2017 Braintree Town Election Results: Whalen, Carey Join Council

BRAINTREE, MA — The polls are closed and the ballots are being counted for the Braintree town election.

There were few contested battles this year. In the town council races, there are three candidates for District Two councilor and there are two write-in candidates in District Six. The race for Thayer Library Trustees has five candidates for four seats.

Here are the unofficial results. Turnout was 14.22 percent. The results of the all write-in District 6 councilor race have not been announced.

Councilor At Large (Pick Three)

• Shannon Hume (Incumbent) - 2,747
• Charles Ryan (Incumbent) - 2,777
• Sean Powers (Incumbent) - 2,940

School Committee (Pick Three)

• Cyril Chafe (Incumbent) - 2,524
• George Kokoros (Incumbent) - 2,801
• Jennifer Dolan - 2,779

Electric Light Board (Pick Two)

• James Regan (Incumbent) - 2,941
• Thomas Reynolds (Incumbent) - 2,971

Thayer Library Trustees (Pick Four)

• Annette McLaughlin - 2,500
• Jessica Voloudakis - 2,054
• Margaret Morton - 2,222
• Jeffrey Kunz (Incumbent) - 2,394
• Edith Weinberg (Incumbent) - 2,291

Contested District Councilor Races

District Two

• Michael Moran - 192
• Jeffrey Burrell Jr. - 230
• Thomas Whalen - 432

District Six

• Tim Carey beat Gerald DeGregorio in a write-in campaign. A total of 743 write-in votes were cast.