Newton Picks Clinton, Says Yes to Legal Pot, No to Charter School Expansion

NEWTON, MA – The 2016 election is in the books, and America woke up Wednesday with a new president-elect – Donald Trump.

Former Secretary of State and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton overwhelmingly took Massachusetts, and Newton mirrored that result by an unofficial count of 35,395 to 7,644. Voters in Newton also voted in favor of marijuana legalization and against lifting the charter school cap, two of the Bay State's most contentious ballot questions.

Maggie Alexander, who voted for Clinton, told Patch no matter the night's result, the tension in the country needs to be addressed come Nov. 9.

"I hope that we can move forward in a united way," she said.

Clinton swept Newton's 32 precincts Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the City of Newton:

The majority of precincts voted "no" on Question 2, save for Ward 3, Precinct 2; Ward 7, Precinct 1; and Ward 7, Precinct 4. Overall, Newton voters were against lifting the cap on charter schools, 26,204 to 18,710.

Meanwhile recreational marijuana use proved to be a tight race in several precincts, though ultimately Newton voted in support of Question 4 24,748 to 20,473.

Newton's voters also voted against the expansion of slot machines, and voted overwhelmingly in favor of the ballot question banning the cruel confinement of farm animals.

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