Falmouth Election: Unofficial Select Board, School Committee Results

FALMOUTH, MA — Unofficial election results from the Falmouth Town Clerk's office are in, with vote leaders in all major races.

On the ballot this year were races for multiple town boards and offices, as well as town meeting members for precincts across the town.

There was also a ballot question seeking to decide whether tax money will go toward funding more than a dozen new firefighter salaries.

Here are the unofficial totals from the clerk's office as of Tuesday night:

Board of Selectmen (elect two)

• Nancy Robbins Taylor (incumbent) — 3343
• Robert Dugan — 2272
• Robert Mascali — 2951

Library Trustee (elect two)

• Judith Fenwick (incumbent) — 3618
• Jane Ziegenfus-Martin — 1575
• Camille Marie Romano — 2302

Planning Board (elect three)
All three candidates are incumbents

• Pamela Harting-Barrat — 3327
• John Druley — 3290
• James Fox — 3220

School Committee, 3-Year Term (elect three)

• Christopher Lumping — 2645
• Terri Medeiros (incumbent) — 2534
• Alison Brodet — 1797
• Michael McCarthy — 1492
• Terry Alves-Hunter — 1088
• Susan Kinchla Augusta — 2278

School Committee, 1-Year Term (elect one)

• Heather Goldstone — 3614

Municipal Light Board

Before we get to the candidates, a quick explainer on how term length is decided in this election.
Five candidates will be elected to the municipal light board, but their vote totals will determine how long they serve. The two candidates receiving the highest number will serve three-year terms. The two with the second highest totals will serve two-year terms, and the final candidate will serve for one year.

Now, onto the candidates:

• Edward Swartz — 2795
• Scott Koerner — 2794
• James Newman — 2929
• Samuel Hanson Patterson, Jr. — 3229
• Courtney Bird, Jr. — 3197

Ballot Question

Voters will also determine whether Falmouth will use tax dollars to fund salaries for 14 new firefighters.

A vote for yes means Falmouth will assess an additional $950,000 in real estate and personal property taxes to fund wages, benefits and expenses associated with hiring the 14 new firefighters for the next fiscal year, which begins on July 1, 2023.

Yes Votes — 3163

No Votes — 1590