U.S. Rep. Richard Neal of the 1st Massachusetts District fended off a challenge from progressive candidate Jeromie Whalen in September's party primary before beating independent candidate Nadia Milleron in the general.

Just one minute after polls closed in Massachusetts Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Maura Healey was declared victorious in her bid for reelection.

The Democrat defeated Republican John Deaton, a lawyer and former Marine. Markey defeated a primary challenge from U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton on his way to winning another term. He has served in the upper chamber of Congress since 2013.

Vermont U.S. Rep. Becca Balint is headed back to the U.S. House of Representatives for a third term, according to The Associated Press.

In Vermont, voters are electing the entire legislature and the five constitutional offices, including governor and lieutenant governor. There are also two state constitutional amendments on the ballot. WAMC Northeast Notebook Producer Molly Anderson spoke with WAMC’s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley to help break down the ballot.

After months of planning and getting a greenlight from state regulators, Springfield’s “Mercy Medical Center” is now “Baystate Mercy Hospital.”

In Holyoke, Massachusetts - and part of Chicopee - an incumbent House Democrat is seeking a fourth term. Voters will pick between her and an independent candidate with a background in education.

In one of, if not the most rural Massachusetts House districts in the state, the president of Greenfield’s city council is running against the Whately town clerk to represent the 1st Franklin area.

In the lower Pioneer Valley, voters in the state’s 2nd Hampden district will choose between an incumbent Democrat who is closing in on almost two decades of service – and a Republican challenger with roots in the more rural side of the district.

Today, voters in western Hampden County and several Hilltowns will pick one of three candidates vying for the 3rd Hampden House seat in Massachusetts. As WAMC reports, the contest has been a slugfest at times.