Two-term Republican State Rep. Kelly Pease won a decisive but hard-fought victory over Democratic challenger Westfield City Councilor Bridget Matthews-Kane for the 4th Hampden District, which encompasses most of Westfield and all of Southampton.
In Westfield, Pease won every precinct with a total vote of 10,609 to 7,045 for Matthews-Kane out of 19,821 votes cast.
