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Home My WebLink About1980-11-04-SE-Results (WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION - SEE WARRANT FILE) STATE ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1980 In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the legal voters of the Town of Lexing- ton met in their respective voting places in said Town of Lexington on Tuesday, November 4, 1980 at 7:00 in the forenoon. The following places were designated as the voting places for the various precincts: Precinct One, Harrington School; Precinct Two, Bowman School; Precinct Three, Jonas Clarke Junior High School; Precinct Four, Senior High School; Precinct Five, Cary Memorial Building; Precinct Six, William Diamond Junior High School; Precinct Seven, Estabrook School; Precinct Eight, Fire Headquarters Building; Precinct Nine, Maria Hastings School. The election officers and wardens of the various precincts were assigned for duty as follows: Precinct One Precinct Two D Eileen J. Fradette Warden R Agnes Heimlich R Gloria D. Colbert Clerk D Ann M. Pace D Margaret M. Potter Inspector R Dorothy P. Gauthier R Virginia M. Warner Inspector D Donna Alexson D Catherine R. Sullivan Inspector R A. Estelle Szalajeski R Josephine S. Siders Inspector D Ellen B. O'Connell Precinct Three Precinct Four D Marjorie Modoono Warden R Norma B. Jervis R Mildred M. Cronin Clerk D Catherine F. Hooper D Marguerite A. Cronin Inspector R Robert P. Trask, Jr. R Winifred F. Hubbard Inspector D Marie T. Milso D Gulli I. Kula Inspector R Blanche T. Johnson R Dorothy O. Jones Inspector D Miriam L. Miller Precinct Five Precinct Six D Gloria J. Bresnihan Warden D Mary C. Casey R Elinor M. Vassallo Clerk R Caroline P. Johnston D Anne C. Williamson Inspector D Elizabeth H. Clarke R Winifred E. Ivester Inspector R Harold W. Josephson D Priscilla H. Winter Inspector D Catherine F. Jones R Evelyn A. Franks Inspector R Barbara M. Collins Precinct Seven Precinct Eight D Ann M. Baum Warden R Helen L. Perry R Norma E. Ebbs Clerk D Phyllis C. Bradford D Mary G. Faulkingham Inspector R Margaret S. Wilson R George W. Greenlaw, Jr. Inspector D Suzanne H. Spencer D Cornelius P. Cronin Inspector R Josephine M. Luther R Carole Sandra Scalise Inspector D Alice A. Colette Precinct Nine D Mary C. Joseph Warden R Shirley E. Bullock Clerk D Margaret S. Bloui.n Inspector R Elliott J. Barrett Inspector D Ann C. Golini. Inspector R Olive Russell Frost Inspector The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties. The polls were declared open in each precinct at seven o'clock A.M. and remained open until eight o'clock P.M., at which time, after due notice, they were declared closed. (State Election - November 4, 1980) The total number of registered voters in each precinct eligible to vote as of October 7, 1980 as follows: ENROLLED VOTERS UNENROLLED PRECINCT REGISTERED VOTERS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN VOTERS 1 2,271 1,088 514 669 2 2,209 1,102 454 653 3 1,982 899 423 660 4 2,412 1,085 637 690 5 2,261 1,018 467 776 6 2,285 899 737 649 7 2,401 1,071 589 741 8 1,988 854 547 587 9 2,372 1,005 569 798 Totals 20,181 9,021 4,937 6,223 Recap sheets were delivered to the Town Clerk at her office as follows: Precinct 1 10:55 P.M. Precinct 2 10:55 P.M. Precinct 3 10:20 P.M. Precinct 4 10:30 P.M. Precinct 