Politics & Government

2020 Election Results: Burlington Backs Biden, Markey, Moulton

See Burlington's unofficial results from the Nov. 3 election.

BURLINGTON, MA — Unofficial results from the Nov. 3 election in Burlington show the town's voters overwhelmingly siding with Democratic candidates in races ranging from president to state representative.

Turnout hit 87.1 percent in Burlington, beating the town's 2016 turnout of 85.6 percent.

Apart from the presidential race, Burlington voters were choosing sides in a U.S. House race, two statewide ballot questions and a U.S. Senate race.

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Here's how Burlington voted in each race on Nov. 3. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*):

President/Vice President

  • Joe Biden/Kamala Harris (Democrat) — 9,314
  • Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican)*— 5,510
  • Howie Hawkins/Angela Walker (Green-Rainbow) — 76
  • Jo Jorgenson/Spike Cohen (Libertarian) — 193

U.S. House, 6th District

  • Seth Moulton (Democrat)* — 9,228
  • John Paul Moran (Republican) — 5,513

U.S. Senate

  • Edward Markey (Democrat)* — 9,283
  • Kevin O'Connor (Republican) — 5,499

Ballot Questions

Question 1: "Right To Repair" Vehicle Access Requirement Initiative

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  • Yes — 10,756
  • No — 3,780

Question 2: Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative

  • Yes — 5,985
  • No — 8,455

Question 3 — Non-binding: 100% renewable energy in MA within 20 years

  • Yes — 8,935
  • No — 4,200

Question 4 — Non-binding: Make all legislative votes public online

  • Yes — 10,615
  • No — 2,373

The following races were uncontested:

Massachusetts Senate, 4th Middlesex District, Cindy Friedman
Massachusetts House, 21st Middlesex District, Ken Gordon
Governor's Council, 3rd District, Marilyn Petitto Devaney
Register of Probate, Middlesex County, Tara DeCristofaro

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