Politics & Government
15K Votes Cast in Danvers
According to the preliminary numbers, 15,504 voters cast a ballot this election cycle.

DANVERS, MA – Hillary Clinton won Danvers with 7,681 votes to President-Elect Donald Trump's 6,464. More than 15,000 voters case a ballot in Danvers, and 201 of those voters joined Gov. Charlie Baker in not voting for a president.
On Tuesday, Baker told reporters that he did not fill out the presidential option after casting his ballot in Swampscott. Two hundred and one people in Danvers also left that option blank, and 296 wrote in a candidate.
And in the Essex County Sheriff race, 1,438 people left the option blank in Danvers. Lynn Police Chief Kevin Coppinger ultimately took the race, and got 6,597 votes in Danvers.
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On Question 5 in Danvers, 8,987 people voted against adopting the Community Preservation Act, and 5,898 people voted for the initiative.
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