Politics & Government

Mark, Gifford, Quinn Win Democratic School Committee Primary

A total of 1,057 votes were cast in Tuesday's primary.


Carolyn Mark, Deidre Gifford, and Eugene Quinn were the top three vote-getters in Tuesday's Democratic primary for East Greenwich School Committee, earning places on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.

Mark, a newcomer, was the top vote-getter, with 405 votes. School Committee Chairwoman Deidre Gifford got 388 votes, and Eugene Quinn, also a newcomer, got 293 votes. All three were endorsed by the EG Democratic Town Committee.

Brian Warburton, a first-time candidate, got 219 votes.

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The three Democrats will face Republican Clark Smith and independent candidate Domenic Marcone in November.

Gifford was the only incumbent running for re-election. Bob Durant did not run again and Paul Martin, after initially submitting papers to run, did not turn in the needed 50 signatures to earn a place on the ballot.

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