It’s a familiar ritual in American politics: after a hard-fought primary race, the candidates bury the hatchet and back the winner, dead-set on beating the other party in the general election.
But in Fall River’s first Republican state senate primary in decades, that may not happen.
“I ran this race honestly and with integrity. Mr. Amaral did not,” wrote Manny Silva, who lost the race, in a statement to The Herald News.
Silva, a para-educator and retired IT specialist from Somerset, narrowly lost the GOP primary for the First Bristol and Plymouth state Senate district to Gabriel “Boomer” Amaral, a realtor who nearly was elected Fall River mayor in 2025.
“Ten days before Election Day, my opponent publicly accused me of watching the abuse of little girls and remaining silent to protect my job. That claim is false. It is a complete fabrication, and the facts will show it,” Silva wrote.
In an interview with The Herald News, Silva said he has not decided whether to give Amaral an endorsement. He said earning one would be a “tough hill to climb” for the primary winner.
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