Politics & Government
O'Neill Defeats Rotondi in Stoneham Selectmen's Race
Find out the complete voting results for the special dual election in Stoneham.
Ann Marie O'Neill will be the newest member of the Stoneham Board of Selectmen after defeating former Selectman R. Paul Rotondi on Tuesday, according to special election results provided by the Town Clerk's office.
O'Neill won all seven voting precincts in Stoneham, tallying 3,108 votes compared to Rotondi's 1,890. O'Neill will serve a nine-month term, filling the vacated seat left by former Selectman Richard Gregorio.
Here is the breakdown of the voting in the special town election:
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Meanwhile, Democrat Edward Markey beat Republican challenger Gabriel Gomez in the special state election. In Stoneham, Markey narrowly defeated Gomez, 2,662 to 2,557.
Markey, a longtime Congressman, will fill the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry after he became the Secretary of State for the Obama Administration.
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Here is a look at the complete voting results in the special state election:
Senator in Congress Pct. 1 Pct. 2 Pct. 3 Pct 4 Pct. 5 Pct. 6 Pct. 7 Total Blanks 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 7 Gabriel E. Gomez 295 358 402 389 402 375 336 2557 Edward J. Markey* 386 423 446 353 349 354 351 2662 Richard A. Heos 3 0 2 3 3 4 3 18 Write-ins: 2 3 4 1 4 5 1 20 Totals 688 785 854 748 760 738 691 5264[Editor's Note: An asterisk (*) indicates the winner.]
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