Few Surprises In Andover Election

ANDOVER, MA — Dan Koh and incumbent Alex Vispoli won a four-way race for two seats on the Andover Board of Selectmen in Tuesday's town election. Koh, who received 2,732 votes according to unofficial results, replaces Paul Salafia, who did not run for re-election. Vispoli finished second and was re-elected with 2,229 votes.

Last year, Koh placed second in a 10-way Democratic primary for U.S. Representative, losing to eventual general election winner Lori Trahan by just 145 votes. From 2013 to last year, Koh was chief of staff to Boston Mayor Martin Walsh.

Roland Kim finished third with 1,743 votes, while Alexander Bromberg received 329 votes. In the race for moderator, incumbent Sheila Doherty received 2,549 votes to challenger Keith Saxon's 1,440. It was the 13th time Doherty won a one-year term as moderator in Andover.

In a four-way race for two school committee seats that were up for re-election, incumbents Shannon Scully (2,629 votes) and Paul Murphy (2,246) were re-elected. Shishan Wang received 1,408 votes, and Andover High School senior Joseph Grieve received 698 votes.

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