Incumbent Paul Coogan Wins Fall River Mayor Race

Coogan beats out Amaral to return as Fall River’s mayor for a fourth term

Fall River voters on Tuesday reelected Paul Coogan to the mayor’s office by approximately 225 votes, according to unofficial tallies.In the South Coast city, preliminary results showed Coogan with 5,841 votes and opponent Gabriel “Boomer” Amaral with 5,616 votes.

Incumbent Paul Coogan wins Fall River mayor race

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — Incumbent Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan has won a narrow reelection victory, according to unofficial results. Coogan received 50.7% of the vote to defeat challenger Grabriel "Boomer" Amaral, who got 48.7%. The mayor edged his opponent by only 225 votes out of over 11,000 ballots cast. Voter turnout was a bit over 19%, in line with recent municipal elections in Fall River, according to city elections chief Ryan Lyons. Co…

Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan hangs on for tight win against Republican challenger

Gabriel Boomer Amaral, a Republican who has never held elected office in Fall River, took nearly 49% of the vote against the incumbent Democrat. Amaral is calling for a recount

Coogan edges Amaral for Fall River mayor, city council, school committee to see new members

The citizens of Fall River have selected their candidates for mayor, city council, and school committee. Here are the unofficial results: Incumbent Mayor Paul Coogan edged out Gabriel “Boomer” Amaral. Paul Coogan 5841 (50.7%) Gabriel “Boomer” Amaral 5616 (48.7%) Write-in 68 In addi