December 31, 2022
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DickH
Regional School Committee – Dracut: Paul Morin was unopposed and received 25544 votes. Regional School Committee – Lowell (2 seats): Curtis LeMay received 21,090 and Lee Gitschier received 11,823. Both were elected. Question 1 – Access to motor vehichle data won statewide, 2,599,182 YES to 867,674 NO. In Lowell, the…
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November 20, 2022
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DickH
Democratic nominee for Lt Gov was Kim Driscoll. Republican nominee for Lt Gov was Leah Allen. Ballot Questions: Millionaires Tax – 1,233,950 Yes (12,080 in Lowell); 1,138,315 No (8379 in Lowell) Dental Insurance – 1,673,755 Yes (14,389 in Lowell); 668,569 No (4,824 in Lowell) Liquor Sales – 1,287,211 Yes (9229…
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November 3, 2021
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DickH
The ballot included a nonbinding referendum question that asked voters whether they would like to have the ability to directly elect the mayor at the same time they cast their votes for City Council members. YES – 7,429 NO – 2,411 *** 12,145 or 67,867 registered voters voted on election…
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October 30, 2021
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DickH
2021 Preliminary Election The city held its first election under its new hybrid system of government on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. There were preliminary elections held in four of the eight city council districts. A preliminary must be held when there are more than twice as many candidates as there…
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February 7, 2021
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DickH
On November 7, 1989, voters reelected council incumbents Bud Caulfield, Robert Kennedy, Kathleen Kelley, Curtis LeMay, Tarsy Poulios, Brendan Fleming, Gerald Durkin and Richard Howe. Joining them was former councilor Raymond Rourke. Incumbent Joseph Fitzpatrick did not seek reelection. On the school committee, incumbents Regina Faticanti, Kathleen Janas, George Kouloheras…
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November 6, 2019
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DickH
Election Day was Tuesday, November 5, 2019. The weather was overcast/drizzly with 45 degrees as an average temperature. Of 59,509 registered voters, 11,051 (18.6%) participated in this election. Three incumbent councilors did not seek re-election: Ed Kennedy, Jim Milinazzo and Karen Cirillo. There were 3 referendum questions on the ballot:…
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September 29, 2019
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DickH
The 2019 City of Lowell preliminary election was held on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. The weather was beautiful. Turnout was 9.5% (5,588 of 59,030 registered voters). There were 20 council candidates which would be reduced to 18 in this election. There were only 10 school committee candidates, so no preliminary…
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