Beth L. Johnson Wins Westborough's Only Contested Race For Housing Authority: See Official Results

WESTBOROUGH, MA — The results are in for Westborough's 2026 Annual Town Election.

Beth L. Johnson has won the one and only contested race in town for an open seat on the Westborough Housing Authority.

"I am eager to join the Housing Authority Board, which has a great team in place," Johnson told Patch. "I will have a lot to learn, and I'm excited to get started."

Johnson garnered 239 votes, besting Carla M. Cook by a small margin of 33 votes, according to the official results.

Westborough's town clerk told Patch that 478 voters came out on Tuesday, bringing the voter turnout for the Town Election to 3-percent.

Residents voted on the Select Board, School Committee, Planning Board, Moderator, Town Clerk, Trustees of the Public Library, Trustees of the Soldiers' Memorial-Veteran and the Westborough Housing Authority.

The other seven races were uncontested, meaning the winning candidate faced no challenger.

Here's who won those official town positions:

• Select Board
  • Ian P. Johnson -433 votes
• School Committee
  • Sarah J. Shamsuddin - 412 votes
  • Jakub J. Moskal - 406 votes
• Planning Board (5-year)
  • Christina Anne Kelleher - 417 votes
• Planning Board (3-year)
  • Caroline Kent Ford Regan - 419 votes
• Town Moderator
  • John E. Arnold - 423 votes
• Town Clerk
  • Deborah E. Ledoux - 421 votes
• Library Trustees
  • Dorothy Mello - 414 votes
  • Debra J. Cushman - 410 votes
  • Julia Rissmiller - 408 votes
• Soldiers Memorials
  • Burton Harold Christensen - 419 votes
• Housing Authority
  • Beth L. Johnson - 239 votes
  • Carla M. Cook - 206 votes

Westborough Patch spoke with some candidates ahead of the election about their campaigns. You can find those candidate profiles here:

• Dorothy Mello, Westborough Public Library Trustee
• Jakub Moskal, Westborough School Committee
• Carla M. Cook, Westborough Housing Authority

Voting was held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Westborough High School gym.

The town will now look forward to its Annual Town Meeting coming up on Mar. 21. You can find the 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant here.