5 9:45 P.M. Precinct 6 10 P.M. Precinct 7 10:30 P.M. Precinct 8 9:55 P.M. Precinct 9 10 P.M. The Town Clerk and the members of the Board of Registrars canvassed the results as follows: Precinct 1 1,963 voters cast their vote Precinct 2 1,926 voters cast their vote Precinct 3 1,721 voters cast their vote Precinct 4 2,045 voters cast their vote Precinct 5 1,948 voters cast their vote Precinct 6 2,035 voters cast their vote Precinct 7 2,111 voters cast their vote Precinct 8 1,736 voters cast their vote Precinct 9 2,072 voters cast their vote Total 17,557 voters cast their vote 87% of the 20,181 eligible registered voters cast their vote. ABSENTEE BALLOT BREAKDOWN APPLICATIONS BALLOTS BALLOTS RETURNED RETURNED PRECINCT PROCESSED RETURNED UNUSED TOO LATE UNUSED REGISTERED AND VOTING BY MAIL (Excluding Certified Permanently Disabled) 1 107 102 5 1 0 2 111 88 22 0 1 3 74 62 8 3 1 4 166 133 26 7 1 5 104 80 18 6 1 6 126 100 21 6 1 7 137 102 29 4 2 m___. 8 80 59 18 2 2 9 84 60 15 6 4 Totals 989 786 161 35 13 (State Election - November 4, 1980) ABSENTEE BALLOT BREAKDOWN (CONT.) APPLICATIONS BALLOTS BALLOTS RETURNED RETURNED PRECINCT PROCESSED RETURNED UNUSED TOO LATE UNUSED REGISTERED AND VOTING BY MAIL (Certified Permanently Disabled) 1 4 4 2 10 9 1 4 5 5 5 1 1 7 2 2 8 1 1 I 9 44 Totals 27 26 1 OVER-THE-COUNTER 1 33 33 2 35 35 3 42 42 4 44 44 5 23 23 6 42 41 1 7 38 38 8 23 23 9 37 35 2 Totals 317 314 3 NON-REGISTERED AND VOTING BY MAIL 1 1 0 1 2 5 3 2 3 2 2 0 4 4 1 2 1 5 2 1 1 6 1 1 0 7 1 1 0 8 6 4 2 9 3 12 Totals 25 14 10 1 PARTIAL BALLOTS 4 2 2 7 1 1 8 1 0 1 9 2 1 1 Totals 6 4 2 TOTALS 1,364 1,144 177 30 13 BALLOTS REJECTED Precinct 1 4 Precinct 2 2 Precinct 3 2 t,,. Precinct 4 4 Precinct 5 5 Precinct 6 0 Precinct 7 3 Precinct 8 1 Precinct 9 3 Total 31 (State Election - November 4, 1980) Partial Ballot Pr.1 Pr.2 Pr.3 Pr.4 Pr.5 Pr.6 Pr.7 Pr.8 Pr.9 Totals PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT Anderson and Lucey 355 386 340 446 370 465 511 320 435 1 3,629 Carter and Mondale 739 857 655 788 732 676 762 631 715 2 6,557 Clark and Koch 7 12 15 15 16 8 17 13 13 116 Deberry & Zimmerman 4 4 5 4 3 7 2 4 1 34 Reagan and Bush 816 635 687 772 796 864 793 746 889 1 6,999 Bubar and Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Commoner and Harris 2 9 1 2 2 4 4 2 0 26 McReynolds and j Drufenbrock 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 Griswold and Holmes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All others 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 0 11 Blanks 40 22 13 16 28 10 19 17 19 0 184 Totals 1963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 4 17,561 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS (Fifth District) James M. Shannon 1182 1228 1008 1149 1151 1109 1281 999 1140 10,247 William C. Sawyer 573 507 519 707 618 741 647 577 744 5,633 Anderson and Lucey 1 1 Clark and Koch 1 1 Blanks 208 189 194 189 179 185 183 160 188 1,675 Totals 1963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 17,557 COUNCILLOR (Sixth District) Joseph A. Langone, III 1003 937 830 970 960 913 957 836 1015 8,421 All others 2 5 7 Blanks 960 989 889 1075 983 1122 1154 900 1057 9,129 Totals 1963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 17,557 SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT (Fourth Middlesex District) Samuel Rotondi 1215 1252 1070 1225 1260 1216 1266 1017 1220 10,741 All others 1 1 Blanks 748 674 650 820 688 819 845 719 852 6,815 Totals 1963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 17,557 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT (Fifteenth Middlesex District) Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. 