Were you surprised that John Deaton won the primary last night?

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John Deaton, a personal injury attorney with backing from the cryptocurrency industry, will face incumbent Elizabeth Warren in the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts this November after winning the Massachusetts Republican primary on Tuesday.

Deaton, a former U.S. Marine, defeated two Republican opponents in the primary: Quincy City Council President Ian Cain and engineer Robert Antonellis.

The 57-year-old is a newcomer to politics and to Massachusetts. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Deaton moved to Swansea, Massachusetts in January to launch his campaign for the Massachusetts Senate. He worked for decades as a lawyer in asbestos and mesothelioma cases before turning to crypto litigation and advocacy in recent years.

Deaton is a vocal supporter of the cryptocurrency industry, while Warren is one of the most vocal advocates of stricter regulation of the industry in Washington, according to The Boston Globe.

After Deaton announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in February, we asked Boston.com readers if they thought he could beat Warren in November. Of the more than 500 respondents, the majority (57%) said yes, Warren is vulnerable in the race against Deaton. But 39% said no, she is too entrenched in the state's political structure to be displaced by the cryptocurrency advocate.

In his speech at his victory celebration on Tuesday night, Deaton said there would be only one test for him in deciding on the Senate vote: “Is it good for Massachusetts and America?”

We want to know what you think about Deaton winning the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts.

Were you surprised by his victory? Is it, to put it another way, “good for Massachusetts and America”?

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