2 Newbies To Board of Selectmen: Westborough Election Results

WESTBOROUGH, MA—In an annual election with only two contested races, Shelby Marshall and Syed Hashmi (693 votes) both won their bids for seats on the Westborough Board of Selectmen, and Mary Ellen Johnson beat Rebecca Lewis for a one-year seat with the Trustees of the Public Library.

On Tuesday, March 7, 1,107 voters out of 12,254 turned out for the vote, marking 11 percent turnout.

Here are the results (W denotes winner):

Board of Selectmen (3 year term)- Vote for 2

George Barrette (incumbent) - 523 votes
Syed Hashmi - 693 votes (W)
Shelby Marshall - 777 votes (W)

School Committee (3year term) – Vote for 1

Kristen Vincent - 903 votes (W)

Planning Board (5 year term) – Vote for 1

Hazel W. Nourse (incumbent) - 947 votes (W)

Trustees of the Public Library (3 year term) – Vote for 3

Karen Fay (incumbent) - 914 votes (W)
James M. Holmes (incumbent) - 873 votes (W)
Carolyn Spring (incumbent) - 889 votes (W)

Trustees of the Public Library (1 year Term) – Vote for 1
Mary Ellen Johnston -525 votes (W)
Rebecca Lewis - 349 votes

Westborough Housing Authority (5 year term) – Vote for 1

Rose Mary Morrissey - 893 votes (W)

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