Decker, MacKay and Lander, Brownsberger End Election Night Watch Parties Without Result

By midnight on primary election night, almost every race for offices representing Cambridge had been called — except for two.

Campaign watch parties for state Representative Marjorie C. Decker, her challenger Evan C. MacKay ’19, state Senator William N. Brownsberger ’78, and his challenger Daniel A. Lander ’14 each ended without a winner declared.

Decker’s watch party came to a close shortly before midnight, with the incumbent and her campaign team leaving The Phoenix Landing with the race still uncertain, citing a lack of further updates.

After midnight, MacKay’s watch party began to come to a close. Asked by The Crimson for their final thoughts on the election, MacKay said that they were “focused on getting to bed.”

Both MacKay and Decker’s campaigns confirmed that there were no further updates for the night, and both committed earlier in the night to wait for the votes to come in before calling the race.

Brownsberger said at his watch party that the race was “too close to call,” speculating that it could even lead to a recount. He acknowledged that Lander ran an “effective campaign,” but said he still believed the odds were slightly in his favor.

“We would rather be in my shoes than the other guy’s shoes, but it’s really too close to call,” Brownsberger said.

A crowd of around 25 supporters cheered as he closed out a long evening of fluctuating results.

Daniel A. Lander ’14 arrived at his watch party with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 as it neared its end, greeted by roughly 7o supporters and raucous applause. He appeared optimistic, but left shortly after, by 11:20 p.m.

“We have a lot more work to do, and I am feeling energized,” Lander said. “I am feeling excited, and I know we can win this race.”