Thomas Moakley will be sworn in to his new position in January, taking the mantle from Dylan Fernandes to represent the Vineyard at the State House. 

Julian Cyr is in a three-way race with Barnstable Republican Christopher Lauzon and Joe Van Nes, an unenrolled dark horse candidate from West Tisbury.

Vineyarders cited different motivations as they cast their ballots in Tuesday's state primary. Polls are open until 8 p.m.

The race between Arielle Faria and Thomas Moakley for the Vineyard’s state representative seat will be decided Tuesday as Islanders head to the polls for the biennial state primary.

Arielle Faria and Thomas Moakley talked about their top issues, the Steamship Authority and the dysfunctional state legislature at a voter forum this week.

Democrats on the Vineyard, Nantucket and parts of Falmouth will head to the polls on Sept. 3 to cast their primary ballots for the region’s new state representative, choosing between Arielle Faria and Thomas Moakley.

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will be visiting the Vineyard next week, taking the place of First Lady Jill Biden at a campaign fundraiser. 

First Lady Jill Biden will make a visit to the Vineyard later this month to campaign for her husband, President Joe Biden.

William Delahunt, a passionate voice for the Vineyard who served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Massachusetts’s 10th congressional district from 1997 to 2011, died on March 30.

Arielle Faria, a project manager at Island Housing Trust, said this week that she will run for the state representative seat currently held by state Rep. Dylan Fernandes, who will be running for state senate.