Politics & Government

How Did Wayland Vote on Election Day?

The final numbers show strong support for Democratic names on the ballots.

More than a quarter of Wayland's eligible voters had cast their ballots by 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. It was a pace that set the tone for the remainder of the day.

Wayland hit 50 percent voter turnout by 2 p.m. and, by the time polls at Wayland Middle School and Wayland Town Building closed at 8 p.m., 8,292 ballots, that's 89.3 percent of Wayland's 9,279 registered voters, had been cast.

But how did Wayland vote? Well, the lean is decidedly Democrat. In fact, in every contested race, Democrats carried the day in Wayland. And when it comes to ballot questions, Wayland voters passed all of them with which they were presented.

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The details are below:

2012 WAYLAND ELECTION RESULTS

Race/Candidate    
Precinct 1 Precinct 2

Precinct 3

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Precinct 4
U.S. President Obama-Biden (D)
1,330        
1,310        
1,240
1,273        
Romney-Ryan (R)
747
659
640
929
Johnson-Gray (L) 17
23
17
14
Stein-Honkala (GR) 17
19
15
10
U.S. Senate                                                      Elizabeth Warren (D)
1,199
1,185
1,095        
1,097
Scott  Brown (R)
903
820
818
1,126
U.S. Congress 5th District Edward Markey (D)
1,356
1,340
1,289
1,365
Tom Tierney (R) 626
543
512
729
MA Senate Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex
Richard Ross (R)
1,159
1,125
1,092
1,283
MA House 13th Middlesex District
(Precincts 1, 2 and 3)
Thomas Conroy (D)
1,491 1,453
1,385
N/A
MA House 14th Norfolk District
(Precinct 4)
Alice Peisch (D)
 N/A N/A
N/A
1,378
Councillor 2nd District Robert Jubinville (D)
1,119 1,087
1,032
1,003
Earl Sholley (R)
600
531
545
761
Clerk of Courts Middlesex County Michael Sullivan (D)
1,335
1,330
1,296
1,317
Register of Deeds Southern Middlesex Maria Curtatone (D)
1,342 1,302
1,273
1,305
Sheriff Middlesex County Peter Koutoujian (D)
1,225 1,226
1,190
1,202
Ernesto Petrone (unenrolled)
326
279
260
316
Question 1: 'Right to Repair' Yes
1,668
1,564
1,453
1,660
No 200
177
193
268
Question 2: Prescription of Life-Ending Medication Yes
1,314
1,176
1,138
1,312
No 735
768
718
838
Question 3: Medical Marijuana Yes 1,339
1,274
1,212
1,366
No  699
668
634
777
Question 4: Corporations as Individuals Yes 1,393 1,293 1,285 1,421 No 347 313 295 383 Question 5: Prevent Cuts Yes 1,140 1,155 1,118 N/A No 566 453 463 N/A


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