Politics & Government
Worcester Election Results 2017: City Picks Petty
Gaffney and Straight lose councilor-at-large seats. A little more than 15 percent turned out for the vote.

WORCESTER, MA—On election day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, Worcester residents cast votes for mayor, councilor-at-large, district counselors and school committee members.
Polls were open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Joseph Petty proved victorious, pulling in slightly more than 70 percent of the vote for mayor over Konstantina Lukes.
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MAYOR (1)
JOSEPH M. PETTY * –11,105 (W)
KONSTANTINA B. LUKES – 4,636
COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE (6)
KATE TOOMEY * – 9,547 (W)
GARY ROSEN – 8,964 (W)
BENJAMIN R. STRAIGHT – 5,334
KONSTANTINA B. LUKES * – 7,092 (W)
MORRIS A. BERGMAN * – 8,197 (W)
KHRYSTIAN E. KING * – 8,689 (W)
MICHAEL T. GAFFNEY * – 4,585
JOSEPH M. PETTY * – 10,026 (W)
DISTRICT 1 COUNCILOR (1)
SEAN M. ROSE – 2,575 (W)
EDWARD L. MOYNIHAN – 2,389
DISTRICT 2 COUNCILOR (1)
CANDY F. MERO-CARLSON * – 1,370 (W)
DISTRICT 3 COUNCILOR (1)
DAVIS KWABENA ASARE – 675
GEORGE J. RUSSELL * – 1,797 (W)
DISTRICT 4 COUNCILOR (1)
COREEN A. GAFFNEY – 318
SARAI RIVERA * – 1,090 (W)
DISTRICT 5 COUNCILOR (1)
PAUL J. FRANCO – 1,917
MATTHEW E. WALLY – 2,695 (W)
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (6)
BRIAN A. O'CONNELL * – 9,084 (W)
JOHN F. MONFREDO * – 8,489 (W)
DONNA M. COLORIO * – 7,516
JACK L. FOLEY * – 8,616 (W)
DIANNA L. BIANCHERIA * – 7,897 (W)
MOLLY O. MCCULLOUGH *– 8,092 (W)
DANTE A. COMPARETTO – 7,894 (W)
* Candidate for re-election
Of 106,939 registered voters in Worcester, 16,301 turned out to vote, representing 15.24 percent of voters.
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