BUCKLEY ON CRUISE CONTROL

Mail Tribune results show State Rep. Peter Buckley, D-Ashland, up 2-to-1 on Independent Pete BelCastro.

But Buckley won't say he's cruising to an easy victory.

"You never coast," Buckley says. "It's always a hard slog to get through a campaign and reach the finish line."

Still, he's talking like a guy who's ready to claim victory.

"I have to commend Pete BelCastro," Buckley says. "He ran a good, issue-based campaign -- just like it should be."