Politics & Government
How Charlestown Voted in Special State Primary
A look at the precinct-by-precinct results for Boston's Ward 2.
Charlestown voted with the rest of the state in selecting a Republican candidate to compete in the June 25 special state primary, but when it came to picking a Democrat, Charlestown was in the minority.
Boston's Ward 2, which encompasses all of Charlestown, cast the most votes for Democrat Stephen Lynch—1,066 votes (54 percent) to 901 votes (46 percent) for Democratic opponent Ed Markey, who was declared the statewide winner with 57 percent of the state vote to Lynch's 43 percent, according to results posted on Boston.com.
Citywide, Markey collected about 52 percent of the votes, while Lynch collected 47 percent.
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In the Republican race, Charlestown followed suit and picked Gabriel Gomez, with 167 votes (56 percent). Michael Sullivan came in second in Charlestown, with 80 votes (27 percent), and Dan Winslow came in third with 49 votes (17 percent).
Statewide, Gomez won the race with 51 percent of the votes, followed by Sullivan with 36 percent and Winslow with 13 percent, according to results posted on Boston.com.
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In Boston, Gomez easily took the top spot, with about 51 percent of the vote compared to Sullivan's 34 percent and Winslow's 15 percent.
Below is a look at how Boston's Ward 2 (Charlestown) voted, by precinct:
April 30, 2013 Special State Primary
Boston Ward 2 Results
Pct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Citywide DEMOCRATIC BALLOT Senator in Congress Stephen Lynch 175 156 94 95 136 250 160 1,066 28,625 Edward Markey 174 154 163 75 103 147 86 902 31,795 Write-ins 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 6 265 Total 349 311 257 170 240 401 246 1,974 60,685 REPUBLICAN BALLOT Senator in Congress Gabriel Gomez 31 31 30 13 21 20 21 167 2,855 Michael Sullivan 20 12 7 6 10 18 7 80 1,904 Daniel Winslow 4 7 9 4 10 7 8 49 830 Write-ins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 64 Total 55 51 46 23 41 45 36 297 5,653
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