SAUGUS — The unofficial results have been announced for the Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Housing Authority, and Town Meeting, and the open selectman seat has been won by Frank Federico.
Topping the ticket for the Board was Debra Panetta with 2,155 votes, followed by Anthony Cogliano with 2,100, Jeff Cicolini with 2,036, Federico with 1,916, and Michael Serino with 1,546.
Stacey Herman-Dorant just missed a seat with 1,423 votes, followed by Jennifer D’Eon with 1,391, Vincent Serino with 1,313, and Sanso Pansini Souza with 858.
The School Committee will see just two returning from the last election, with Thomas Whittredge topping the ticket with 2,219 votes and Stephanie Mastrocola next with 2,056. Newcomer Brian Doherty came in third with 1,799 votes, Shannon McCarthy was next with 1,654, and the ticket was rounded out by Joseph “Dennis” Gould with 1,348.
Those who missed out on a seat were Arthur Grabowski with 959 votes, Roberto Bruzzese with 950, and Andrew Finn with 760.
The Housing Authority, which only had one seat open, went to John Chipouras with 1,366 votes. Kristi Talagan ended up with 1,071 votes, and Darleen L’Heureux had 650.
Precinct 1 saw Mark Bell receiving the most votes with 248, followed by Herman-Dorant with 227, Ashley Nichols with 224, Assunta Palomba with 202, and Susan Dunn with 193.
Not making it this year round were John O’Brien with 182 votes, Jillian Lauziere with 153 votes, and Tom Traverse with 137.
Due to Precinct 2 having only five candidates, they automatically won their seats. Peter Rossetti Jr. had the most votes with 201, followed by Jeanette Meredith with 194, Robert Camuso Sr. with 193, Matthew Parlante with 169, and Joseph Malone with 160.
In Precinct 3, Leonard Ferrari Jr. landed on top with 210 votes, Daniel Schena had 183, Arthur Connors Jr. had 180, Amanda Ostrow Mason had 179, and Marissa Demonte had 176.
Mark Sacco Jr. received 142 votes, and Richard Thompson received 126, leaving them off the Town Meeting this cycle.
Precinct 4 saw a tie for first with Stephen Doherty and Glen Davis both receiving 127 votes. Next up were Stephanie Shalkoski with 121 votes and Maureen Whitcomb, right behind her, with 120. Lastly, Joseph DiFilippo rounded things out with 118 votes.
Not getting a seat this year were Robert Long with 116 votes and Robert Northrup with 77.
Precinct 5 had Pamela Goodwin topping the ticket at 246 votes, followed by Jaclyn Hickman with 207, Mark Panetta with 191, Lori Fauci with 186, and Ronald Wallace with 184.
Those not elected were Karli Bazis with 182 votes, Brenton Spencer with 166 votes, and Joshua Dellheim with 148 votes.
Precinct 6 had Elizabeth Marchese on top with 254 votes, Jean Bartolo with 185, Carla Moscella with 178, Alicia Bonito with 142, and Allen Panico with 126.
Those who were not elected were Karen Rakinic, with 122 votes, and Kevin Currie, with 118.
Precinct 7 was won by Phillip Gil, who received 226 votes, followed by Federico with 215. However, since Federico was elected to the Board of Selectmen, he must choose to either be a part of Town Meeting or join the Board. If Federico chooses to vacate his Town Meeting seat, the next in line is Stephen McCarthy with 158 votes, followed by Michael Paolini with 154, Chipouras with 130, and Aja Arsenault with 110, assuming Federico takes a seat on the Board.
Pansini Souza was not elected, having received only 103 votes.
Due to Precinct 8 having only five candidates, they automatically won their seats. Anthony Lopresti received the most votes with 260, William Cross III received 245, Darren McCullough received 235, Talagan received 218, and Grabowski received 178.
Precinct 9 had Nicole Parziale getting the most votes with 212, followed by Judith Worthley with 162, Daniel Kelly with 158, Jamie Lincoln with 140, and Katrina Berube with 137.
John Cottam missed out on a seat with 104 votes.
Precinct 10 saw Jenna Nuzzo topping the ticket with 231 votes, followed by Carla Scuzzarella with 228, Peter Manoogian Sr. with 212, Peter Delios with 158, and Martin Costello with 140.
Not elected were Darren Ring, with 136 votes, and James Tozza, with 102 votes.
As these are the unofficial results, changes to some of the tighter races in Town Meeting could occur.
For those who were looking to get the unofficial results quickly, they may have tuned in to Saugus TV, where Town Moderator Stephen Doherty, who was also elected for Precinct 4, and fellow commentator Andrew Whitcomb announced them as they rolled in from the polls.
Doherty noted that he was disheartened by the number of voters who showed up this year, saying they have to work harder to get people to the polls.
“A lot of newcomers this year and there was kind of a sense that, and this is a referendum for those of us returning to Town Meeting, some who may have been around for quite a while, there was a real sense out there this year that it was time for a change,” Doherty said regarding all the younger people who joined the race this year.
“The point is it’s a referendum. It’s telling us that change needs to happen and that a newer, younger viewpoint needs to be factored in to the decisions we’re making on Town Meeting,” he said.
Both Doherty and Whitcomb urged all who didn’t get elected, and anyone who is looking to get involved, to come back for the next election and try again.
[Editor’s Note: Election offices begin reporting unofficial results soon after polls close. Those results are not final until they are canvassed and certified, a process that can take days or weeks. Results are final only when they are certified by the appropriate authorities.]
