Watch the moment Ayanna Pressley learned she won

The 44-year-old Boston city councilor defeated 10-term incumbent Rep. Michael Capuano in Tuesday's Democratic primary election in Massachusetts's 7th Congressional District.

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September 5, 2018

TOPICS: Politics Local Massachusetts 2018 Massachusetts Primaries 2018 Elections

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