Mayoral candidate Gabriel “Boomer” Amaral began the process of a recount on Wednesday, Oct. 5, after his narrow loss to incumbent Mayor Paul Coogan.

 

Amaral, a military veteran looking for his first shot of political experience, came within 225 votes of becoming mayor after waging a spirited fight against Coogan, slamming the incumbent on issues like crime, business development and government transparency.

 

Coogan earned 5,841 votes to Amaral’s 5,616.

 

“There’s things you want to check,” Amaral said outside the Elections Office in Government Center on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 5.

 

“Not that I don’t trust the elections office,” Amaral said. “But I ran on the simple fact that I don’t trust the administration. I don’t trust the people they surround themselves with. So I’m going to question it and I’m going to verify it.”

 

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