Politics & Government
Needham Votes: Official Results
A look at voting numbers for town official, Town Meeting rep races.
A total of 2,793 voters turned out for Tuesday's town election. Turnout by precinct was as follows:
• Precinct A (), 168 votes
• Precinct B (Hillside School), 230 votes
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• Precinct C (), 235 votes
• Precinct D (Newman School), 210 votes
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• Precinct E (), 279 votes
• Precinct F (), 319 votes
• Precinct G (), 357 votes
• Precinct H (Broadmeadow School), 394 votes
• Precinct I (), 322 votes
• Precinct J (Mitchell School), 279 votes
Here's a complete rundown of how residents voted, according to official results provided by Town Clerk Tedi Eaton on Tuesday night. Winning candidates are noted with an asterisk (*).
TOWN MODERATOR
One seat (one year)
*Michael K. Fee, 2,024
Write-ins, 12
Blanks, 757
Total votes: 2,793
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Two seats (three years each)
*Gerald A. Wasserman, 1,728
*James G. Healy, 1,860
Write-ins, 22
Blanks, 1,976
Total votes: 5,586
ASSESSOR
One seat (three years)
*Kevin J. Foley, 1,692
Write-ins, 4
Blanks, 1,097
Total votes: 2,793
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Two seats (three years each)
*Michael J. Greis, 1,875
David J. Ecsedy, 512
Catherine E. Kurkjian, 650
*Kim Marie Nicols, 1,515
Write-ins, 2
Blanks, 1,032
Total votes: 5,586
TRUSTEE OF
One seat (three years)
*John S. Gallello, 1,884
Write-ins, 200
Blanks, 709
Total votes: 2,793
TRUSTEE OF
Three seats (three years each)
*Thomas M. Harkins, 1,787
*Lois F. Sockol, 1,723
*Richard C. Hardy, 1,494
Write-ins, 4
Blanks, 3,371
Total votes: 8,379
BOARD OF HEALTH
One seat (three years)
Edward V. Cosgrove III, 1,759
Write-ins, 3
Blanks, 1,031
Total votes: 2,793
PLANNING BOARD
One seat (five years)
*Bruce T. Eisenhut, 1,390
Frank S. Gallello, 1,043
Write-ins, 1
Blanks, 358
Total votes: 2,793
NEEDHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY
One seat (five years)
*William DeBear, 1,648
Write-ins, 3
Blanks, 1,142
Total votes: 2,793
COMMISSIONER OF TRUST FUNDS
One seat (three years)
*Louise L. Miller, 1,708
Write-ins, 5
Blanks, 1,080
Total votes: 2,793
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
One seat (three years)
Kathleen D. Robey, 360
*Andrea L. Shorthose, 489
Write-ins, 112
Blanks, 1,832
Total votes: 2,793
CONSTABLE
Two seats (three years)
*Paul F. Hunt, 1,625
*Charles G. Wright, 1,535
Write-ins, 3
Blanks, 2,423
Total votes: 5,586
Town Meeting Representatives
Along with filling town offices, voters in all 10 precincts picked representatives for the upcoming Town Meeting during Tuesday's election. Here's a look at the results by precinct (winning candidates noted with an asterisk):
PRECINCT A (Hillside School)
Eight seats (three years each)
*Richard S. Creem, 100
*John D. Genova, 102
*Donald B. Gratz, 105
*Karen N. Price, 108
*Louise I. Schnieder, 96
*Irwin Silverstein, 107
*Nina Silverstein, 104
Write-ins:
*Tyson P. King, 4
John F. Cross, 2
Scattered write-ins, 1
Blanks, 615
Total votes: 1,344
PRECINCT B (Hillside School)
Seven seats (three years each)
*William G. Doyle, 127
*Cathy M. Freedberg, 127
*Scott McConchie, 123
*Glenn S. Orenstein, 122
*Gerald C. Rovner, 121
