61 percent of Wareham voters turnout for Election Day
Wareham voters on Tuesday enthusiastically said “yes” to a new $90 million elementary school, opted to keep State Representative Susan Williams Gifford (R-Wareham) in office and disapproved of a state ballot question on patient limits for nurses.
Election Day brought 61 percent of the town’s registered voters out to the polls on wet, windy Election Day. Two years ago, the presidential election drew 79 percent of Wareham’s 15,481 registered voters to the ballot box. Results are preliminary as the Town Clerk’s Office has two weeks to certify the vote.
In Wareham, the question of funding a new, consolidated elementary school garnered much support with 54 percent backing the proposal (5,143 votes) and 39 percent voting against the school (3,670 votes).
Voters also cast ballots in a race that featured a rematch from the 2014 election.
Gifford, an eight-term incumbent, again fended off a challenge from Sarah Hewins (D-Carver) for the 2nd District Plymouth County seat. Gifford netted 55 percent of Wareham’s vote (5,229 votes) to Hewins’ 40 percent (3,810 votes).
Overall, Gifford earned 57 percent of the vote from the three towns that make up the 2nd Plymouth District – Wareham, Carver and Middleborough – while Hewins earned 43 percent.
In addition to the school question, local voters weighed in on three state ballot questions.
Question 3, a referendum on a 2016 state law protecting transgender people from discrimination, passed statewide. In Wareham, 56 percent (5,284 votes) favored the law while 39 percent (3,737 votes) voted against.
Question 1 concerned nurse staffing levels and was defeated statewide. The question would have limited the number of patients assigned to individual nurses depending on the type of hospital unit and the health of the patients. In Wareham, 28 percent (2,628 votes) voted “yes” on Question 1 while 69 percent (6,484 votes) said “no.”
Question 2, concerning campaign finance, garnered 5,793 “yes” votes (61 percent) and 3,141 “no” votes (33 percent).
For more election results see below:
Senator in Congress
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Total: 4,481
Precinct 1
741
Precinct 2
833
Precinct 3
811
Precinct 4
707
Precinct 5
776
Precinct 6
613
Geoff Diehl (R)
Total: 4,412
Precinct 1
699
Precinct 2
682
Precinct 3
760
Precinct 4
748
Precinct 5
844
Precinct 6
679
Shiva Ayyadurai (I)
Total: 352
Precinct 1
67
Precinct 2
50
Precinct 3
50
Precinct 4
44
Precinct 5
77
Precinct 6
64
Governor and Lt. Governor
Charlie Baker and Karyn Polito (R)
Total: 6,751
Precinct 1
1,119
Precinct 2
1,121
Precinct 3
1,153
Precinct 4
1,132
Precinct 5
1,242
Precinct 6
984
Jay Gonzalez and Quentin Palfrey (D)
Total: 2,274
Precinct 1
359
Precinct 2
417
Precinct 3
425
Precinct 4
342
Precinct 5
401
Precinct 6
330
Attorney General
Maura Healy (D)
Total: 5,123
Precinct 1
847
Precinct 2
919
Precinct 3
933
Precinct 4
809
Precinct 5
895
Precinct 6
720
James McMahon, III (R)
Total: 4,048
Precinct 1
647
Precinct 2
633
Precinct 3
685
Precinct 4
680
Precinct 5
781
Precinct 6
622
Representative in Congress
Bill Keating (D)
Total: 5,369
Precinct 1
893
Precinct 2
995
Precinct 3
941
Precinct 4
830
Precinct 5
943
Precinct 6
767
Peter Tedeschi (R)
