Politics & Government

Andover Town Election Results: 4.8% Turnout For Uncontested Races

Polls closed at 8 p.m. in the March 23, 2021 annual town election.

Nine candidates put their names on the ballot in the Andover town election.
Nine candidates put their names on the ballot in the Andover town election. (Patch Graphics)

ANDOVER, MA — Polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the 2021 Andover town election. Per unofficial results, just 1,232 ballots were cast in the uncontested election — less than 5 percent of the town's registered voters.

Nine candidates ran for re-election to nine open seats in the annual municipal vote.

This story will be updated as soon as results are available.

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Election Results

Unofficial results. Winners printed in bold type. Candidates for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Percentages may not add up to exactly 100 due to rounding.

Turnout: 1,232 of 25,501 registered voters — 4.83 percent.

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Moderator (one seat)

CandidateVotes
Sheila M. Doherty*1,084
Blanks118
Write-ins30

Select Board (two seats)

CandidateVotes
Christian C. Huntress*1,108
Ann Gilbert*1,026
Blanks304
Write-ins26

School Committee (two seats)

CandidateVotes
Tracey Ellen Spruce*1,054
Susan Kathleen McCready*1,043
Blanks315
Write-ins52

Trustees of the Punchard Free School (two seats)

CandidateVotes
Melissa M. Danisch*1,009
Eric Stubenhaus*996
Blanks449
Write-ins10

Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical School District Commission (one seat)

CandidateVotes
Marilyn M. Fitzgerald*1,123
Blanks104
Write-ins5

Housing Authority (one seat)

CandidateVotes
Daniel T. Grams*1,051
Blanks172
Write-ins9

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com

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