Ballots cast by Hopkinton residents during the state primary on Tuesday reflected results statewide for two key races: the Democratic race for the U.S. Senate and the Republican nomination for governor. The majority of the 2,159 Democratic ballots cast favored...
State primary in-person voting begins early Tuesday morning at Hopkinton Middle School's Brown Gym. For primary elections, voters registered in a political party may only obtain a ballot for that party. Unenrolled/independent voters must request the ballot of the...
Election Day got off to an interesting start, as power went out at Hopkinton Middle School just before the polls opened at 7 a.m. However, it did not cause a major problem. According to Town Clerk Connor Degan, his crew was prepared for such a situation, and backup...
If early voting is an indication of enthusiasm for the national and state elections, it may be safe to say that Hopkinton residents are feeling energized about this election cycle. According to Town Clerk Connor Degan, his office received over 5,000 early voting and...
Town clerk Connor Degan on Wednesday released the certified election results for Hopkinton. According to the final tally in the race for president, Democrat Joe Biden finished with 7,047 votes (up from the unofficial count of 6,076 6,976) and Donald Trump ended up...
Certainly criticism of Donald Trump is nothing new, but when it comes from a formerly loyal Republican it carries more weight. Hopkinton Select Board member Brian Herr was a Republican until two years ago, when he could no longer stomach the "negative and divisive"...
Anyone with an interest in the race for the presidency had to be feeling some anxiety during the week — before the election, on Election Day and then during the nationwide counting that was headed into the later part of the week as the race was too close to call....
The race for president remained a close one nationally heading into Wednesday morning, but in Hopkinton it was a landslide victory for Democrat Joe Biden. While there are some votes still to be counted — primarily late-arriving mail-in ballots and those that were...
When town clerk Connor Degan scheduled his wedding for Oct. 3 he couldn’t have imagined what was in store. Not only is the entire world in the midst of a pandemic the likes of which has not been seen in over a century, Americans are participating in an election unlike...
Town clerk Connor Degan clarified the deadlines for mail-in ballots after indicating that instructions mailed with some of the first round of ballots mistakenly have deadlines from last month's state primary election. "Fewer than 200 voters of the more than 5,600...
Following is a press release from town clerk Connor Degan regarding early voting for the Nov. 3 election. Early voting in person will be offered from Saturday, Oct. 17, until Friday, Oct. 30. Due to occupancy issues at Town Hall, the Board of Registrars voted on Sept....
Town clerk Connor Degan recently announced that, following a vote at the Aug. 4 Board of Registrars meeting, early in-person voting for the Sept. 1 primaries will be held at the Senior Center. It’s normally held at Town Hall. On Friday he released more information,...
