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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December 15, 2018
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DickH
The Republican candidate for Lt Governor was Kerry Healy. The Democratic Lt Governor candidate was Chris Gabrieli. Also running for governor were Stein and Lorenzen (Green-Rainbow; 3.5%); Howell and Aucoin (Libertarian; 1.1%) and Johnson and Schebel (Unenrolled; 0.7%). In the 17th Middlesex State Rep district, Libertarian Eryk Boston was on…
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December 13, 2018
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DickH
In the Presidential election, Barrack Obama and Joe Biden defeated John McCain and Sarah Pailin. Also on the presidential ballot in Massachusetts were Nader and Gonzalez (unenrolled); Barr and Root (Libertarian); McKinney and Clemente (Green-Rainbow); and Baldwin and Castle (Constitutional Party). In the US Senate race, Libertarian Robert Underwood was…
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November 18, 2017
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DickH
Election held Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Turnout was 13,916. All nine council incumbents ran for reelection. Only four of six school committee candidates sought reelection (Steve Gendron did not run; Robert Gignac ran for city council). Question 1 (non-binding) “The City of Lowell is reviewing several options for its high…
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September 11, 2016
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DickH
Republican Primary. No contested races on ballot. Candidates nominated were Ann Wofford for Congress; Richard Baker for Governor’s Council; and Kamara Kay for 18th Middlesex State Rep.
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