WESTBOROUGH – More than 10,000 residents took advantage of warm and sunny weather to cast their ballots in the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
According to unofficial results from the Town Clerk’s office, Kate Donaghue outpaced write-in candidate Boyd Conklin, 6,503-1,650, to win another term as state representative for the 19th Worcester District.
Residents also voted for Elizabeth Warren, who won re-election to the U.S. Senate over Republican John Deaton; James P. McGovern, who turned back a challenge from Independent Cornelius Shea to win another term in the U.S. House of Representatives; and Paul DePalo, who defeated Republican Andrew J. Couture for Governor’s Council.
In the presidential race, residents backed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz over Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, 6,820-2,876.
Michael Moore (State Senate), Hannah Kane (State House of Representatives), Dennis P. McManus (Clerk of Courts) and Kathryn A. Toomey (Register of Deeds) all ran unopposed.
Ballot questions
Question 1 – to authorize the state auditor to audit the state legislature, and remove some existing regulations regarding the auditing process – residents joined the state in voting yes. The local vote was 6,725 to 2,903.
Question 2 — to repeal the requirement that students must achieve a certain competency level on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam to graduate high school – residents voted no by a narrow margin (5,040-4,918), but the rest of the state voted yes.
Question 3 – to provide for unionizing and collective bargaining for transportation network drivers – residents voted yes in another close count (4,989-4,709), which matched the rest of the state.
Question 4 – to regulate access to psychedelic substances – residents joined the rest of the state in voting no. The local vote was 6,119 to 3,709.
Question 5 – to gradually increase the wage of tipped employees until it meets the state minimum wage in 2029 and still permit tipping in addition to the minimum wage – residents voted no, along with the rest of the state. The local vote was 6,112 to 3,721.
For detailed results, visit https://www.westboroughma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4413/2024-11-05-GENERAL-ELECTION-UNOFFICIAL-RESULTS?bidId=
