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Cahill defeats Sweeney in Beverly mayor’s race

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BEVERLY — Six-term Mayor Mike Cahill will have a seventh, Beverly voters determined at the polls Tuesday.

Cahill, 63, was victorious over current City Councilor at-Large Brendan Sweeney, 31. Cahill took 6,228 votes, or 59.2% of the race’s 10,530 votes, according to unofficial results Tuesday night. Sweeney received 4,292 votes.


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