FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan will face off against Gabriel Amaral in the November election, according to unofficial election results released Tuesday night.

Coogan received 49% of the vote in Tuesday's preliminary election with 3,076 ballots cast, while Amaral received 31% of the vote with 1,954 ballots cast.

Despite suspending his campaign, Christopher Silva came in third with 616 votes, or 10% of ballots cast.

Voter turnout across the city was just 10%, with a little over 6,000 battles cast in total, according to the unofficial results.

Coogan was first elected in 2019, when he ousted disgraced incumbent Jasiel Correia.

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