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Marblehead Votes Out Incumbent School Committee Member

Emily L. Barron will join the Marblehead School Committee after scoring an upset in the municipal election.

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It was a rough night for incumbents in Marblehead, where two officials up for reelection were voted out of office.
It was a rough night for incumbents in Marblehead, where two officials up for reelection were voted out of office. (Patch Graphic)

MARBLEHEAD, MA — Incumbent Sarah Jane Gold and challenger Emily L. Barron won a four-way race for two school committee seats up for reelection in Tuesday's Marblehead election.

In the process, they ousted incumbent school committee Jennifer A. Schaeffner, who finished a distant fourth. Meanwhile, Lisa Wolf defeated incumbent Michael Tumulty for a seat on the Marblehead Municipal Light Commission.

In the only other contested, town-wide race, incumbent Jackie Belf-Becker, Moses Grader, Judith R. Jacobi and James E. Nye and newcomer David Depew topped Moses Grader.

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Marblehead Election, Unofficial Results

Winners are listed in bold print. Candidates for reelection are marked with an asterisk (*).

Selectmen

CandidateTotal Votes
Judy Jacobi *3,063
Jim Nye *3,050
Jackie Belf-Becker *3,017
Moses Grader *2,975
David Depew2,507
Jim Zisson225

School Committee

CandidateTotal Votes
Sarah Gold *2,382
Emily Barron2,163
Catherine R. Martin1,633
Jennifer A. Schaeffner *1,518

Municipal Light Commission

CandidateTotal Votes
Lisa Wolf2,442
Michael Tumulty *1,562

See the complete list of unofficial election results.

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