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Election results: Residents support Democrats, reject most ballot measures

by | Nov 6, 2024 | Featured: News, News

On Election Day in Hopkinton, more than 10,000 residents cast their votes in both national and state races — close to the turnout numbers Town Clerk Connor Degan predicted. The total includes about 5,000 who voted early.

Based on unofficial results — about 100 provisional and hand-counted votes remain to be added — Democratic candidates swept all races in Hopkinton by comfortable margins. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren received 6,072 votes versus challenger John Deaton’s 3,913. U.S. House Rep. James McGovern took 6,704 votes in the race versus independent Cornelius Shea’s 2,817 — about 70% of residents who voted.

In the presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris outperformed former President Donald Trump in Hopkinton. Harris took 6,634 votes to Trump’s 3,120. The breakdown in votes roughly mirrors results statewide.

In the more local race for Governor’s Council, Hopkinton voters favored Tamisha Civil. Residents cast 5,629 votes in favor of the candidate. Her opponent, Francis Crimmins, received 3,646 votes. As of 11 p.m. Tuesday night, Civil was ahead in the race for District 2, according to The Associated Press.

The majority of the questions on this year’s ballot were rejected by local voters. Question 1, which would authorize the state auditor to audit the state legislature, was the sole exception. Roughly 70% of residents voted in favor of the ballot measure, reflecting statewide results as of Tuesday night.

Bucking the trend across the rest of the state, Hopkinton voted against Question 2. The measure would eliminate MCAS as a graduation requirement. However, the margin was slim: 5,036 people voted against Question 2, defeating those in favor of it by exactly 100 votes.

Residents voted against Question 3, a ballot measure to allow ride share drivers to unionize. Around 5,063 votes were cast against the question versus 4,618 in favor.

Questions 4 and 5 were opposed in much broader margins. Question 4 — the measure to legalize controlled psychedelic substances — lost by a count of 6,605 votes to 3,779.

The server wage tip question had a similar vote breakdown, with 6,381 residents voting against the measure.

Residents’ votes on these last two measures seem to line up with the statewide vote. The majority of votes opposed Questions 4 and 5 as of late Tuesday night.

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