Politics & Government

Primary Election Results: 11 Percent Turn Out to Vote

Pepoli, Buckley out.

The 2011 Malden Primary was marked by a 11% voter turn-out - with numbers as low as 70 voters in some polling places – but will nevertheless shape the ballot for November's general election.

Here are the unofficial returns – names marked in bold indicate candidates on the ballot for November's general election.

 

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Ward 1:

Peg Crowe: 190

Michael E. Drummey: 86

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Augustine Paolini Jr.: 25

Write-ins: 1

Blanks: 0

Total: 302

 

Ward 3:

John P. Matheson: 297

Kenneth A. Coye: 184

Robert G. Buckley: 165

Write-ins: 1

Blanks: 0

Total: 647

 

Ward 6:

Neil C. Kinnon: 412

John P. Robillard: 88

Robert L. Deberardinis: 78

Write-ins: 4

Blank: 0

Total: 582

 

At-Large (Choose no more than three):

Gregory Lucey: 1752

Craig Spadafora: 1693

David D'Arcangelo: 1150

Gladys Rivera Rogers: 826

Christopher P. Simonelli: 787

Robert S. McCarthy Jr.: 757

Andrew M. Pepoli: 343

 

Reaction:

"Malden, it was a great run," candidate Andrew M. Pepoli tweeted. "Thank you all who supported me I greatly appreciate it. I have learned so much about this great city...I look forward to gaining more support, more experience and a greater sense of the Malden community through my other endeavors."

City Clerk Karen Anderson said that while there will be slight changes in the final, official tally, they are not anticipated to change more than a few votes in the single digits.


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