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News & Issues December 2016-January 2017

 

ELECTION 2016 RESULTS

 

Here are the results of the Nov. 6 election for federal and state offices across the region. Winning candidates are in boldface type if the outcome is not in dispute. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*).
Statewide results for the presidential race are listed in the main table; a separate county-by-county tally of presidential returns is provided in the chart on this page. All figures from Vermont, and statewide presidential returns from Massachusetts, are final, official returns recorded by the secretaries of state. For other Massachusetts races and in New York except where noted, only election-night returns (not including absentee ballots) were available as of late November.

 

MASSACHUSETTS

 

President AND Vice President
Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine (D) ........... 1,995,196 (61.0%)
Gary Johnson and William F. Weld (L) .......... 138,018 (4.2%)
Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka (GR) .................... 47,661 (1.5%)
Donald J. Trump and Michael Pence(R)..1,090,893 (33.3%)

 

U.S. RepRESENTATIVE -- 1st District
* Richard E. Neal (D) ................................. 233,310 (73.4%)
Frederick O. Mayock (i) ................................. 57,226 (18.0%)
Thomas T. Simmons (L) .................................. 27,427 (8.6%)


STATE SENATE
(Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden District)
Christine M. Canning (R)............................... 22,577 (29.9%)
Adam G. Hinds (D) ...................................... 53,046 (70.1%)

 

State representative
Third Berkshire District
* Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D) ........................... 11,712 (66.3%)
Christopher J. Connell (i)................................. 5,942 (33.7%)

 

Ballot Propositions

Question 1 -- Expand casino gaming
Yes ................................................................. 1,226,484 (39.3%)
No ............................................................ 1,896,982 (60.7%)

Question 2 -- Expand charter schools
Yes ................................................................. 1,221,364 (37.9%)
No ............................................................ 2,004,932 (62.1%)

 

Question 3 -- Treatment of farm animals
A Yes vote was to prohibit the sale of eggs, veal or pork from farms that confine animals in spaces that are too small for them to lie down, stand up, fully extend their limbs or turn around freely.
Yes ........................................................... 2,502,676 (77.7%)
No .................................................................... 718,454 (22.3%)

 

Question 4 -- Legalize marijuana
Yes ........................................................... 1,745,945 (53.6%)
No ................................................................. 1,513,304 (46.4%)

 

NEW YORK

President and Vice President
Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine (D,WE,WF). 4,149,500 (58.8%)
Gary Johnson & Bill Weld (L, I) .................... 162,273 (2.3%)
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (G) ........................ 100,110 (1.4%)
Donald J. Trump & Michael Pence (R,C) 2,639,994 (37.4%)


U.S. SENATOR
Alex Merced (L) ................................................ 43,944 (0.6%)
Wendy Long (R, C, RF) ............................. 1,867,035 (27.4%)
* Charles E. Schumer (D, I, WE, WF) ...... 4,795,288 (70.4%)
Robin Laverne Wilson (G).............................. 102,479 (1.5%)

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE -- 19th District
(11 counties including Columbia and most of Rensselaer)
Zephyr Teachout (D, WF) ............................ 126,889 (45.2%)
John J. Faso (R, C, I, RF) ............................ 153,846 (54.8%)

 

U.S. representative -- 20th District
(Albany, Schenectady, southern Saratoga and parts of Montgomery and Rensselaer counties)
Joe Vitollo (R, C, RF) ....................................... 93,407 (32.4%)
* Paul D. Tonko (D, I, WE, WF) .................. 195,005 (67.6%)

 

U.S. representative -- 21ST District
(all or part of 11 counties including Warren, Washington and northern Saratoga)
Mike Derrick (D, WF) ...................................... 72,517 (29.2%)
Matthew J. Funiciello (G) .................................. 11,399 (4.6%)
* Elise M. Stefanik (R, C, I, RF) ................. 164,264 (66.2%)

 

