On Tuesday night, the results of the Mattapoisett Town Election were announced after polls closed at 8:00 pm. For the contested races: Kathy J Eklund took the one-year Board of Health seat with 1181 votes to Michael D King’s 521. This is to fill a vacancy on the board. For the seat on theCommunity Preservation Committee, Susan F Wilber with 1213 votesclinched the victory to James Andrew Pierson’s 1145
The Select Board now has five members, and three of them are women. Nicole Doyon Lynch and Judith M Mooney came in with over 1000 votes and Frances-Feliz Kearns won with 757 over Ned Kaiser’s incredibly close 752.
Results from the final tally are below:
Select Board: (Vote for three)
Nicole Doyon Lynch: 104
Judith M Mooney: 1031
Frances-Feliz Kearns: 757
Ned Kaiser: 752
Eric Beauergard: 614
James Francis Harlfinger: 498
Assessor (Vote for one):
Raymond H Andrews: 1314
Board of Health (One Year): (Vote for one)
Kathy J Eklund: 1181
Michael D King: 1017
Board of Health (Three Years): (Vote for one)
Carmelo Nicolosi: 1220
Mattapoisett School Committee: (Vote for one)
Margaret Daisy Pullo Breese: 1164
ORR School Committee: (Vote for one)
Frances-Feliz Kearns: 1144
Water Sewer Commissioner: (Vote for one)
Daniel William Chase: 1281
Planning Board: (Vote for one)
Karen J Field: 1269
Housing Authority: (Vote for one)
Leda A Kim: 1182
Community Preservation Committee: (Vote for one)
Susan F Wilber: 1213
James Andrew Pierson: 1145
(Note: results are unofficial)
Mattapoisett Town Election
By Marilou Newell