Friday, November 16, 2012
The state representative for Shrewsbury, as well as Westborough Precincts 4 and 5, starts his second term this winter.
As he prepares for his second term, state Rep. Matthew Beaton says his presence at the State House “helps to bring a little bit more balance to the unbalance of power that exists.” Beaton says he’s among 29 Republicans among 160 state representatives. “It’s basically one-party rule where things just get rubber stamped when leadership wants it. And our government wasn’t designed to operate in that fashion. A balance brings healthy government,” Beaton says. Beaton was unopposed on Nov. 6 for re-election to a second two-year term representing the 11th Worcester District, which consists of Shrewsbury as well as Westborough Precincts 4 and 5. “I look at it as a general affirmation that the majority feels that I’m at least doing a fair job,” …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The official Nov. 6 election results were released today.
The Nov. 6 presidential and state election drew 80 percent of Westborough’s registered voters. Official results posted on Westborough’s website today by Town Clerk Nancy Yendriga show 9,255 of 11,599 eligible voters participating last Tuesday. “That was really remarkable. I think it’s one of the highest lately,” Selectmen Chairman Leigh Emery said Tuesday night. Unofficial results were released last week, shortly after the election. The final Westborough results are:
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The town went against the state and voted for Brown.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The Obama campaign won the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the campaign, with gaffes and surges …
The Fourth Middlesex District includes parts of Westborough, Northborough and Marlborough.
Voters returned Danielle Gregoire to the Legislature on Tuesday, when she defeated incumbent Fourth Middlesex District State Rep. Steven Levy. Tuesday’s election was the second straight race between Gregoire, a Democrat, and Levy, a Republican, both of Marlborough. Levy won their 2010 contest by about 100 votes. Levy said tonight that preliminary results had this year's gap at 233 votes. The district includes Precincts 1 and 3 in Westborough; Precincts 1 and 3 in Northborough; and these areas of Marlborough: Ward 2, Precinct 1; Wards 3, 4, 5 and 6; and Ward 7, Precinct 2. "It feels great. We worked really hard," Gregoire said tonight. "I don't think we did anything differently, but we did things more. We started knocking on doors in …
A majority of voters in Massachusetts on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving him the state's 11 Electoral votes.
Barack Obama won Massachusetts' 11 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Shortly after 8 p.m., the AP called Massachusetts for Obama, along with with six other east coast states and the District of Columbia. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in Massachusetts. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections. The economy was a key issue for many voters in the state, as was the Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare. Romney cast his ballot this morning in his hometown of Belmont, …
What's it like inside one of America's most exclusive parties? Patch is there to find out.
Mitt Romney's back in Massachusetts and throwing a party tonight. Ever wonder what a presidential election night party is like? What do you wear? What's the food like? How excited do people get? Newton Patch Editor Melanie Graham is at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center for Romney's shin-dig and will tweet out all these details and more as the night goes on.
What's it like when the potential next leader of the free world votes in your town? Patch sent three editors to find out.
How do you start the most important day in your life? If you're Mitt Romney, you come back to your home town to vote. Belmont will witness one of the rarest sites in America: A presidential candidate voting on election day. Join Patch as we live tweet from inside and outside the Beech Street Center in Belmont. Editors will capture the scene with tweets, photos, video and more. From broadcast news trucks to local media to protesters to residents just looking to get to Dunks, the scene should provide a colorful start to election day. ___ Late Update, 10:27 a.m.: Check out Belmont Editor Franklin Tucker's photo gallery from inside the voting station. 9:23 a.m.: "Line to vote has disappeared at Romney's polling place in Belmont," tweeted @…
Updates on the 2012 federal and state elections will be posted here throughout the day. Connect with us on Twitter too at #PatchElections.
Voting in Westborough on Tuesday was consistent with state and national results except for one race. Incumbent U.S. Sen. Scott Brown won Westborough, but challenger Elizabeth Warren won the election. In Westborough, Brown received 4,839 votes to Warren's 4,244, according to updated unofficial results from Town Clerk Nancy Yendriga. In the presidential race, Westborough supported President Barack Obama over former Gov. Mitt Romney, 5,083 to 3,897. For Middlesex and Worcester District state senator, Westborough supported incumbent James Eldridge over Dean Cavaretta, 4,915 to 3,320. For Fourth Middlesex District state representative, Westborough Precincts 1 and 3 supported Danielle Gregoire over incumbent Steven Levy, 1,508 to 1,485. For …
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How might the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren affect the presidential race—and vice-versa? Find out what local politicos think, and check here late for election results. Connect with us on Twitter at #PatchElections.
Check back at your local Patch all day for live election updates. While Massachusetts is expected to go to Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in the race for President of the United States, influential Massachusetts political insiders have varying opinions on how the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren will affect the presidential race, and vice versa. According to results from the Blue Commonwealth and Red Commonwealth surveys sent out last week and compiled today, Monday, 60 percent of the 23 local Republicans who responded think that the Brown-Warren race will result a modest increase in votes for Romney, while 40 percent of the 20 local Democrats who responded think the U.S. Senate race will increase Obama's total of …
Nancy Quimby
7:44 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
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