801 762 746 956 877 1027 918 847 984 7,918 Stephen W. Doran 1039 1065 872 997 978 938 1093 817 994 8,793 Blanks 123 99 103 92 93 70 100 72 94 846 Totals 1963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 17,557 COUNTY COMMISSIONER (Middlesex County) Michael E. McLaughlin 735 659 564 668 672 626 594 538 664 5,720 Thomas J. Larkin 923 947 881 1003 953 960 1109 907 1057 8,740 i._.'' All others 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 9 Blanks 2268 2246 1994 2417 2270 2483 2519 2026 2422 20,645 Totals 3926 3852 3442 4090 3896 4070 4222 3472 4144 35,114 SHERIFF (Middlesex County) Edward F. Henneberry, Jr. 1062 1088 951 1031 1013 942 1059 901 1044 9,091 Philip T. Razook 431 386 349 515 477 587 505 431 553 4,234 Blanks 470 452 421 499 458 506 547 404 475 4,232 Totals 1963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 17,557 a (State Election - November 4, 1980) Pr.1 Pr.2 Pr.3' Pr.4 Pr.5 Pr.6 Pr.7 Pr.8 Pr.9 Totals QUESTION NO. 1. (Prohibiting discrimination against the handicapped) Yes 1081 1136 991 1126 1163 1141 1233 988 1.142 10,001 No 625 636 559 736 582 691 719 612 787 5,947 Blanks 257 154 171 183 203 203 159 136 143 1,609 Totals 1963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 17,557 QUESTION NO. 2. (Limiting local taxes) Yes 1034 833 873 935 986 943 1023 857 1106 8,590 No 792 1.010 777 1016 876 1005 999 819 917 8,211 Blanks 137 83 71 94 86 87 89 60 49 756 Totals 1963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 17,557 QUESTION NO. 3. (Limiting state and local taxes and increasing the state share of education costs) Yes 609 616 536 607 640 654 649 538 626 5,475 No 1118 1138 1069 1254 1114 1177 1299 1043 1321 10,533 Blanks 236 172 116 184 194 204 163 155 125 1,549 Totals 1963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 17,557 QUESTION NO. 4. (Increased salaries for certain state officials) Yes 225 395 288 414 321 394 398 307 392 3,134 No 1488 1355 1265 1436 1436 1453 1550 1282 1521 12,786 Blanks 250 176 168 195 191 188 163 147 159 1,637 Totals 1963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 17,557 QUESTION NO. 5. (Restricting state authority to place certain costs on cities and towns) Yes 1104 1191 1039 1252 1179 1261 1353 1050 1306 10,735 No , 493 573 439 507 478 482 493 444 533 4,442 Blanks 366 162 243 286 291 292 265 242 233 2,380 Totals 1963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 17,557 QUESTION NO. 6. (Changing legislative voting procedure,for emergency laws) Yes 425 459 385 459 412 505 466 391 487 3,989 No 1130 1163 1064 1264 1198 1201 1345 1075 1306 10,746 Blanks 408 304 272 322 338 329 300 270 279 2,822 Totals 1963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 17,557 QUESTION NO. 7. (Moratorium on construction and licensing new nuclear power plants) Yes 727 849 704 796 776 752 868 697 745 6,914 No 821 758 748 925 857 941 946 775 1025 7,796 Blanks 415 319 269 324 315 342 297 264 302 2,847 Totals 1.963 1926 1721 2045 1948 2035 2111 1736 2072 17,557 A true copy. 1 Attest. Mary R. McDonough, Town Clerk