*Sarah Ann Toran, 139
*Elizabeth Jane Grime, 135
Scattered write-ins, 2
Blanks, 714
Total votes: 1,610
PRECINCT C (Newman School)
Eight seats (three years each)
*Paul S. Alpert, 150
*Peter A. Alpert, 145
*Mark J. Gluesing, 146
*James D. Masterman, 143
*Claire Patricia Messin, 145
*Sandra Balzer Tobin, 149
*Adelaide C. Young, 132
Write-ins:
Susan Decker, 12
Scattered write-ins, 16
Blanks, 842
Total votes: 1,880
PRECINCT C (Newman School)
One seat to fill a vacancy (one year)
Write-ins:
*Edward J. Doherty, 3
Scattered write-ins, 8
Blanks, 224
Total votes: 235
PRECINCT D (Newman School)
Eight seats (three years each)
*Roy A. Cramer, 116
Kathryn L. D'Addesio, 120
Ann DerMarderosian, 121
Roger B. Hunt, 110
Gregory John Shesko, 115
Ralph A. Toran, 125
Richard J. Lunetta, 117
Carl S. Ship, 104
Scattered write-ins, 2
Blanks, 750
Total: 1,680
PRECINCT D (Newman School)
One seat to fill a vacancy (one year)
Gary B. McNeill, 138
Scattered write-ins, 0
Blanks, 72
Total: 210
PRECINCT E (Pollard Middle School)
Eight seats (three years each)
*Constance S. Barr, 172
*Ann M. Cosgrove, 162
*Linda J. George, 141
*Jane A. Howard, 152
*Ronald W. Ruth, 140
*William J. Supple, 172
*Walter T. Decker, 124
Write-ins:
*Christine Harvey, 19
Michael Retzky, 9
Scattered write-ins, 20
Blanks, 1,121
Total: 2,232
PRECINCT F (Stephen Palmer Senior Center)
Eight seats (three years each)
*Gilbert W. Cox Jr., 175
*Gail E. Davis, 172
*Richard W. Davis, 155
*John F. Milligan, 174
*Michael L. Niden, 153
*Deborah S. Winnick, 171
*William S. Zoppo, 138
Jeffrey M. Friedman, 91
Richard P. Paolini, 98
*Michael L. Verdun, 132
Scattered write-ins, 1
Blanks, 1092
Total votes: 2,552
PRECINCT G (Broadmeadow School)
Eight seats (three years each)
*Susan W. Abbott, 173
*Patricia B. Buckley, 165
Fran Gallagher, 143
*Kathleen J. O'Keeffe, 148
*Jill E. Owens, 148
*Barbara K. Popper, 151
*Kathleen D. Robey, 157
*Susan Welby, 181
Michael J. Litchman, 76
*Kenneth Scott Muldoon, 169
Scattered write-ins, 7
Blanks, 1,338
Total votes: 2,856
PRECINCT G (Broadmeadow School)
One seat to fill a vacancy (two years)
Robert J. Dermody, 105
*Katy M. Dirks, 135
Rochelle E. Goldin, 49
Scattered write-ins, 0
Blanks, 68
Total votes: 357
PRECINCT H (Broadmeadow School)
Eight seats (three years each)
*Heinz R. Brinkhaus, 214
*Robert Y. Larsen, 207
*Marjorie M. Margolis, 208
*Nancy E. McCarthy, 199
*Paul T. Milligan, 185
*Jeffrey S. Shapiro, 170
Joan S. Smith, 155
*Paula R. Callanan, 162
*Richard M. Reilly, 255
Scattered write-ins, 3
Blanks, 1,394
Total votes: 3,152
PRECINCT I (Mitchell School)
Nine seats (three years each)
*Paul F. Denver, 202
*David J. Ecsedy, 141
*Thomas H. Hannigan, 172
*John P. O'Leary, 168
*Paul Robey III, 183
*David Paul Supple, 170
*Maura O. Walsh, 185
*Kathleen D. Whitney, 160
Todd L. Glaskin, 119
*Josephine Luppino Ochalla, 151
Scattered write-ins, 9
Blanks, 1,238
Total votes: 2,898
PRECINCT J (Mitchell School)
Eight seats (three years each)
*William R. Dermody, 179
*Michael J. Greis, 156
*Rebecca C. Turner, 143
*John W. Filoon III, 155
*David P. Montgomery, 144
*Christopher Mooney, 146
Write ins:
*Karen Shannen, 35
*Colleen Schaller, 22
Carol Urwitz, 11
Scattered write-ins, 30
Blanks, 1,211
Total votes: 2,232
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