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Timothy R. Flaherty announced that he will not seek a recount in the special election for a Mass. State Senate seat, thereby conceding the victory in the Democratic primary to Everett City Councillor Sal N. DiDomenico.
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Flaherty said that he would focus instead on running against DiDomenico in the fall, when the Senate seat comes up for reelection in accordance with the normal schedule.
The former Senator is currently serving a year-long jail term for failing a series of breathalyzer tests, in violation of his probation for a hit-and-run accident in October.