Peter J. Durant is an American state legislator and member of the

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from the Worcester and Hampshire Senate district. Prior to his election to the State Senate, Durant served as a state representative from the 6th Worcester district in the

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. He is also a former member of the Spencer

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Elections

2010 regular and 2011 special

The 2010 election for the 6th Worcester seat resulted in an exact tie between Durant and Democratic incumbent Geraldo Alicea. A special election for the seat was scheduled for May 10, 2011. Alicea was allowed to hold the seat until the results of the new election. Durant won the special election by 56 votes (3,325 votes to Alicea's 3,269).

2023 State Senate special

In May 2023,

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announced that State Senator Anne Gobi of the Worcester and Hampshire District would become her new director of rural affairs. Due to Senator Gobi's resignation, a special election was announced for November 7, 2023. Then-Representative Durant announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in June 2023. He won the Republican primary on October 10, 2023, beating Bruce Chester with nearly 61% of the vote. In the general election, Durant faced his colleague, State Representative Jonathan Zlotnik of Gardner. Durant won the general election by over 2,000 votes, earning nearly 55% of the vote. He was sworn into office by Governor Maura Healey on November 29, 2023.

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21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court Florida Institute of Technology alumni Living people Massachusetts local politicians Northeastern University alumni People from Spencer, Massachusetts Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub

Elections

2010 regular and 2011 special

2023 State Senate special

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