State senate
43rd district (Columbia County and parts of Rensselaer, Saratoga and Washington counties)
Shaun P. Francis (D, WF) ................................ 45,851 (35.7%)
* Kathleen A. Marchione (R, C, I, RF) .......... 79,554 (62.0%)
Joseph Levy (G) .................................................... 3,058 (2.3%)

44th district (parts of Albany and Rensselaer counties)
* Neil D. Breslin (D, I, WF) ........................... 70,558 (68.4%)
Christopher Davis (R, C, RF) .......................... 30,291 (29.4%)
Deyva Arthur (G) ................................................. 2,248 (2.2%)

 

45th district (Warren County, most of Washington and all or part of four other counties to the north)
* Elizabeth O’C. Little (R, C, I) .................... 84,362 (88.2%)
Stephen Matthew Ruzbacki (G) ..................... 11,301 (11.8%)

 

49th district (Fulton, Hamilton and parts of Herkimer, Saratoga and Schenectady counties)
Chad Putnam (D, WE, WF) ............................ 35,370 (30.4%)
James Tedisco (R, C, I, RF) .......................... 81,084 (69.6%)

State Assembly
106th district (parts of Columbia and Dutchess counties)
* Didi Barrett (D, I, WF) ............................... 27,346 (55.0%)
Terry Sullivan (R, C, RF) ................................ 22,362 (45.0%)

112th district (parts of Saratoga and Schenectady)
Michael R. Godlewski (D, WE) ...................... 23,406 (37.7%)
Mary Beth Walsh (R, C, I, RF) ...................... 38,634 (62.3%)

113th district (parts of Saratoga and Washington)
Christopher H. Boyark (R, C, RF) ................. 24,125 (43.5%)
* Carrie Woerner (D, I) ................................ 31,342 (56.5%)

 

114th district (Essex, Warren and parts of Saratoga and Washington counties)
Robin M. Barkenhagen (G) ............................. 6,733 (14.8%)
* Daniel G. Stec (R, I, C, RF) ....................... 38,641 (85.2%)

 

VERMONT

President and Vice President
Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine(D) ................. 178,573 (61.1%)
“Rocky” De La Fuente & Michael Steinberg (i).1,063 (0.4%)
Gary Johnson & William F. Weld (L) .............. 10,078 (3.4%)
Gloria Estela Lariva & Eugene Puryear (LU) ..... 327 (0.1%)
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (G) ........................... 6,758 (2.3%) Donald J. Trump & Michael R. Pence (R) ... 95,369 (32.6%)


Governor
Bill “Spaceman” Lee (LU) of Craftsbury .......... 8,912 (2.8%)
Sue Minter (D) of Waterbury ...................... 139,253 (44.2%)
Phil Scott (R) of Berlin ............................,.. 166,817 (53.0%)

 

Lieutenant governor
Randy Brock (R) of Swanton ....................... 139,344 (45.5%)
Boots Wardinski (LU) of Newbury ................... 7,038 (2.3%)
David Zuckerman (P, D) of Hinesburg ...... 159,738 (52.2%)

 

U.S. SENATOR
Pete Diamondstone (LU) of Dummerston ...... 3,241 (1.0%)
Cris Ericson (M) of Chester ............................... 9,156 (2.9%)
* Patrick Leahy (D) of Middlesex .............. 192,243 (61.3%)
Scott Milne (R) of Pomfret .......................... 103,637 (33.1%)
Jerry Trudell (i) of Derby ................................... 5,223 (1.7%)


U.S. Representative
Erica Clawson (LU) of Charleston ............... 29,410 (10.0%)
* Peter Welch (D) of Norwich ................... 264,414 (90.0%)

State treasurer
Murray Ngoima (LU) of Pomfret ................... 12,453 (4.4%)
* Beth Pearce (D, R) of Barre .................... 234,566 (82.5%)
Don Schramm (P) of Burlington .................. 37,301 (13.1%)

