Burlington State Primary Results

BURLINGTON, MA — Only 5.3 percent of Burlington residents took to the polls Thursday during the state primary election.

While there were only two contested elections, Burlington residents chose the candidate who would go on to win their respective races. Marilyn Devaney took both Burlington and the third district for the Democratic Governor's Councilor race, and Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian won the democratic nomination in both Burlington and the rest of the county.

Here are the unofficial election results in contested races

Democratic Councilor

Marilyn M. Petitto Devaney - 278

Peter Georgiou - 157

William Bishop Humphrey - 71

Democratic Middlesex County Sheriff

Peter J. Koutoujian - 355

Barry S. Kelleher - 187

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