Politics & Government
Back Bay Election Results 2012
Check back throughout the day for election coverage, photos, and local election results from the Back Bay.
The city released unofficial results Wednesday morning of wards and precinct numbers. Of the 9,590 registered voters in the Back Bay (Ward 5, Pct. 6, 7, 8, 9), 5,903 voted, or 61.6 percent. See the tables below for more information on how Back Bay voted.
Update:
8 a.m.: Long lines at Copley library.
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2:30 p.m.: Lines shorten a bit after snaking out the library's front door since 7 a.m.
2:45 p.m.: 2,763 votes cast so far at Copley library.
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3 p.m.: 906 votes cast at Emmanuel Church on Newbury, or more than 50 percent of registered voters in that precinct. Clerk calls turnout "very high."
12:40 a.m.: No post on the city website breaking down voting by precinct yet.
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LIVE 2012 ELECTION RESULTS
Race Democratic Candidate Back Bay Results Republican Candidate Back Bay Results Independent Candidates Back Bay Results U.S. PresidentObama-Biden
3741 votes/
62.9 percent
Romney-Ryan2041 votes/
35 percent
Stein-Honkala
Johnson-Gray
109 votes altogether U.S. SenateElizabeth Warren
3,348 votes/
56.3 percent
2,543 votes/
43.6 percent
- U.S. Congress District 7Michael Capuano
- Karla Romero Councillor 3rd District Marilyn Petitto Devaney3,443 votes/
75.5 percent
1,054 votes/
23.3 percent
State Senate
2nd Suffolk and Middlesex
3,303 votes/
66.3 percent
Stephen Aylward1,605 votes/
32.9 percent
-Ballot Questions:
Ballot Questions Percent Yes Percent No Question 1: Right to Repair Question 2: Assisted Suicide Question 3: Medical MarijuanaUncontested Races:
Unofficial winners:
Representative in General Court: - (8th Suffolk District) - Marty Walz, Democrat
Clerk of Supreme Judicial Court: (Suffolk County) - Maura Doyle, Democrat
Clerk of Superior Court, Civil: (Suffolk County) - Michael Donovan, Democrat
Clerk of Superior Court, Criminal: (Suffolk County) - Maura Hennigan, Democrat
Register of Deeds: (Suffolk County) - Mickey Roache, Democrat
Register of Probate: (Suffolk County) - Patricia Campatelli, Democrat
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See more about today's election:
Look Who's Voting
Romney Votes in Belmont: Tweets From On Scene
Massachusetts Election Results 2012
Election Day Preview: What You Need to Know To Vote on Nov. 6
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