Politics & Government
See How Wayland Voted In The 2026 State Election
Wayland voters favored Maura Healey, Edward Markey and other familiar candidates while splitting their decisions on 10 ballot questions.
WAYLAND, MA — Wayland voters favored Maura Healey, Edward Markey and other familiar candidates while splitting their decisions on 10 ballot questions.
Unofficial results from the Nov. 3 state election show 6,752 of Wayland’s 10,765 registered voters cast ballots, producing a 62.7 percent turnout, according to results released by the town on Tuesday.
Healey and Kim Driscoll received 5,077 votes in the governor and lieutenant governor race. Mike Minogue and Alex Oliver received 1,440 while Jeff James and Matt Kittredge received 138.
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In the U.S. Senate race, Markey received 4,966 votes. John Deaton received 1,375, Shiva Ayyadurai received 168 and Joe Tache received 103.
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Wayland voters also backed Andrea Joy Campbell for attorney general with 5,109 votes, William Francis Galvin for secretary of state with 5,129, Deborah Goldberg for treasurer with 4,868 and Diana DiZoglio for auditor with 5,368.
U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark received 5,381 votes. State Sen. Jamie Eldridge received 4,939 votes compared with 1,370 for Joseph Shea.
In the state representative races, Ravi Simon received 2,818 votes in precincts 1 and 4. David Linsky received 2,287 votes in precincts 2 and 3 while Luisa Cestari received 595.Wayland voters supported Questions 2, 4, 6 and 9. Those measures concerned collective bargaining for Committee for Public Counsel Services employees, Election Day voter registration, a natural resource conservation fund and retaining new firearms regulations.
How Wayland Voted On Ballot Questions
Voters rejected Questions 3, 5, 7 and 8. Question 7, concerning single-family homes on 5,000-square-foot lots, was the closest result, with 3,332 no votes and 3,200 yes votes. The proposed prohibition on retail marijuana sales was rejected by a wider margin, with 5,010 no votes and 1,602 yes votes.
Question 1, concerning an expansion of the public records law, received overwhelming support, although the posted results contain an apparent discrepancy. The report lists 5,958 yes votes and 897 no votes but gives a total of 6,555 votes.
The nonbinding Question 10 appeared only in precincts 1 and 4. The proposal to restrict legislative stipends received 2,453 yes votes and 486 no votes.
The results remain unofficial and may change because of hand-counted ballots and adjustments involving write-ins and blank ballots.
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