off against Gabriel Amaral in the November election, according to unofficial election results released Tuesday night.

 

Coogan received 49% of the vote in Tuesday’s preliminary election with 3,076 ballots cast, while Amaral received 31% of the vote with 1,954 ballots cast.

 

Despite suspending his campaign, Christopher Silva came in third with 616 votes, or 10% of ballots cast.

 

Voter turnout across the city was just 10%, with a little over 6,000 battles cast in total, according to the unofficial results.

 

See more at wpri.com.

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