9th congressional district

Mayor Jon Mitchell said Jake Auchincloss will be a "champion for Southeastern Mass."

Republican Helen Brady says she was unfairly bumped off the ballot.

Challenger Peter Tedeschi and Rep. William Keating took to the stage at the Whaling Museum in a debate for Massachusetts' 9th Congressional District.

There is a primary election across the state on Thursday, but here on the Southcoast, very few people are talking about it.   One reason for the low level of interest is the lack of contested races on the ballot.  New Bedford Election Commission Chair Maria Tomasia tells WBSM News, State and County offices are all on the ballot, but none of the current office-holders have an opponent...

Democratic U.S. Rep. William Keating has won his re-election bid, defeating Republican challenger John Chapman in Massachusetts' 9th Congressional District. After last year's Boston Marathon bombing, Keating pushed for an amendment to encourage stronger intelligence sharing among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies...

Congressman William Keating has been elected to the new 9th Congressional District, and is anxious to get to work for it's people. Keating stopped in New Bedford Tuesday, greeting supporters. He says his number one priority is generating jobs, and in New Bedford he believes Cape Wind and the South Terminal Maritime Project will be a primary job generator...