Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor candidate suspends campaign after arrest in car crash
- The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts has dropped out of the race hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk driving crashByThe Associated PressOctober 18, 2026, 5:22 PMNEW BEDFORD, Mass.
- Shawn Oliver, a city councilor in New Bedford and a corrections officer, said in a post on X he was ending his campaign because "the election is too important to be overshadowed by personal matters.
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- The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts has dropped out of the race hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk driving crashByThe Associated PressOctober 18, 2026, 5:22 PMNEW BEDFORD, Mass.
- Shawn Oliver, a city councilor in New Bedford and a corrections officer, said in a post on X he was ending his campaign because "the election is too important to be overshadowed by personal matters.
Sources: ABC News