Page 2 Facebook.com/ Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, September 4, 2020 ELECTION 2020 | from page 1 advocate.news.ma Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 Lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net Town Clerk Ellen J. Schena said in an interview yesterday. “The early voting ballots total was over 3,130,” she said, noting that mail-in ballots accounted for most of that total. Records compiled by the Town Clerk’s Office show that 6,499 of the town’s 19,497 registered voters – a third – cast ballots in an election that generated the largest town turnout in many years. “I think all of the election workers – especially the wardens and clerks – did a great job,” Schena said. We Now Offer For Your Eating Pleasure “UBER EATS” Convenient Delivery Service Bianchi’s Pizza and Renzo’s Full Menu To Go Open for Takeout for Bianchi’s Pizza and Renzo’s Food 381 Revere Beach Blvd., Revere 781-284-5600 $1.59 GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 “This election has 12 high school students that I heard were fabulous. All the veteran election workers commented on their work ethic. I also heard from some voters stating it was great to see the younger generation getting involved and what a great job,” she said. “I would like more students 16 and older for the November election. There will be more mail-in voting ballots for November than the Primary. And the Early Voting in person is October 17th through October 30th including two weekends,” she said. Schena said in an interview last week that she didn’t know what to expect as far as an overall voter turnout for a primary election that usually doesn’t draw too many voters, but Schena said she believed a better than average turnout would reflect the success of mail-in voting. State election officials say more than 1.5 million citizens across Massachusetts voted in Tuesday’s primary – about two-thirds of them casting early mail-in ballots. Essentially, many of the voters were motivated to use the mail-in ballots out of concerns over contracting the Coronavirus. But state Rep. Donald Wong, R-Saugus, who isn’t facing any ballot opposition in his bid to get reelected to a sixth two-year term for the Ninth Essex House District seat, said he believes that voters should go to the polls to vote rather than depending on mail-in ballots. “Early voting helped to build up the turnout tremendously,” Wong said. “But some communities had a lot of ballots discarded because they didn’t fill them out correctly. Going to the polls to vote is better because you can get things corrected if you make a mistake on the ballot. Even if you vote by mail-in, you can still go to the polls to make sure your vote was counted correctly,” he said. The mail may not be that reliable either, according to Wong, who said he noticed that mail-in ballots were still being collected in Wakefield on the day of the primary. Here are the highlights of Tuesday’s voting in Saugus: • In the race that captured the most attention in the town’s 10 precincts, voters backed U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III by a slight margin of 2,389 to 2,319 over U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey, the incumbent Democrat. That differed considerably from the statewide trend where voters supported Markey over Kennedy by about 55 percent – a comfortable 10 point spread. • On the Republican side of that U.S. Senate race, Saugus voters favored Dover Attorney Kevin J. O’Connor, 970 to 680 (a 59 percent margin of victory), over Shiva Ayyadurai, a Belmont scientist and inventor. That was more consistent with the rest of the state, where O’Connor drew 60 percent of Republican voters. Markey will face O’Connor in the Nov. 3 general election. • In the Democratic primary for the Sixth Congressional District seat, incumbent Rep. Seth Moulton of Salem defeated his two challengers from Topsfield handily, 3,526 to 647 (Jamie M. Belsito) to 323 (Angus G. McQuilken). Moulton won by 78 percent throughout his district. He faces Billerica Republican John Paul Moran in November. Moran won his party’s spot on the ballot without opposition. • In a Democratic primary of interest to Saugus voters in just two precincts (3 and 10), Revere Councillorat-Large Jessica Ann Giannino beat Joseph Gravellese, a former aide to Mayor Brian Arrigo, 519 to 275 – in the race to replace retiring state Rep. RoseLee Vincent, D-Revere. Giannino dominated Gravellese by 61 percent in Revere’s 12 precincts and by 57 percent in Chelsea’s four precincts. With no Republicans on the November ballot, Giannino is expected to be the next state representative in the Sixteenth Suffolk House District. • Saugus Democrats favored incumbent Terrence W. Kennedy, 2,918 to 1,328, over Helina Fontes of Lynn in the Sixth District Governor’s Council race. Kennedy faces no Republican opposition in the November election. This week on Saugus TV Sunday, Sept. 6 from 9 p.m.–11 p.m. on Channel 8 – “Sunday Night Stooges” (The Three Stooges). Monday, Sept. 7 all day on Channel 8 – “Movie Monday” (classic movies). Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. on Channel 8 – Cliftondale Church Service from Aug. 30. Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. on Channel 9 – Board of Selectmen Meeting from Sept. 1. Thursday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. on Channel 9 – School Committee Meeting from Aug. 20. Friday, Sept. 11 at 9 p.m. on Channel 8 – “Friday Night Frights” (scary movies). Saugus TV can be seen on Comcast Channels 8, 9, & 22 (Public, Governmental and Educational). For complete schedules, please visit www.saugustv.org. ***programming may change without notice***
3 Publizr Home