Photo: The votes are counted.
Approximately one in ten registered voters took out primary ballots in Belmont Thursday, Sept. 8, as turnout of light everywhere as the state held party primaries elections.
And could you blame those who stayed home? If you were a Republican, Green or United Independent party member, your ballot consisted of no one to vote for. That’s right, no one ran from the parties for US Representitive, State Senate and House, General Council and any other position. There was only an opportunity to write-in potential office holders.
And while not as bleak, the Democratic ballot was nearly as sparse. With the exception of two contested races – Middlesex Sheriff and the Governors Council – all other ses s were an office holder against no challenger.
In the pair of contested Democratic races, the incumbents came out on top in Belmont as they did in their races district and county wide.
For Middlesex Sheriff
- Peter Koutoujian 1,358
- Barry Kelleher 200
Governors Council
- Marilyn Petitto Devaney 711
- William Humphrey 507
- Peter Georgian 335
With 98 percent of the precincts reporting, Devaney retained her seat on the council garnering 12,751 votes (48 percent) to Humphrey’s 7,795 (30 percent) with Georgiou trailing in third with 5,834 votes (22 percent).
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