Politics & Government
Few Voters, Fewer Surprises In Peabody Election
In the Ward 1 City Council Race, Craig Welton defeated Russell Donovan and will be one of two new faces on city council
PEABODY, MA — It was an incumbent-friendly night in Peabody, with all candidates seeking reelection to ward seats on City Council winning their races. In Ward 1, the only city council race where the incumbent did not seek reelection, Craig Welton defeated Russell Donovan, according to unofficial results.
In the at-large city council race, where seven candidates ran for five open seats, incumbents Anne Manning-Martin, Ryan Melville and Tom Rossignoll were all re-elected. Jon Turco, who gave up his Ward 1 seat on city council to run for an at-large seat, and Tom Gould rounded out the winners.
In the only other contested race on the ballot, Charles Bonfanti defeated Ray Melvin for light commissioner.
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Election Results
Unofficial results. Winners printed in bold type. Candidates for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).
Mayor
One seat up for re-election.
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| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Ted Bettencourt * | 7,005 |
| Write-In Votes | |
| Blanks |
City Council, At-Large
Five seats up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| John DeRosa | 3,618 |
| Tom Gould | 5,898 |
| Jarrod Hochman | 3,069 |
| Anne Manning-Martin * | 4,630 |
| Ryan Melville * | 4,389 |
| Tom Rossignoll * | 4,693 |
| Jon Turco | 4,133 |
| Write-In Votes | |
| Blanks |
City Council, Ward 1
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Russell Donovan | 395 |
| Craig Welton | 1,289 |
| Write-In Votes | |
| Blanks |
City Council, Ward 2
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Jaclyn Corriveau | 291 |
| Pete McGinn * | 646 |
| Write-In Votes | |
| Blanks |
City Council, Ward 3
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| James Moutsoulas * | 681 |
| Write-In Votes | |
| Blanks |
City Council, Ward 4
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Edward Charest * | 1,055 |
| John W. Salisbury-Rowswell | 477 |
| Write-In Votes | |
| Blanks |
City Council, Ward 5
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Joel Saslaw * | 834 |
| Write-In Votes | |
| Blanks |
City Council, Ward 6
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Keith Doucette | 520 |
| Mark O'Neill * | 1,111 |
| Write-In Votes | |
| Blanks |
School Committee
Three seats up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Joseph Amico * | 5,839 |
| Brandi Carpenter * | 5,643 |
| John Olimpio * | 5,791 |
| Write-In Votes | |
| Blanks |
Library Trustee
Four seats up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Peter Bakula | 5,318 |
| Stephanie Dallaire | 5,481 |
| Donald McAllister * | 5,506 |
| Stephanie Najjar * | 5,627 |
| Write-In Votes | |
| Blanks |
Library Trustee, Two-Year Term
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Morgan Yeo | 6,398 |
| Write-In Votes | |
| Blanks |
PMLP Commissioner
One seat up for re-election.
| Candidate | Total Number Of Votes |
| Charles Bonfanti * | 5,074 |
| Ray Melvin | 3,434 |
| Write-In Votes | |
| Blanks |
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