Results from the September 4 primary election
Not as many Dartmouth voters took to the polls as in past elections. Only 3,246 out of Dartmouth’s 21,815 registered voters -- 14.88 percent -- got out to vote in the state primary election on September 4.
Locally, State Rep. Christopher Markey (D-Dartmouth) earned 1,656 votes. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, and does not not have a Republican challenger.
There were several contested races in both the Democrat and Republican ballots. Here is how Dartmouth voted in the contested races:
Contested races, Democrats:
Governor
Jay M. Gonzalez, of Needham, former secretary of administration and finance: 994
Bob Massie of Somerville: 472
Lt. Governor
Quentin Palfrey, of Weston, former assistant attorney general: 973
Jimmy Tingle of Cambridge: 491
Secretary of State
William Galvin, of Boston, incumbent: 1,202
Josh Zakim, of Boston, current Boston City Councilor: 623
Representative in Congress
Bill Keating, of Bourne, current U.S. Representative: 1,544
Bill Cimbrelo, of Barnstable: 277
County Commissioner
John Thomas Saunders, of New Bedford, incumbent: 1,408
Frank N. Durant, Norton: 321
Contested races, Republicans:
Senator in Congress
Geoff Diehl, of Whitman, current state representative: 763
John Kingston, of Winchester: 274
Beth Windstorm, of Groton, former director of consumer affairs and business regulation: 183
Governor
Charles Baker, of Swampscott, incumbent: 756
Scott Lively, of Springfield: 527
Attorney General
James McMahon, III, of Bourne: 752
Daniel Shores, of Hingham: 314
Uncontested races, Democrats:
Senator in Congress
Elizabeth Warren: 1,647
Attorney General
Maura Healey: 1,686
Treasurer
Deborah Goldberg: 1,493
Auditor
Suzanne Bump: 1,449
Councillor, First District
Joseph Ferreira: 1,388
State Senator, Second Bristol and Plymouth District
Mark Montigny: 1,646
District Attorney
Thomas M. Quinn, III: 1,655
Clerk of Courts
Marc J. Santos: 1,490
Register of Deeds
Frederick M. Kalisz, Jr.: 1,495
Uncontested races, Republicans:
Lieutenant Governor
Karyn E. Polito: 877
Secretary of State
Anthony M. Amore: 827
Treasurer
Keiko M. Orrall: 859
Auditor
Helen Brady: 795
Representative in Congress
Peter D. Tedeschi: 848
Councillor, First District
Thomas F. Keyes: 792
County Commissioner
D. Rosa, 692