Election 2022 Results: Voter Turnout Reaches 60% In Barnstable

BARNSTABLE, MA — Voter turnout in Barnstable reached 60 percent in the 2022 general election, according to unofficial results released by the town on Tuesday night.

In addition to voter turnout number, the unofficial results give a glimpse into how the town voted for important local races on Tuesday. Here's who won the Barnstable vote:

• Julian Cyr won the vote over Christopher Lauzon in the Cape and Islands State Senate District
• Kip Diggs won the vote over William Buffington Peters in the 2nd Barnstable State Senate District
• Dan Higgins narrowly won the Barnstable vote in the Cape and Islands District Attorney race
• Timothy Whelan won Barnstable's vote for Sheriff over Donna Buckley
• Ronald Bergstrom won the Barnstable vote for County Commissioner over Ronald Beaty

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These are a few of the races Patch will be keeping an eye on, with numbers courtesy of the Associated Press. Races called by the AP will be in bold:

Cape and Islands District Attorney

• Robert Galibois (D) — 47,938
• Daniel Higgins (R) — 40,736

Barnstable County Sheriff

• Donna Buckley (D) — 28,994
• Timothy Whelan (R) — 30,343

Barnstable County Commissioner

• Ronald Bergstrom (D) — 48,218
• Ronald Beaty (R) — 32,012

Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2nd Barnstable District

• William Peters (R) — 6,005
• Kip Diggs (D) — 9,810

Massachusetts State Senate, Cape and Islands District

• Julian Cyr (D) — 38,889
• Christopher Lauzon (R) — 25,966

Perhaps the race with the most interest on Cape Cod is for the Cape and Islands District Attorney, which will see Republican Dan Higgins face Democrat Robert Galibois.

Major players in Massachusetts politics have endorsed the candidates, including State Senators Julian Cyr and Susan Moran for Galibois, and current Cape and Islands Attorney General Michael O'Keefe for Higgins.

"The Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office should be at the front lines of epidemics of addiction and mental illness, but too often, the status quo of the current administration is leaving vulnerable Cape Codders and Islanders behind,” said Cyr (D-Truro).

"Rob Galibois has the experience and integrity to lead our District Attorney’s Office. He will prioritize reform and treatment to help vulnerable people and keep Cape Cod and the Islands safe."

And of Higgins, O'Keefe said:

"Dan has demonstrated over the years his leadership abilities in the office he now seeks to lead. I appointed Dan Chief of the five district courts in our jurisdiction in 2015. Recently I appointed him to a full time position in the Superior Court trying major felony cases.

No one in this race can match his thirteen years of experience as a prosecutor."