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Arlington Election Results 2012
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Elizabeth Warren Wins U.S. Senate Seat in Massachusetts
Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren has beaten incumbent Republican candidate Scott Brown for a seat on the U.S. Senate, according to the Associated Press.
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Democrat U.S. Congressman Ed Markey will serve a 19th term in Washington.
Markey led Republican challenger Tom Tierney 75 percent to 25 percent with 41 percent of precincts reporting, according to Boston.com, which had called the race by 9:45 p.m. Markey's seat has traditionally been for the 7th District of Massachusetts, but that changed with redistricting last year.
State Sen. Donnelly Wins Re-election
State Sen. Ken Donnelly, D-Arlington, has been re-elected by district voters to continue to represent the Fourth Middlesex District based on the towns that have reported thus far.
Rogers Win State Rep Race Big; Romney Loses Hometown to Obama
Cambridge resident Dave Rogers claimed a decisive victory to become the next State Representative of the 24th Middlesex District on Beacon Hill after soundly defeating two Belmont residents in Tuesday's General Election.
The business attorney, who ran on his willingness to be an independent voice despite party affiliation, won nearly 50 percent of Belmont voters while trouncing Independent Jim Gammill and Republican Tomi Olson in the Arlington and Cambridge precincts.
State Rep. Sean Garballey won his bid for re-election in the 23rd Middlesex District Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Joe Monju by more than a 4-to-1 margin.
The 27-year-old incumbent Democrat received 81.30 percent of the vote, or 18,918 votes. Monju, a first-time candidate, took in 18.70 percent, or 4,351.
LIVE 2012 Arlington ELECTION RESULTS
Editor's note: These results are not for the entire state, only Arlington.
Obama-Biden
Elizabeth Warren
17,501, 67.86% Scott Brown 32.05%, 8,265 U.S. Congress District 5Ed Markey
81.75%, 20,123 Tom Tierney18.03%, 4,438
MA Senate 4th Middlesex District Ken Donnelly 81.70%, 19,292 Gerry Dembrowski 18.14%, 4,283
MA House DISTRICT 23rd Middlesex District
Sean Garballey 82.59%, 14,778 Joe Monju 17.27%, 3,091
MA House DISTRICT 24th Middlesex District Dave Rogers 67.25%, 4,048 Tomi Olson 15.80%, 951 Jim Gammill (I) 16.78%, 1,010 Answer Results Answer Results
Question 1: 'Right to Repair' Yes 88.90%, 19,668 No 11.10%, 2,455 Question 2: Prescription of Life-Ending Medication Yes 57.41%, 14,352 No 42.59%, 10,648 Question 3: Medical Marijuana Yes 67.95%, 16,876 No 32.05%, 7,961
Arlington Updates From The Polls
1:50 p.m.: Now hearing that Arlington hasn't given out "I voted" stickers in the past -- residents seem to want them based on what I've heard.
1:38 p.m.: I'm hearing that there are no "I voted" stickers at Arlington polls; have you seen this to be the case? If you would like to print your own, go to Slate.com.
1:30 p.m.: No lines at Town Hall, precincts 8 and 10. Voter turnout at precinct 8 was 815, at precinct 10, 845.
12:40 a.m.: I'm not seeing reports of too long of lines in Arlington, but still good turnout. State representative candidates Tomi Olson and Dave Rogers were at the Beech Street Center in Belmont this morning where at least a few hundred people showed up to see Mitt Romney enter the polls. Rogers said it's exciting to be a part of. He said he was planning to vote around 11 a.m. in Cambridge. There's also a bake sale at the Bishop School, precincts 5 and 11.
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