The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About1988-03-08 Presidential Primary Election168 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION March 8, 1988 Pursuant to the Warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, a Presidential Primary was held at the time and places specified in the Warrant, and was called to order by the Wardens in the precincts as follows: Precinct 1. Precinct 2. Precinct 3. Precinct 4. Precinct 5. Precinct 6. Precinct 7 Precinct 8. J. Warren Killam School J. Warren Killam School Joshua Eaton School Joshua Eaton School Alice M. Barrows School Alice M. Barrows School Birch Meadow School Birch Meadow School Elizabeth C.Cronin Eleanor M. Brown Francis X. Day John H. Crooker C. Dewey Smith Louis B. Gardner Henry A. Murphy, Jr. Kenneth C. Latham who then partially read the Warrant, when on motion of Barbara Takach, Precinct 1; Dorothy.I. Hoyt, Precinct 2; Robert W. Adams, Precinct 3; John F. Cronin, Precinct 4; Michael A. Baltier, Precinct 5; Edward C. Abeley, Precinct 6; Marjorie R. Hammond, Precinct 7; and Virginia M. Adams, Precinct 8, it was voted to dispense with the further reading of the Warrant, except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the respective War- dens. The ballot boxes were examined by the Wardens and each found to be empty and all registered 000. The polls were then declared open at 7:00 A.M. and were closed at 8:00 P,.M. with the following results: 3,393 Democratic Votes 1,849 Republican Votes for a total of 5,.242 votes as follows: BALLOT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE Pierre S Dupont IV 3 1 2 4 1 6 4 6 27 Pat Robertson 10 10 11 12 11 14 5 4 77 George Bush 144 91 83 187 114 143 138 164 1064 Alexander Haig, Jr 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 Jack Kemp 23 13 7 25 17 25 14 12 136 Bob Dole 57 45 46 96 49 61 72 63 489 No Preference 4 4 5 4 1 4 3 4 29 Blanks 2 0 3 6 0 2 1 4 18 TOTAL 247 164 158 335 194 256 237 258 1849 STATE COMMITTEE MAN - First Es sex & 'Middlesex Di strict, Vote for One Bradlee S. Jones, Jr 164 151 180 495 Edgar L. Kelley 34 47 36 117 Peter J. Thomas 14 10 ' 12 36 Blanks 35 29 30 94 TOTAL 247 237 258 742 STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN - Fir st Essex & Middles ex District, Vote for One Nncy J. Luther 191 178 201 570 Blanks 56 59 57 172 TOTAL 247 237 258 742 169 Presidential Primary March 8, 1988 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total STATE COMMITTEE MAN - Third Middlesex District, Vote for One David M. Basile 115 113 1256 131 207 822 IF 49 45 79 63 49 285 ;TOTAL 164 158 335 194 256 1107 STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN - Third Middlesex District, Vote for One Cynthia A. Graf 123 118 271 144 211 867 Blanks 41 45 .64 50 45 240 TOTAL 164 163 335 194 256 1107 READING TOWN COMMITTEE - Write-ins Richard H. Coco 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Matthew Cummings 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Barbara F. Currie 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Richard H.'Curtis 7 1 0 18 5 14. 6 6 57 Raymond R. Couture 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Louis R. Gardner 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Eleanor K. Higgott 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Henry A. Higgott 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Nancy C. Leavitt 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Kenneth C. Little 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Pearl E. Malphrus 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Caroline.McDonald 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Curt E. Nitzsche 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Sally C. Nitzsche 7 1 0 19 5 14 6 6 58 F -,Nils L. Nordberg 7 1 0 18 ~5 14 6 6 57 !Catherine C. Pratt 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 David C. Pratt 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 