 

Secretary of state
* James C. Condos (D, R) of Montpelier ... 255,201 (89.6%)
Mary Alice “Mal” Herbert (LU) of Putney ... 29,711 (10.4%)

 

State auditor
Marina Brown (LU) of Charleston ................. 15,099 (5.2%)
Dan Feliciano (R) of Essex ...........................113,231 (39.3%)
* Doug Hoffer (D, P) of Burlington .......... 159,695 (55.4%)


Attorney general
Deborah “Deb” Bucknam (R) of Walden ..... 88,431 (29.4%)
T.J. Donovan (D) of South Burlington ....... 200,020 (66.6%)
Rosemarie Jackowski (LU) of Bennington ..... 11,844 (3.9%)


State Senate

Rutland District (three seats)
* Brian “BC” Collamore (R) of Rutland Town .......... 13,680
* Peg Flory (R) of Pittsford ....................................... 14,782
Scott Garren (D) of Shrewsbury ..................................... 6,428
Cheryl Hooker (D) of Rutland City .............................. 10,641
Richard Lenchus (i) of Benson ....................................... 2,067
* Kevin J. Mullin (R) of Rutland Town ...................... 14,191
Korrine C. Rodrigue (D) of Rutland Town ................... 9,212


State House

Bennington District 1 (towns of Pownal and Woodford)
* Bill Botzow (D) of Pownal ........................... 1,503 (84.5%)
James A. O’Connor (i) of Pownal ....................... 276 (15.5%)

Bennington District 4 (two seats; towns of Arlington, Manchester, Sandgate and Sunderland)
* Steve Berry (D) of Manchester ..................................... 1,998
* Cynthia Browning (D) of Arlington ........................... 2,095
Brian Keefe (R) of Manchester .................................... 2,297


Bennington-Rutland District (towns of Dorset, Landgrove, Peru, Danby, Mount Tabor)
John P. “Jack” Stannard (R) of Dorset ............... 965 (44.5%)
Linda Joy Sullivan (D) of Dorset .................... 1,205 (55.5%)


Rutland-Bennington District (Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rupert, Wells and Tinmouth)
* Robin Chestnut-Tangerman (D, P) .............. 1,251 (52.0%)
Jonas Rosenthal (R) ......................................... 1,153 (48.0%)

 

 

Rutland District 2 (two seats; Clarendon, Proctor, Tinmouth, Wallingford and West Rutland)
Ron Boucher (R) of Wallingford .................................... 1,811
* Tom Burditt (R) of West Rutland ............................. 2,058
* Dave Potter (D) of Clarendon ;.................................. 2,127
Ted Schaft (L) of Proctor .................................................... 291
Michael Stimpfel (D) of Clarendon ................................ 1,076

Rutland District 5-3 (city of Rutland)
Mary E. Howard (D) ......................................... 747 (58.3%)
John E. Mattison Jr. (R)....................................... 534 (41.7%)

Rutland-Windsor District 2 (Ludlow, Mount Holly, Shrewsbury)
* Dennis J. Devereux (R) of Mount Holly ..... 1,411 (57.4%)
Logan Nicoll (D) of Ludlow ........................... 1,049 (42.6%)

Windham-Bennington District (Readsboro, Searsburg, Stamford, Dover, Somerset, Wardsboro, Whitingham)
John Moran (D) of Wardsboro .......................... 897 (43.8%)
* Laura Sibilia (i) of Dover ............................ 1,152 (56.2%)

 

-- Compiled by Fred Daley

 

C -- Conservative Party
D -- Democratic Party
G -- Green Party
GR -- Green-Rainbow Party
I -- Independence Party
i -- independent (no party)
L -- Libertarian Party
LU -- Liberty Union Party
M -- U.S. Marijuana Party
P -- Progressive Party
R -- Republican Party
RF -- Reform Party
WE -- Women’s Equality
WF -- Working Families Party