Marblehead Select Board Convenes With Fox Elected, Noonan As Chair

MARBLEHEAD, MA — A newcomer to the Marblehead Select Board secured a three-year term as the top vote-getter in this year's annual election, according to unofficial results.

Daniel Fox was one of two candidates to earn a three-year term under this year's format designed to stagger Select Board elections going forward.

Fox won each of the six precincts and tallied 2,472 votes, with incumbent Moses Grader finishing second with 2,011 votes to earn the other three-year term.

"I'm very excited to be here," Fox said during Wednesday night's Select Board meeting. "I am looking forward to working closely with you all as well as Mr. Murray. Ready to get going. Thank you for all your support as well."

The next two highest vote-getters were incumbents Alexa Singer and Erin Noonan, and each earned two-year terms. Noonan earned 1,993 votes and Singer earned 1,922. Incumbent Bret Murray was elected to a one-year term as the fifth-place finisher with 1,878 votes.

Challenger Daniel Albert finished sixth with 1,027 votes.

Noonan was unanimously re-elected as Board Chair during Wednesday night's meeting.

"I appreciate the trust and the faith that you have in me in extending me another year," Noonan said. "I had a little interruption, I feel like, in last year so I really appreciate the chance to give it my full all this year and I look forward to nominating one of you next year."

Most of the offices were uncontested in Tuesday's vote.

The Parks & Recreation Commissioners did receive a challenge with all five incumbents being re-elected.

Kristin Horton was elected to the Housing Authority in a two-person race on the ballot.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)