S. Lester Ralph 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Barbara. Stewart 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Irene M.York 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 Leslie H. York 7 1 0 18 5 14 6 6 57 TOTALS 147 21 0 379 105 294 126 126 1,398, BALLOT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE Michael S. Dukakis 259 220 181 294 158 281 230 270 1893 Albert Gore, Jr: 30 19 18 33 15 31 17 34 197 ' Florenzo DiDonato 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 9 Paul Simon 25 25 19 30 13 22 23 20 177 Bruce Babbitt 3 2 3 6 5 7 1 6 33. Richard E. Gephardt 52 38 34 54 43 41 41 41 344 Jesse L. Jackson 87 72 65 95 58 90 f56 65 598 Gary Hart 5 1 4 6 2 6 6 6 36 Lyndon H. Larouche 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 No preference 11 6 7 12 0 4 9 8 57 r Blanks 6 3 6 6 7 7 4 7 46 TOTALS 480 387 338 540 302 492 397 457 3393 STATE COMMITTEE MAN - First Essex & Middlesex District - Vote for One Stephen J. O'Leary 365 309 343 1017 David H. Mitchell. 49 31 54 134 Blanks 66 57 60 183 TOTAL 480 397 457 1334 170 Presidential Primary March 8, 1988 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN - First Essex & Middlesex District - Vote for One Shirley M. Raynard 343 288 338 969 Blanks 137 109 119 365 TOTAL 480 397 457 1334 STATE COMMITTEE MAN - Third Mi ddlesex District - Vote for One John A Brennan Jr 267 243 371 217 340 1438 Blanks 120 95 169 85 152 621 TOTAL 387 338 540 302 492 2059 STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN - Third Middlesex District - Vote for One Margaret Boyle 275 250 376 208 342 1451 Blanks 112 88 164 94 150 608 TOTAL 387 338 540 302 492 2059 READING TOWN COMMITTEE - Vote for not more than thirty-five Group 1 212 161 136 218 121 196 167 175 1386 Geoffrey Beckwith 333 264 225 370 210 352 292 313 2359 D Wood-Beckwith 273 209 185 286 166 279 229 255 1882 David A. Craven 245 189 163 243 135 221 188 203 1587 Roberta Botticelli 258 203 165 262 142 240 208 236 1714 Robert W. Foley 247 206 176 292 155 255 215 220 1766 Richard E. McDonald 248 193 169 284 147 231 190 210 1672 Carol S. Beckwith 267 209 180 285 163 276 228 238 1846 Edward C. Abely 264 i91 156 246 143 225 195 207 1627 Gloria R. Hulse 258 195 164 269 143 237 199 219 1684 Stephen G. Viegas 267 225 185 292 164 263 216 229 1841 Bernard J. Carey Jr 240 191 165 278 150 235 191 208 1658 Wm E.McIsaac 235 182 159 255 138 222 185 217 1593 Marvin M.Rosenthal 268 207 168 286 159 253 218 225 1784 George S.Williams 235 180 163 247 131 221 191 194 1562 Richard L. Sullivan 241 195 169 263 168 247 199 209 1691 Edward D.Winkler 254 213 160 253 140 241 193 214 1668 Jean M.MacKilligan 266 204 165 258 143 237 199 242 1714 Patricia L.Keane 248 195 171 279 150 263 214 215 1735 Francis M.Keane 240 193 160 267 145 251 211 204 1671 Wm L. Hancock 232 187 163 263 142 228 185 200 1600 Agnes C.M.Thornton 245 193 161 265 152 239 199 202 1656 Steven R.Sullivan 240 193 165 248 157 230 191 196 1620 Eva C. Swift 246 191 153 248 141 228 191 199 1597 Jo-Anne Garlick 237 191 156 2.38 138 223 198 207 1588 Sandra J. Trainor 277 217 191 331 179 284 245 238 1962 Eunice F. Foley 254 196 175 287 162 259 214 215 1762 Robert H. Soli 245 184 155 258 144 225 185 204 1600 Charlotte Thompson 243 192 166 247 140 233 197 202 1620 Neil F.Cadigan 235 194 153 240 140 219 192 196 1569 Sandra L.Cadigan 244 197 160 240 140 226 189 201 1597 Harold V. Hulse 244 187 157 256 136 225 194 206 1605 Andrew Botticelli 248 200 161 255 141 236 198 219 1658 Charlene Arzigian 239 •191 159 250 140 221 185 202 1587 Robert E. Johnson 233 194 155 23~ 138 220 186 196 1561 Russell S. Stein 241 199 169 272 153 244 197 212 1687 'I,R,TAL 9002 7111 5983 9570 5356 8685 7274 7728 60709 The votes were publicly announced in open meeting, locked in bal- lot cases and placed by the Town Clerk in the vault for-safe keeping. Voted to adjourn 10:30 P.M., March 8, 1988. a3~-Uo_.Slt C*L- A true copy. Attest. Doris ~4. Fantasia, Town Clerk