Politics & Government

Winchester Voters Elect Nixon, Verdicchio to School Committee

Check out a complete breakdown of the preliminary voting results from election day Tuesday in Winchester.

More than 2,000 registered voters in Winchester cast their ballots on election day Tuesday, according to preliminary results from the Town Clerk's office.

Of the roughly 15,000 registered voters in Winchester, 2,039 voters made their way to the polls, representing about a 14 percent turnout, according to the data.

In the School Committee race, incumbent Christian Nixon and challenger Susan Verdicchio were elected to three-year terms on the committee, beating Michael Galvin and Brian Vernaglia.

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Here's a complete breakdown of the voting results:

Precincts

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Moderator (one seat, one-year term) Blanks 90 79 81 74 56 40 79 44 543 John Sullivan* 184 157 246 227 172 153 205 130 1,474 Write-ins 4 7 3 1 2 3 1 1 22 Total 278 243 330 302 230 196 285 175 2039 Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Board of Selectmen (two seats, three-year terms) Blanks 260 224 253 224 187 139 241 152 1,680 James Johnson, III* 128 114 170 182 128 123 150 95 1,090 Lance Grenzeback* 164 143 232 196 142 129 178 98 1,282 Write-ins 4 5 5 2 3 1 1 5 26 Total 556 486 660 604 460 392 570 350 4,078 Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Assessor (one seat, three-year term) Blanks 122 106 128 109 94 66 123 55 803 David Errico* 153 137 201 193 135 130 162 120 1,231 Write-ins 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 Total 278 243 330 302 230 196 285 175 2,039 Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Board of Health (one seat, three-year term) Blanks 109 111 124 98 92 68 122 72 796 David Heinold* 168 131 205 204 136 128 163 103 1,238 Write-ins 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 Total 278 243 330 302 230 196 285 175 2,039 Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Planning Board (one seat, one-year term) Blanks 133 113 121 112 100 66 131 69 845 Jerome Garciano* 145 130 207 189 128 130 154 105 1,188 Write-ins 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 6 Total 278 243 330 302 230 196 285 175 2,039 Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Planning Board (one seat, three-year term) Blanks 114 109 107 102 91 63 117 67 770 Drew Bottaro* 164 133 222 198 138 132 168 106 1,261 Write-ins 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 8 Total 278 243 330 302 230 196 285 175 2,039 Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total School Committee (two seats, three-year terms) Blanks 71 82 116 107 100 56 65 56 653 Christian Nixon* 162 101 159 122 78 92 147 59 920 Brian Vernaglia 54 39 116 137 86 75 102 44 653 Susan Verdicchio* 189 124 181 164 115 102 127 76 1,078 Michael Galvin 80 140 87 74 79 65 128 113 766 Write-ins 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 8 Total 556 486 660 604 460 392 570 350 4,078 Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Library Board of Trustees (two seats, three-year terms) Blanks 266 237 244 257 200 141 247 154 1,746 John French* 157 135 223 174 132 123 164 101 1,209 Elizabeth Cooper* 133 113 191 172 128 127 158 93 1,115 Write-ins 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 8 Total 556 486 660 604 460 392 570 350 4,078 Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Housing Authority (one seat, five-year term) Blanks 127 115 123 111 100 71 124 72 843 Stephen Carr Anderson* 150 127 207 191 130 125 160 102 1,192 Write-ins 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Total 278 243 330 302 230 196 285 175 2,039 Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Housing Authority (one seat, four-year term) Blanks 134 118 136 124 107 72 136 70 897 Brenda Kleschinsky* 144 125 193 177 123 124 148 105 1,139 Write-ins 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Total 278 243 330 302 230 196 285 175 2,039 Precinct 1 Total Town Meeting Members (eight seats, three-year terms) Blanks 1,097 Bryn Buck* 142 Denis Collet* 114 Nathan Rome* 125 Rachel Roll* 143 John Orrall* 119 John Quealy* 137 William Thorpe* 125 Shelley Ayervais* 116 Shephali Sardinha 103 Write-ins 3 Total 2,224 Precinct 2 Total Town Meeting Members (eight seats, three-year terms) Blanks 936 Dexter Cronin* 113 Jill Shay* 100 Thomas John Cafarella* 150 Patricia Toro* 131 Edward Levesque* 107 David James Rivera Ulwick* 93 Jeffrey Dean 88 Julie O'Connor* 106 Catherine Ea Curtis* 114 Write-ins 6 Total 1,944 Precinct 3 Total Town Meeting Members (eight seats, three-year terms) Blanks 1,247 Janet Boswell* 166 Alexander Dimatteo III* 143 Mary McKenna-Sullivan* 152 C. David Carlson 142 John Clemson* 164 Drew Bottaro* 151 Richard MacNeille* 144 Bennet Heart* 161  John Kilborn* 170 Write-ins 0 Total 2,640 Precinct 4 Total Town Meeting Members (eight seats, three-year terms) Blanks 1,106 William Andrew Lang* 154 Michelle Prior* 152 James Ferguson* 142 Roger Marian* 153 Robin Wolf* 160 Jeffrey Hannon* 129 James Woodard* 152 Aimee Murdock Burke* 146 Peter Scapicchio 118 Write-ins 4 Total 2,416 Precinct 5 Total Town Meeting Members (eight seats, three-year terms) Blanks 1,073 Elizabeth Brodbine-Ghoniem* 121 Stanley Wyrwicz* 117 Virginia Rueter* 119 Michael Litchfield* 116 William Miller* 121 Mark Andersen* 117 Write-ins 56 Total 1,840 Precinct 6 Total Town Meeting Members (eight seats, three-year terms) Blanks 626 Karen Maruyama* 117 Francis MacDonald* 125 Francis Jackson* 112 Jack Lemenager* 114 Nils Gjesteby* 116 Donato Berardi* 115 Joseph Abate* 119 Karren Nys* 115 Write-ins 9 Total 1,568 Precinct 7 Total Town Meeting Members (eight seats, three-year terms) Blanks 1,269 MaryEllen Rourke-Falvey* 156 Vanessa Gobes* 143 Michael Walsh* 163 Sara Wadia Fascetti* 129 Karl Fryzel* 154 R. Michael Cassidy* 149 Write-ins 117 Total 2,280 Precinct 8 Total Town Meeting Members (eight seats, three-year terms) Blanks 706 Daniel Wentworth* 100 Diab Jerius* 95 Roger Michelson* 94 John Giubilo* 99 Michael Fiorenza* 99 Nicholas Bogovich* 92 Benjamin Black* 96 Write-ins 19 Total 1,400

[Editor's note: An asterisk (*) indicates the winner. A one-year seat as a Town Meeting member for Precinct 8 has not been determined.]


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