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Nov. 7, 2006 Milton’s own Deval Patrick won a decisive victory in the race for governor, taking back the office for the Democrats for the first time in 16 years. He is also the first black man elected governor here and only the second in U.S. history. His running mate, Tim Murray of Worcester, is the lieutenant governor-elect. In another first, Martha Coakley swamped her Republican opponent to become the first woman attorney general in Massachusetts. Democrat Allen McCarthy of East Bridgewater squeaked it out in the 7th Plymouth District, winning one of only two open legislative seats in the South Shore delegation. He beat Republican Andrew Burbine of Abington by about 500 votes. In a tight contest in the 6th Plymouth District, Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Hanson) won a close one against Democrat Greg Hanley of Pembroke, who won his town but lost the race. Democratic incumbent Rep. James Murphy was re-elected to a fourth term in the 4th Norfolk District in a landslide, 9,755-3,961. State Sen. Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth) took every town in the Plymouth Norfolk District to win a fourth term. In the 5th Plymouth District, Rep. Robert Nyman (D-Hanover) beat Republican Tim Gillespie 10,818-6,233. Statewide, voters also said no to fusion voting by a 2-to-1 margin and to allowing home-based child care workers to unionize which was being defeated 54%-46% with more than half the precincts counted. Voters in two districts south of Boston voted 54%-46% in favor of ending the war in Iraq and bringing the troops home. The vote was on a non-binding resolution. Six South Shore communities voted on a surcharge on property taxes to pay for open space conservation, historic preservation and afford able housing. In Hingham, the vote was whether to repeal the Community Preservation Act. By a 6,982-2,777 vote, Hingham decided to keep it. In Rockland, voters said no to three proposals to raise taxes to deal with a deficit that could reach $1.74 million. The only unanswered questions now are: who gets fired, and what services get cut. Sen. Ted Kennedy easily won another six-year term and voters returned Rep. William Delahunt (D-Quincy) in the 10th Congressional District and Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) in the 9th Congressional District to office. State Treasurer Tim Cahill of Quincy, Audito Joe DeNucci and Secretary William Galvin all breezed to reelection as well. Incumbent Plymouth County Clerk of Courts Francis Powers, a Democrat, won re-election to another six-year term - his sixth - after defeating Republican challenger Frederick McDermott. Powers was winning 59%-41% with more than half the towns counted. Tom Gorman thinks county government should be abolished, but Norfolk County voters apparently don't. Peter Collins of Milton, the Democratic incumbent, beat his Republican challenger almost 2 to 1 to win a fourth term on the county commission. Plymouth County Commissioner Timothy McMullen won another four-year term. McMullen, a Democrat from Pembroke, bested Republican John Cafferty of Hingham and Independent Thomas Jones of Brockton. |
Here are the race by race results for the South Shore: Governor x-Deval Patrick, Dem 1,230,065 - 56 percent U.S. Senate x-Edward Kennedy, Dem (i) 1,497,304 - 69 percent U.S. House x-Steve Lynch, Dem (i) 169,034 - 78 percent 10th District x-Bill Delahunt, Dem (i) 171,612 - 65 percent Attorney General x-Martha Coakley, Dem 1,542,319 - 73 percent Treasurer x-Timothy Cahill, Dem (i) 1,641,196 - 84 percent Secretary of State x-William Galvin, Dem (i) 1,635,714 - 82 percent Auditor x-Joseph DeNucci, Dem (i) 1,563,716 - 81 percent State Senate x-Brian Joyce, Dem (i) 43,745 - 75 percent Plymouth & Norfolk x-Robert Hedlund, GOP (i) 43,574 - 64 percent State House of Representatives 1st Bristol x-Jay Barrows, GOP 7,161 - 51 percent 4th Bristol x-Steven D’Amico, Dem 8,451 - 57 percent 10th Bristol x-William Straus, Dem (i) 11,105 - 71 percent 12th Bristol x-Stephen Canessa, Dem (i) 7,253 - 69 percent 4th Norfolk x-James Murphy, Dem (i) 9,755 - 71 percent 8th Norfolk x-Louis Kafka, Dem (i) 12,089 - 73 percent 2nd Plymouth x- Susan Gifford, GOP (i) 8,598 - 57 percent 5th Plymouth x-Robert Nyman, Dem (i) 10,818 - 63 percent 6th Plymouth x-Daniel Webster, GOP (i) 8,832 - 52 percent 7th Plymouth x-Allen McCarthy, Dem 8,167 - 52 percent 12th Plymouth x-Thomas Calter, Dem 8,927 - 51 percent Governor’s Councillor District 1 x-Carole Fiola, Dem (i) 155,253 - 58 percent Governor’s Councillor District 2 x-Kelly Timilty, Dem (i) 180,948 - 67 percent County Commissioner Norfolk x-Peter Collins, Dem (i) 145,170 - 66 percent County Commissioner Plymouth x-Timothy McMullen, Dem (i) 97,414 - 59 percent Clerk of Courts Plymouth x-Francis Powers, Dem (i) 97,527 - 59 percent Ballot Questions Question 1- Wine Sales in Food Stores Yes, 915,076 - 44 percent Question 2 - Party Nominations Yes, 688,096 - 35 percent Question 3 - Child Care Yes, 951,988 - 48 percent Community Preservation Act Hingham voted 6,982-2,777 to keep the Community Preservation Act. Stoughton rejected the CPA: 5,120-3,776 |
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