Bedford Annual Town Election Results

Of 9,844 registered voters in Bedford, only 764 turned out to vote in Saturday's Annual Town Elections, a 7.76 percent voter turnout. 

With only two contested races, there weren't too many surprises results from this year's elections, but here's a by-the-numbers look at each race in town based on the official results from the Town Clerk.

We've bolded a candidate's name to indicate they've been elected. An asterik indicates a contested race.

Selectmen (Two Seats Open)

Total Votes Cast 1,195 William Moonan 574 48.03% Caroline Fedele 609 50.96%

Assessors (One Seat Open)

Total Votes 600 Robert B. Murphy 598 99.67%

Town Moderator (One Seat Open)

Total Votes 645 Betsey Anderson 641 99.38%

Board of Health (One Seat Open)

Total Votes 613 Beatrice Brunkhorst 612 99.84%

Housing Authority (One Seat Open)

Total Votes 601 Eugene Clerkin 600 99.83%

Planning Board (Two Seats Open)*

Total Votes 1206 Amy Faith Llyod  481 39.88% Joseph Dini 218 18.08% Shawn Hanegan 503 41.71%

Library Trustee (Three Seats Open)

Total Votes 1,730 Abigail Hafer 598 34.57% Howard Cohen 556 32.14% Lorrie Dunham 575 33.24%

Regional School Committee (One Seat Open)*

Total Votes 668 Donald Drouin 201 30.09% Deborah Kostas 467 69.91%

School Committee (Two Seats Open)

Total Votes 1,191 Brad Hafer 590 49.54% Michael McAllister 599 50.29%

 

The race garnering the most votes was for Library Trustee, an uncontested race with all three candidates up for reelection. The top vote getter of the day was Town Moderator Betsey Anderson with 641 votes, earning another three year term.