Harrison Thorp 6:52 a.m.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 6:52 am
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ROCHESTER - Matt Beaulieu won the city's lone at-large school board seat and David Winship Jr. edged out two challengers to gain a spot on the city's Police Commission in two of the major municipal votes held on Tuesday.
Beaulieu defeated Tracy Walbridge, 2,384-1,532, while Winship's 529 votes bested challengers Chuck Grassie and James E. Clark, 463 and 262, respectively.
Winship now joins Derek Peters, who was unopposed; and David Stevens, who beat Rebecca Behr, 1022-578, on the board.
Other ward by ward results for dedicated school board seats are as follows.
Ward 1
Seat A Sarah Harrington defeated Liem Thanh Nguyen, 605-192
Seat B Adurey Stevens defeated Bethany Duntley, 491-312
Ward 2
Seat A Sandy Keans defeated Brian Nicholson, 448-351
Seat B David Camire defeated Richard Wasson, 337-330
Ward 3
Seat A Matt Munn ran unopposed
Seat B Matthew Pappas defeated Christine Gianotti, 319-265
Ward 4
Seat A Shane Downs defeated Pamela Colon, 386-253
Seat B Anne Grassie defeated James Connor Sr. 375-335
Ward 5
Seat A Karen Stokes defeated Jennifer McGeehan, 315-238
Seat B Paul Lynch defeated Tabatha Davis and Robert Gates, 234 to 167 and 155, respectively
Ward 6
Seat A Thomas O'Connor ran unopposed
Seat B Donna Ellis ran unopposed
Voter turnout on Tuesday was dismal, with just 25 percent of registered voters going to the polls compared to 70 percent for last November's general election.
The Nov. 2, 2020, vote comprised 17,163 ballots, compared to Tuesday's 4,469.