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By Nancy Brumback
Sudbury mirrored the state’s Tuesday election results, with voters opting to re-elect U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey and Governor Maura Healey, along with the other incumbent statewide officers.
The town had a strong turnout, with 9,067 or 62% of Sudbury’s 14,609 registered voters voting by mail, early in-person voting or on Election Day. Mail ballots sent by U.S. mail that are postmarked on or before Nov. 3 will be counted if they arrive in the Town Clerk’s office by 5 p.m. Nov. 6.
In the town’s state legislative races, Ravi Simon, Democrat, running unopposed, was elected state representative with 6,951 Sudbury votes, succeeding Carmine Gentile, who is retiring at the end of the current legislative term. The 13th Middlesex Representative District also includes parts of Concord, Lincoln, Wayland and Marlborough.
In the state senate race, James Eldridge, Democrat, was re-elected, receiving 6,487 Sudbury votes, defeating Republican Tim Shea of Acton, who received 2,089 Sudbury votes. The Middlesex & Worcester Senate District also includes Marlborough, Acton, Ayer, Boxborough, Hudson, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Wayland, Harvard and Southborough.
In the federal races on the ballot, Markey, a Democrat, received 6,468 Sudbury votes for U.S. Senator, compared to 2,156 votes for John Deaton, Republican; 203 votes for Shiva Ayyadurai, independent; and 87 votes for Joe Tache, Socialist and Libertarian.
Katherine M. Clark, running unopposed for Fifth District Representative in Congress, received 7,017 Sudbury votes.
Here’s how the Sudbury vote turned out in the remainder of the races on the ballot. A breakdown of votes by precinct is on the Town Clerk’s website. These results are unofficial.
| Office / Candidate | Sudbury votes |
|---|---|
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor | |
| Maura Healey and Kim DriscollDemocratic | 6,551 |
| Michael Minogue and Shawn OliverRepublican | 2,229 |
| Andrea James and Kayla KittredgeIndependent | 194 |
| Attorney General | |
| Andrea Joy CampbellDemocratic | 6,590 |
| Michael C. WalshRepublican | 2,246 |
| Secretary of State | |
| William GalvinDemocratic | 6,858 |
| Anne BrensleyRepublican | 1,939 |
| Treasurer | |
| Deborah GoldbergDemocratic | 6,364 |
| Elizabeth DionneRepublican | 2,329 |
| Auditor | |
| Diana DiZoglioDemocratic | 7,036 |
| Al OzonoffLibertarian | 1,098 |
| Councillor (Governor’s Council) | |
| Mara DolanDemocratic | 6,790 |
| District Attorney | |
| Marian RyanDemocratic | 6,829 |
| Register of Probate | |
| Tara DeCristofaroDemocratic | 6,630 |
| Tara MartorellaJustice for All | 725 |
On the nine statewide ballot questions, Sudbury voters backed keeping retail sales of marijuana for recreational use legal and keeping the gun control laws that were passed in the last session of the legislature in place.
Here is how Sudbury voted on the ballot questions:
| Question | Yes | No | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1: Public RecordsYes: Expand public records law to Governor and legislature No: Not change public records law |
7,655 | 1,158 | Passed |
| Question 2: Allow Committee for Public Counsel Services (public defenders) to unionizeYes: Allow unionization No: Not change the labor policy |
5,423 | 3,250 | Passed |
| Question 3: Party Primary Election StructureYes: Abolish party primaries and establish all-candidate primary election No: Retain party primaries |
3,271 | 5,567 | Defeated |
| Question 4: Election Day Voter RegistrationYes: Allow election day voter registration No: No change in voter registration |
5,467 | 3,372 | Passed |
| Question 5: Change the state tax revenue limit and rebate provisionsYes: Change limit on state revenue collection No: Make no change |
3,643 | 5,043 | Too close to call |
| Question 6: Earmark some sales tax revenue for natural resource conservation fundYes: Create the fund No: Not create the fund |
5,170 | 3,566 | Passed |
| Question 7: Allow single-family homes on smaller lotsYes: Allow homes on smaller lots No: Make no change in the law on building homes |
3,755 | 4,996 | Too close to call |
| Question 8: Prohibit sale of marijuana for recreational useYes: Prohibit sale of marijuana for recreational use No: Continue to allow the sale of marijuana for recreational use |
2,079 | 6,905 | Defeated |
| Question 9: Keep 2024 firearms regulation lawYes: Keep the firearms regulation law in place No: Repeal the firearms regulation law |
7,193 | 1,777 | Passed |
Sudbury also had a tenth question on the ballot, a non-binding referendum from the Legislative Effectiveness and Accountability Partnership, asking the district’s Representative to vote in favor of changes to the legislative stipend system.
This question asked voters:
“Shall the Representative from this District be instructed to vote in favor of legislation or rules to reduce the House Speaker’s and Senate President’s control over state legislators’ stipends (extra pay) and to provide stipends only to legislators who do significant extra work that is transparent and accountable to the public?”
| Question 10 (non-binding) | Sudbury votes |
|---|---|
| Yes | 6,194 |
| No | 1,249 |
