Robert Burke won the Republican nomination for Massachusetts’ 8th Congressional District Tuesday night by a wide margin against two other GOP hopefuls.
The videographer will face an uphill battle against incumbent Democrat Stephen Lynch, who ran unopposed in his primary on Tuesday. Lynch, who is running for his 12th full term, has represented Massachusetts’ 8th Congressional District since 2013. He currently holds over 1 million dollars in the coffers.
A person walks past a polling place during the primary vote in the state of Massachusetts on Tuesday.
MIGRANT CRISIS ROILS BOSTON AREA AS SCHOOL STANDING ON CONTENTIOUS HOUSING POLICY
Meanwhile, Burke has not specified anything money raised, according to the Federal Election Commission’s Election Finance Database.
Burke earlier challenged Lynch in the 2022 parliamentary election. He received only 30 percent of the vote that year, while Lynch received the remaining 70 percent.
Burke is a sports videographer from Milton, Mass., who attended the College of the Holy Cross and spent time as a federal monitor, according to his campaign website. Burke has also been an entrepreneur, starting a cleaning business before starting his current business venture as a videographer.
Voters fill out their ballots at a polling place during the Massachusetts state primary on Tuesday.
Democrats have a strong hold on Massachusetts’ congressional delegation, with all nine House seats and both Senate seats currently under their control.
“I Voted” stickers sit on a table at a polling place in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Eighth Congressional District lies along the state’s east coast. Biden won this Boston-area district in 2020 with 67 percent of the vote.
Kamala Harris, meanwhile, is expected to win the state this year as well, and has been endorsed by both state Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP