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NEW BEDFORD — In the midst of low voter turnout, Ward 3 residents elected Hugh Dunn to fill the vacant city council seat during Tuesday's special election.

NEW BEDFORD - The field of six candidates vying for the vacant Ward 3 city council seat has been whittled down to two, Hugh Dunn and Bethany Ann Fautuex, after Tuesday's primary.

With very few contested races to speak of, voter turnout across the Southcoast was dismal. In New Bedford, only 3.1% of the electorate made it to the polls - less than half the amount of last year's historic low turnout of 7.9% in the city's primary election...

The City's top election official is hoping for a good voter turnout Tuesday, but doesn't know what to expect. Election Commissioner Maria Tomasia says this election season has been decidedly slow. Tomasia says she would like to have seen more lively debates with more contentious issues...

Edited transcript: Really, New Bedford? A 7.9% voter turnout? Really? After all we've been through this year. Cape Wind takes a dive. The casino cashes in it's chips. And The Olympics takes dead last. But this is all you can muster? 7...

New Bedford Election Commissioner Maria Tomasia says Tuesday's preliminary election was a record-setter, and not in a good way. "We have had low elections, but this has been the lowest election (turnout) we've ever had," lamented Tomasia...

The incumbents dominated in New Bedford's Councilor at Large and Ward 4 preliminary elections Tuesday.

Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin is predicting about three-quarters of voters will cast ballots in the election, matching the turnout in the 2008 election.  Galvin projects 3.1 million of the state's roughly 4.2 million registered voters, about 73 percent, will go to the polls Tuesday...

The State Primary election is on our doorstep, and New Bedford Election Commissioner Maria Tomasia is predicting a healthy voter turnout.