Few Wellesley Voters Help Choose November Contenders

Only 20 percent of registered voters helped pick the contenders for the Nov. 2 election in Tuesday's primary races, which cinched Sen. Cynthia Creem's next term and lined Congressman Barney Frank against Republican Sean Beilat.

Preliminary figures from Wellesley Town Clerk Kathleen Nagle showed the race between Creem and Democratic Challenger Charles Rudnick at 739 to 433 in Creem's favor, with 63 percent of the vote. According to Creem's campaign, in Newton, the numbers were 7,791 to 3,194 in Creem's favor, with 70 percent of the vote. In Brookline, the numbers were 4,071 to 1,171 in Creem's favor, with 77 percent of the vote.  

Rudnick conceded the race to Creem during a phone call Tuesday night. 

Frank's Wellesley vote total was 1,661 votes compared to Brown's 296 votes. Bielat received 820 votes in town compared to Sholly's 297.

For the rest of the Democratic side in Wellesley, Gov. Deval Patrick won 1,623 votes, Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray had 1,559, Attorney General Martha Coakley got 1,573, Secretary of State William Galvin drew 1,497, Sheriff Michael Belotti had 1,223, County Commissioner Peter H. Collins had 1,150, and Rep. Alice Peisch had 1,653. None of the candidates had primary challengers. 

Wellesley Democrats backed Steve Grossman (1,465) over Stephen Murphy (320) for Treasurer.

For auditor, local Democrats awarded Suzzane Bump 1,062 votes, Guy Glodis 250 and Mike Lake 345.

For Councilor in the Second District, Kelly Timilty had 313 votes in Wellesley, and Robert Jubinville had 213. For Councilor in the Third District, Marilyn Pettito had 499 votes and Corey Belanger had 222. 

Wellesley gave District Attorney Candidates Michael Chinman 447 votes, Joseph Driscoll 649 and Michael Morrissey 442.

Republican candidates for Governor Charles Baker (1,129) and for Lt. Governor Richard Tisei (1,003) likewise had no primary competition. Neither did Republican candidates for Secretary of State William Campbell (960), Councilor in the Second District Steven Glovsky (338), Sheriff candidate William Farretta (867) or Treasurer candidate Karen Polito (989).

For Attorney General, however, Republican Guy Carbone garnered 174 write-in votes in Wellesley to Jim McKenna's 114.

Republican candidates for Auditor Mary Connaughton had 1,035 votes and Kamal Jain had 61 in Wellesley.

Royall Switzler won 333 write-in votes in the Republican primary for the State House of Representatives.

Richard Ross, Republican candidate for Senator in the Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District, was not officially challenged in the primary. He won 357 votes in Wellesley, and Greer Tan Swiston got 29 write-in votes.

Town Clerk Kathleen Nagle's figures show just 3,282 registered voters, or 20 percent of those eligible went to the polls Tuesday, with a total of 2,016 voting in the Democratic primary and 1,266 in the Republican.