The Martha's Vineyard Times

How Martha's Vineyard Voted

November 7, 2012

Photo by Ralph Stewart

Todd Cleland did his duty in Oak Bluffs Tuesday. [More Photos]

Office and Candidates		Individual Town Totals						Island Totals
Office and Candidates		Aquinnah	Chilmark	Edgartown	Oak Bluffs	Tisbury	W. Tisbury	Island Totals
U.S. President / vice president
JOHNSON and GRAY	Libertarian	2	7	22	15	16	17	79
OBAMA and BIDEN	Democratic	251	585	1,699	1,955	1,845	1,571	7,906
ROMNEY and RYAN	Republican	38	127	827	795	595	371	2,753
STEIN and HONKALA	Green-Rainbow	6	8	14	16	29	16	89

							Total Votes	10,827
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
SCOTT P. BROWN	Republican	59	176	1,048	958	747	485	3,473
ELIZABETH A. WARREN	Democratic	238	550	1,509	1,807	1,731	1,486	7,321

							Total Votes	10,794
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
WILLIAM RICHARD KEATING	Democratic	243	564	1,662	1,868	1,788	1,512	7,637
CHRISTOPHER SHELDON	Republican	44	102	645	597	469	307	2,164
DANIEL S. BOTELHO	Independent	12	33	113	127	109	67	461

							Total Votes	10,262
COUNCILLOR
CHARLES CIPOLLINI	Republican	53	152	823	755	615	363	2,761
OLIVER P. CIPOLLINI, JR.	Democratic	201	438	1,308	1,544	1,470	1,276	6,237
							Total Votes	8,998
SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT
DANIEL A. WOLF	Democratic	242	562	1,894	2,053	1,941	1,571	8,263

REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
TIMOTHY R. MADDEN	Democratic	246	571	1,903	2,081	1,964	1,570	8.335

CLERK OF COURTS
JOSEPH E. SOLLITTO, JR.	Republican	195	532	1,986	1,,961	1,752	1,298	7,724

REGISTER OF DEEDS
DIANE E. POWERS	Democratic	247	597	2,030	2,133	2,001	1,647	8,655

COUNTY COMMISSIONER
JOHN S. ALLEY	Democratic	212	475	1,467	1,638	1,503	1,246	6,541
THOMAS HALLAHAN	Democratic	171	378	1,184	1,449	1,258	956	5,396
TRISTAN R. ISRAEL	Unenrolled	196	408	1,282	1,318	1,503	1,090	5,797
MELINDA F. LOBERG	Unenrolled	144	345	1,021	1,093	1,256	854	4,713
LEON ARTHUR BRATHWAITE	Democratic	149	334	1,030	1,144	1,074	884	4,615
CHRISTINE TODD	write-in	2	11	19	49	49	52	182
JAMES KLINGENSMITH	write-in			10	12	14		36
PETER CABANA	write-in	2	1			18	2	23
DAN FLYNN	write-in		4	6		6	6	22
LENNY JASON	write-in		1				14	15

Martha's Vineyard Commission
JOHN ROBERT BRECKENRIDGE		106	241	809	1,221	871	599	3,847
CHRISTINA BROWN		145	348	1,414	1,157	1,095	916	5,075
ERIK HAMMARLUND		119	292	799	875	868	791	3,744
E. DOUGLAS SEDERHOLM		121	420	853	891	824	735	3,844
LINDA BAUER SIBLEY		149	365	955	1,023	1,083	1,002	4,577
CLARENCE A. BARNES, III		126	319	1,183	1,134	1,200	879	4,841
MADELINE FISHER		98	201	1,014	696	669	526	3,204
JOSHUA SETH GOLDSTEIN		65	216	598	585	740	551	2,755
FRED J. HANCOCK		47	135	512	854	504	297	2,349
JOSEPH GORDON JIMS		22	70	329	667	341	200	1,629
JAMES T. MILLER		42	125	725	401	396	236	1,925
CAMILLE ROSE		188	294	599	655	682	585	3,003
SUSANNA J. STURGIS		91	261	612	609	737	804	3,114
DAVID F. WILLOUGHBY		47	131	605	509	760	346	2,398

Ballot Questions
Q1: Auto Repair Freedom	Y:	257	628	1,993	2,157	1,852	1,665	8,552
	N:	28	53	237	274	206	137	935
Q2: Allow Physician-Assisted Euthanasia	Y:	204	542	1,513	1,645	1,598	1,459	6,961
	N:	84	154	922	1010	830	467	3,467
Q3: Allow Medical Use of Marijuana	Y:	239	554	1,685	1,854	1,793	1,585	7,710
	N:	55	146	745	787	624	348	2,705
Q4: Limit Election Spending: MA Senate	Y:	231	558	1,669	1,786	1,769	1,483	7,496
	N:	30	76	438	454	380	238	1,616
Q5: Limit Election Spending: MA House	Y:	226	549	1,653	1,765	1,742	1,473	7,408
	N:	32	72	412	428	380	229	1,553
Voter Turnout
Total Registered Voters		397	902	3,293	3,445	3,019	2,394	13,450
Total Voters		298	734	2,582	2,793	2,491	1,986	10,884
Percentage of Electorate Voting		75%	81%	78%	81%	83%	83%	81%