STATE PRIMARY
DECEMBER 8, 2009
Pursuant to the provisions of the Warrant of October 27, 2009, the inhabitants of the Town of Sharon qualified to vote in elections, met in the Sharon High School Gymnasium at 7:00 A.M., Tuesday, December 8, 2009. The meeting was called to order by Town Clerk Marlene B. Chused who read the call and return of the warrant. The warden for the election was Lynne M. Callanan. The wardens for Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were named as follows: Pat Zlotin, Barbara Testa, Marilyn Lamb, Shirley Schofield and Susan Slater. Clerks and workers were: Judy Levine, Lorraine Forman, Terri Spevock, Margaret Davidi, Marie Cuneo, Carol Brown, Mary Hall, Jeffrey Shapiro, Marcia Shapiro, Robert Hall, Trudy Leonard, Mildred Worthley, Susie Keating, Hy Lamb, Ruth Grandberg, Jim Testa, Barry Zlotin, Brian D’arcy, Chuck Levine, Beth Kourafas Assistant Town Clerk. The ballot boxes were shown to be empty and registered zero; the ballot boxes were locked and the keys delivered to Officer of the Day, Richard Derry. All election officers and workers were sworn.
At 8:00 P.M. the polls were declared closed. Total votes were as follows:
|
Precinct |
Democratic |
Republican |
Libertarian |
Total |
|
1 |
577 |
57 |
1 |
635 |
|
2 |
476 |
94 |
0 |
570 |
|
3 |
544 |
80 |
0 |
624 |
|
4 |
464 |
50 |
0 |
514 |
|
5 |
523 |
84 |
0 |
607 |
|
Total |
2,584 |
365 |
1 |
2,950 |
The ballots were canvassed according to the law by an OPTECH III-P Eagle Precinct Ballot Tabulator. Results were transcribed on summary sheets and declaration was made by Town Clerk Marlene B. Chused at 8:08 P.M. as follows:
DEMOCRATIC
|
Precinct |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
|
SENATOR IN CONGRESS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MICHAEL E. CAPUANO |
159 |
115 |
140 |
123 |
138 |
675 |
|
MARTHA COAKLEY |
268 |
249 |
266 |
202 |
248 |
1,233 |
|
ALAN A. KHAZEI |
109 |
76 |
84 |
82 |
101 |
452 |
|
STEPHEN G. PAGLIUCA |
41 |
35 |
53 |
56 |
36 |
221 |
|
WRITE-IN |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Blanks |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
577 |
476 |
544 |
464 |
523 |
2,584 |
REPUBLICAN
|
SENATOR IN CONGRESS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCOTT P. BROWN |
52 |
87 |
77 |
45 |
81 |
342 |
|
JACK E. ROBINSON |
5 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
23 |
|
WRITE-IN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Blanks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
57 |
94 |
80 |
50 |
84 |
365 |
LIBERTARIAN
|
SENATOR IN CONGRESS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WRITE-IN |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Blanks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Total Registered Voters: 12,180
Percent Voting: 25%
Absentee: 92
Total Votes Cast: 2,950