Politics & Government
No Surprises In Danvers Election
The one-in-10 Danvers voters that showed up to cast ballots overwhelmingly favored incumbents in contested races Tuesday.
DANVERS, MA -- Incumbents Gardner Trask and Bill Clark were reelected in a four-way race for two seat on the board of selectmen in the Town of Danvers election Tuesday. In a three-way race for two seats on the school committee, challenger Kevin Neely came up short in his bid to unseat either Mary Beth Verry or David Thomson.
According to unofficial results, just 2,110, or 10.5%, of Danvers's 20,185 registered voters. Turnout was nearly flat from 2017, when 2,079 voters cast ballots.
Vote totals from the major contested races, with winners listed in bold:
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Board of Selectmen (three-year term, choose two)
- Gardner Trask: 1,074
- Bill Clark: 979
- Stan Svensson: 914
- Thomas Ayers: 821
- Blanks: 474
- Write-ins: 8
School Committe (three-year term, choose two)
- Mary Beth Verry: 1,363
- David Thomson: 993
- Kevin Neely: 889
- Blanks: 954
- Write-ins: 11
Library Trustees (two-year term, choose one)
- Christine Farrar: 959
- Jane Byrne: 706
- Blanks: 421
- Write-ins: 24
Complete unofficial results, including results for town meeting representatives, are availble on the town's Website.
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