Politics & Government
Seasoned Politicians Fall In Beverly City Council Races
A longtime city councilman and a school committee member running for council lost to candidates elected to office for the first time.
BEVERLY, MA — Kathleen Feldman will join Beverly City Council after upsetting incumbent Don Martin in the Ward 5 race in Tuesday's election. Feldman defeated Martin by a margin of 735-657, according to unofficial results.
Stacy Ames defeated Beverly School Committee member Kris Silverstein for the Ward 3 City Council seat, according to unofficial results. At-large City Councilor Paul M. Guanci will become city council president after being the top vote-getter of the three at-large city councilors who ran unopposed for reelection.
In the only other contested race on the ballot, John Mullady won reelection by defeating Jeffrey Silva in the Ward 4 School Committee race.
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With no contested, city-wide races, voter turnout was sluggish on a rainy election day. As of 6 p.m., 5,196 voters, or 18 percent of the total number of registered voters in Beverly, had cast ballots. That was up from 2 p.m., when turnout was only 11 percent. The highest totals were in the wards where there were contested races for city council or school committee.
Election Results
Unofficial results. Winners printed in bold type. Candidates for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).
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Mayor
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Mike Cahill * | 4,966 |
| Write-In Votes | 422 |
| Blanks | 652 |
City Council, At-Large
Three seats up for re-election. Top vote getter will become City Council president.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Timothy P. Flaherty * | 3,094 |
| Julie Flowers * | 3,595 |
| Paul M. Guanci * | 4,211 |
| Write-In Votes | 103 |
| Blanks | 4,124 |
City Council, Ward 1
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Todd Rotondo | 704 |
| Write-In Votes | 16 |
| Blanks |
City Council, Ward 2
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Estelle MM Rand * | 615 |
| Write-In Votes | 17 |
| Blanks |
City Council, Ward 3
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Stacy Ames | 553 |
| Kris Silverstein | 386 |
| Write-In Votes | 7 |
| Blanks |
City Council, Ward 4
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Scott D. Houseman * | 898 |
| Write-In Votes | 21 |
| Blanks | 226 |
City Council, Ward 5
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Kathleen Feldman | 735 |
| Don Martin * | 657 |
| Write-In Votes | 2 |
| Blanks | 6 |
City Council, Ward 6
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| John P. Frates Jr. * | 827 |
| Write-In Votes | 18 |
| Blanks | 145 |
School Committee, Ward 1
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Rachael O. Abell * | 648 |
| Write-In Votes | 5 |
| Blanks |
School Committee, Ward 2
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Kelley A. Ferretti * | 596 |
| Write-In Votes | 19 |
| Blanks |
School Committee, Ward 3
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Kimberley J. Coelho | 727 |
| Write-In Votes | 13 |
| Blanks |
School Committee, Ward 4
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| John Mullady * | 610 |
| Jeffrey C. Silva | 466 |
| Write-In Votes | 4 |
| Blanks | 65 |
School Committee, Ward 5
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Kaarin L. Robinson | 1,061 |
| Write-In Votes | 13 |
| Blanks | 326 |
School Committee, Ward 6
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Lorinda K. Visnick | 778 |
| Write-In Votes | 12 |
| Blanks | 200 |
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