"Blank"/other gets good showing in Needham

For State Senate: 6 month incumbent Richard Ross (R) was unchallenged on the ballot yesterday.

Ross received 8300 votes in Needham. "Blank" and other write-in candidates got 5900 votes.

"Blank"/Other got 42% of the Needham vote.

Full results here.

Deval Patrick wins

[UPDATE: full Needham results here]
 Deval Patrick won re-election.  Denise Garlick won State Rep.

Concerning races in MA have turned out well--Barney Frank, John Tierney, Niki Tsongas have all won re-election, and Bill Keating wins in MA-10. Stephen Lynch won re-election in MA-09 (Needham's district). 

Question 2 and 3 (affordable housing and repeal sales tax) have been DEFEATED (good!), while Question 1 (repeal alcohol sales tax) has passed (boo). [UPDATE: all 3 DEFEATED in Needham].  Needham's non-binding resolution re: legalizing pot PASSED.


Martha Coakley has won re-election for Attorney General, Steven Grossman won State Treasurer, Bill Galvin won Sec. of State.

It looks like Suzanne Bump will win Auditor, though it hasn't been declared official by AP/Boston.com yet. [UPDATE: It's official--Bump is Auditor. Connaughton, however, won in Needham]

For District Attorney--Michael Morrissey beat Jack Coffey, though in Needham Jack Coffey won by around 200 votes.

Needham Precinct-by-Precinct results

an amazing turn-out in Needham--70%


GOVERNOR

Precinct	Patrick Votes	Baker Votes	Cahill Votes
A	641	549	43
B	676	592	46
C	648	619	42
D	687	588	43
E	750	665	56
F	821	593	67
G	771	609	48
H	808	710	68
I	974	628	42
J	700	562	48
	7476	6115	503
PERCENT	53%	43%	4%
		TOTAL VOTES:	14094

STATE REP

	Garlick	O’Leary
A	747	456
B	754	511
C	733	539
D	789	495
E	851	614
F	919	529
G	839	569
H	908	645
I	954	609
J	807	466
TOTAL	8301	5433
	60%	40%
	TOTAL	13734

Voting HEAVY

Word from all over Needham is heavy heavy turnout.
We still need to make sure our targeted voters get to the polls in high enough numbers and we still have a ways to go
Come to Hancock St in Needham to get a phone list or a walk packet to canvass. Every bit helps!
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Harmony from my phone - pardon typos!
Latest Needham GOTV DETAILS: check here : http://ywcneedham.blogspot.com/
* Vote Deval Patrick for Governor! *

cell phone chargers!

Don't forget to bring your cell phone chargers! THANK YOU everyone-- here's to a great day in MA and the rest of the nation too!

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Latest Needham GOTV DETAILS: check here : http://ywcneedham.blogspot.com/

Precinct Captain Contacts (Needham)

PRECINCT CAPTAINS to contact if you run into any problems:

Prec. A-B (Hillside):  Jerry Wasserman,

Prec. C-D (Newman): Erica Kreuter,

Prec. E (Pollard): Jon Schecter \Chris Fitzpatrick,

Prec. F (Palmer): Chris Fitzpatrick,

Prec. G-H (Broadmeadow): Harmony Wu

Prec. I-J (Mitchell): Donna Vello,

POLL WATCHER COVERED

Just update--Tom Alpert is covering the Pollwatching shift that I asked about in last email.
Thakns Tom!!
So now we "just" need people in late afternoon especially (but any time during day that you have) to knock doors and/or make phone calls

Prioritizing 4-8PM.

THANK YOU!  (And ask your friends if they can help too)