We don’t know the outcome of all races yet, but we do know how Southborough voted. All three precincts have reported, and here are the results. Green text means the candidate or question won the Southborough vote. A green arrow means the candidate or question is the declared winner.
Note: These are results for Southborough only. I’ll post full results once they’re available. (Updated on 11/5 with the latest results.)
President/Vice President
→ Barack Obama and Joe Biden (Dem) – 3,192 (56%)
John McCain and Sarah Palin (Rep) – 2,375 (42%)
Chuck Baldwin and Darrell Castle (Constitution) – 5 (0%)
Bob Barr and Wayne Allyn Root (Libertarian) – 37 (1%)
Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente (Green-Rainbow) – 8 (0%)
Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez (Independent) – 51 (1%)
US Senate – Statewide
→ John Kerry (Dem) – 3,222 (58%)
Jeffrey Beatty (Rep) – 2,224 (40%)
Robert Underwood (Ind) – 139 (2%)
Massachusetts Senate – Middlesex & Worcester District
→ James Eldridge (Dem) – 2,456 (47%)
Steven Levy (Rep) – 2,725 (53%)
Massachusetts House of Representatives – 4th Middlesex District (Southborough Precinct 1)
→ Danielle Gregoire (Dem) – 898 (49%)
Arthur Vigeant (Rep) – 776 (42%)
Joseph Valianti (Ind) – 171 (9%)
Massachusetts House of Representatives – 8th Middlesex District (Southborough Precincts 2 & 3)
→ Carolyn Dykema (Dem) – 1,720 (51%)
Dan Haley (Rep) – 1,637 (49%)
Question 1: Eliminate the state personal income tax?
Yes – 2,198 (39%)
→ No – 3,434 (61%)
Question 2: Decriminalize marijuana?
→ Yes – 3,763 (67%)
No – 1,876 (33%)
Question 3: Ban dog racing?
→ Yes – 3,551 (63%)
No – 2,053 (37%)
Turnout in Southborough was 85%.
You might be interested in the occasional postings on the Southborough Democratic Town Committee blog.
Thanks for the tip! I’ll keep an eye on it.