It wasn’t an enjoyable election night for Everett Mayor Carlo DiMaria, who lost his reelection bid amid controversy over $180,000 in bonus payments.

“I want to thank everybody, ya know, 18 years is a long run for a mayor,” he said after losing to Everett City Councilor Robert Van Campen.

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch should take notice. Although he wasn’t up for reelection, six council candidates critical of the incumbent won seats on the nine-member board. Koch allocated $850,000 of taxpayer cash for statues of two Catholic saints at a public safety building and was proposing a 79% raise for himself. He has since revised that pay bump from $285,000 down to $225,000 from his current $159,000. That fiscal juggling will now go before a wary council.

Meanwhile, Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell, a one-time Republican representative, defeated challenger Estele Borges convincingly, 52.6% to 46.9%, according to preliminary reports.

**Senate Hotseat**

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Boston) is “seriously considering” a run for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Ed Markey, Politico is reporting. She would join U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Salem), who is already campaigning for the coveted post.

If Pressley were to run, challenging an elder member of her progressive tilt, it would open the race for her 7th district, which includes Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, and Somerville, and would certainly include Boston city councilors. At-large Council President Ruthzee Louijeune is one name that comes up.

**Newton Parking War**

Newton’s overnight parking ban, which runs from December 1 to March 31, was narrowly defeated, 10,894 to 10,823. That’s a margin of just 71 votes. For anyone who sat this election out, here’s proof that every vote counts.

**MassGOP**

The state’s Republican Party was right to point out that down-ticket school committees from Brockton to Worcester saw “empowered parents” gain seats. Yet, that won’t happen in Boston’s fully appointed board—the only one of its kind in the state.
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