Republicans lost two Massachusetts Senate races Tuesday that had previously been held by the GOP, dropping the party's number of seats to four out of 40.
In the Plymouth & Barnstable District, Bourne lawyer Jay McMahon, the Republican nominee, lost to Falmouth selectman Susan Moran, the Democrat, 55 to 45 percent.
At a time when the state's unemployment rate is 25 percent, some Democrats in the Massachusetts Legislature think May 18 is too early to start reopening the state amid the coronavirus pandemic.
As MassLive reports, about a dozen of them signed a letter urging Baker to extend the state's shutdown until June 1.