Total: 3,762
Precinct 1
597
Precinct 2
552
Precinct 3
668
Precinct 4
652
Precinct 5
724
Precinct 6
569
Secretary of State
William Galvin (D)
Total: 5,753
Precinct 1
949
Precinct 2
1,035
Precinct 3
1,008
Precinct 4
921
Precinct 5
1,022
Precinct 6
818
Anthony Amore (R)
Total: 3,042
Precinct 1
484
Precinct 2
448
Precinct 3
536
Precinct 4
525
Precinct 5
584
Precinct 6
465
Juan Sanchez, Jr. (Green-Rainbow)
Total: 264
Precinct 1
45
Precinct 2
50
Precinct 3
39
Precinct 4
31
Precinct 5
56
Precinct 6
43
Treasurer
Deborah Goldberg (D)
Total: 4,978
Precinct 1
828
Precinct 2
900
Precinct 3
898
Precinct 4
774
Precinct 5
875
Precinct 6
703
Keiko Orrall (R)
Total: 3,701
Precinct 1
585
Precinct 2
561
Precinct 3
629
Precinct 4
638
Precinct 5
715
Precinct 6
573
Jamie Guerin (Green-Rainbow)
Total: 261
Precinct 1
49
Precinct 2
46
Precinct 3
41
Precinct 4
34
Precinct 5
49
Precinct 6
42
Auditor
Suzanne Bump (D)
Total: 4,840
Precinct 1
810
Precinct 2
872
Precinct 3
865
Precinct 4
749
Precinct 5
855
Precinct 6
689
Helen Brady (R)
Total: 3,569
Precinct 1
550
Precinct 2
543
Precinct 3
613
Precinct 4
634
Precinct 5
683
Precinct 6
546
Daniel Fishman (Libertarian)
Total: 343
Precinct 1
63
Precinct 2
53
Precinct 3
27
Precinct 4
45
Precinct 5
61
Precinct 6
58
Edward Stamas (Green-Rainbow)
Total: 172
Precinct 1
30
Precinct 2
32
Precinct 3
27
Precinct 4
21
Precinct 5
35
Precinct 6
27
Governor’s Council
Joseph Ferreira (D)
Total: 4,810
Precinct 1
804
Precinct 2
870
Precinct 3
851
Precinct 4
745
Precinct 5
860
Precinct 6
680
Thomas Keyes (R)
Total: 4,039
Precinct 1
640
Precinct 2
625
Precinct 3
700
Precinct 4
693
Precinct 5
763
Precinct 6
618
Senator in General Court
Marc Pacheco (D)
Total: 6,906
Precinct 1
1,105
Precinct 2
1,192
Precinct 3
1,185
Precinct 4
1,130
Precinct 5
1,252
Precinct 6
1,042
Representative in General Court
Susan Williams Gifford (R)
Total: 5,229
Precinct 1
835
Precinct 2
790
Precinct 3
896
Precinct 4
896
Precinct 5
1,022
Precinct 6
790
Sarah Hewins (D)
Total: 3,810
Precinct 1
638
Precinct 2
734
Precinct 3
691
Precinct 4
569
Precinct 5
640
Precinct 6
538
District Attorney
Timothy Cruz (R)
Total: 5,032
Precinct 1
796
Precinct 2
767
Precinct 3
877
Precinct 4
871
Precinct 5
984
Precinct 6
737
John Bradley, Jr. (D)
Total: 3,994
Precinct 1
662
Precinct 2
769
Precinct 3
712
Precinct 4
596
Precinct 5
668
Precinct 6
587
Clerk of Courts
Robert Creedon, Jr. (D)
Total: 6,816
Precinct 1
1,095
Precinct 2
1,185
Precinct 3
1,165
Precinct 4
1,129
Precinct 5
1,227
Precinct 6
1,015
County Commissioner
Sandra Wright (R)
Total: 6,694
Precinct 1
1,087
Precinct 2
1,080
Precinct 3
1,120
Precinct 4
1,134
Precinct 5
1,263
Precinct 6
1,010
Register of Deeds
John Buckley (D)
Total: 6,965
Precinct 1
1,111
Precinct 2
1,207
Precinct 3
1,203
Precinct 4
1,138
Precinct 5
1,255
Precinct 6
1,051
Regional School Committee
Thomas Corriveau
Total: 5,538
Precinct 1
862
Precinct 2
950
Precinct 3
916
Precinct 4
921
Precinct 5
1,043
Precinct 6
846
Regional School Committee
Michael Degan
Total: 5,428
Precinct 1
840
Precinct 2
935
Precinct 3
891
Precinct 4
924
Precinct 5
1,016
Precinct 6
822
Regional School Committee
Dominic Cammarano, Jr.
Total: 5,946
Precinct 1
957
Precinct 2
1,023
Precinct 3
1,000
Precinct 4
996
Precinct 5
1,084
Precinct 6
886