Cyr reelected to state Senate

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State Sen. Julian Cyr — MV Times

Updated Nov. 6

Cape and Islands state Senator Julian Cyr will retain his seat representing the Vineyard, much of Cape Cod and Nantucket after a landslide victory on Tuesday.

Cyr, from an election night celebration in Provincetown Tuesday night, called the race after votes from Barnstable came in around 10 pm, the most conservative town in the district and the home of Republican challenger Chris Lauzon. Unofficial results from Barnstable has Cyr winning by a margin of 1,378 votes in the Cape town.

On the Vineyard, Cyr won overwhelmingly by nearly 6,000 votes.

“Thank you to Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket for the resounding support,” Cyr said Tuesday night. “It has been the honor of my life to serve the region.” 

He added that voter turnout for the Cape and Islands has been some of the strongest in the state. “It clearly shows that we are ready to push forward on the pressing issues that matter most for us,” Cyr said, citing housing, clean-water, the climate crisis and reproductive rights as top issues in the region.

Cyr was first elected to the state Senate in 2016. 

Cyr received 2,027 votes in Oak Bluffs to 671 for Lauzon and 222 for West Tisbury challenger Joe Van Nes; Cyr received 1,809 votes in Tisbury compared to 461 for Lauzon and 233 for Van Nes; Cyr received 1,591 votes in West Tisbury compared to 321 for Lauzon and 171 for Van Nes; and for Edgartown, 1,807 votes went to Cyr compared with 726 for Lauzon and 198 for Van Nes; Cyr received 727 votes in Chilmark to 133 for Lauzon and 50 for Van Nes; Cyr received 274 votes in Aquinnah compared to 25 for Lauzon and 22 for Van Nes; and in Gosnold, Cyr received 42 votes compared to 17 for Lauzon and 3 for Van Nes.