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Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading:
By virtue of this Warrant, I, on August 27, 1998 notified and warned the inhabitants of the
Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet at the place and at the
time specified by posting attested copies of this State Primary Warrant in the following public
places within the Town of Reading:
Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street
Precinct 2 Registry of Motor Vehicles, 275 Salem Street
Precinct 3 Reading Police Station, 67 Pleasant Street
Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue
Precinct 5 Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street
Precinct 6 Alice M. Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue
Precinct 7 Reading Library, Local History Room, 64 Middlesex Avenue
Precinct 8 Arthur W. Coolidge, Middle School, 89 Birch Meadow Drive
The date of posting being not less than seven (7) days prior to September 15, 1998, the date set
for the State Primary in this Warrant.
I also caused an attested copy of this warrant to be published in The Reading Advocate in
the issue of September 3, 1998.
Daniel W. Halloran, Constable
A true copy. Attest:
Cheryl t. Johnson, T own Clerk
STATE PRIMARY WARRANT
(Seal)
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex ss.
To any of the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are. hereby required to notify
and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Town Affairs,
to meet in the following places designated for the eight precincts in said Town, namely:
Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8A and 8B
Hawkes Field House, 62 Oakland Road
TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1998 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to
cast their votes in the State Primary for candidates of political parties for the following offices:
GOVERNOR FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
LT. GOVERNOR FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
SECRETARY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
TREASURER FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
AUDITOR FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 6th & 7th Congressional District
COUNCILLOR 6th District
SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT 3rd Middlesex District
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT 21st & 34th Middlesex District
DISTRICT ATTORNEY Northern District
SHERIFF Middlesex County
6th Congressional District
7th Congressional District
21st Middlesex District
34th Middlesex District
6th District
3rd Middlesex District
Precincts 1 & 813
Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8A
Precincts 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8A & 813
Precincts 3 & 5
All Precincts
All Precincts
and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least one (1)
public place in each precinct of the Town not less than seven (7) days prior to September 15,
1998, the date set for the election in said Warrant, and to publish this Warrant in a newspaper
published in the Town.
Hereof fail not to make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town
Clerk at or before the time appointed for said voting.
Given under our hands this 4th day of August, 1998.
W. race MacDonal , Chairman
Sally . Hoyt, Vice hairman
Matthew J. Nestor, Secretary
Camille W. Anthony
. George V. Hines
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
A true copy.. Attest:
eryl A Johnson, own Clerk
Daniel W. Halloran, Constable
STATE PRIMARY ELECTION
September 15, 1998
- Pursuant to the Warrant and the constable's Return thereon, a State Primary Election was held for all
eight precincts at the Hawkes Field House. The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, Cheryl A.
Johnson, when on motion of Harold Hulse, Precinct 2, it was voted to dispense with the further reading
of the Warrant,. except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Town Clerk. The ballot boxes
were examined by the respective Wardens and each found to be empty and registered at 000.
The Town Clerk declared the polls open at 7:00 A.M. and closed at 8:00 P.M., with the following results:
2,446 Democratic Votes
1,522 Republican Votes
1 Reform Vote
3,969 ballots (26.2% of registered voters) cast as follows:
BALLOT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
G
OVERNOR - Vote for
One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Brian J. Donnell
40
37
35
35
29
46
40
11
35
308
Scott Harshbarger *
181
126
118
162
152
145
167
44
143
1238
Patricia McGovern
113
95
101
106
102
108
93
30
88
836
All Others
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Blanks
5
13
8
5
7
8
4
1
12
63
Total
339
271
262
309
290
307
304
86
278
2446
* Elected
LI
EUTEN
ANT GOVER
NOR (Vote for One)
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Dorothy A. Kelly Gay
139
123
106
118
107
121
118
37
115
984
Warren E. Tolman *
146
99
113
129
136
144
127
35
115
1044
All Others
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Blanks
53
49
43
62
46
42
59
14
48
416
Total
339
271
262
309
290
307
304
86
278
2446
* Elected
ATTOR
NEY GENERAL (Vote for One)
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Lois G. Pines
146
126
115
115
124
116
130
.33
85
990
Thomas F. Reilly *
182
139
140
179
157
182
158
52
183
1372
All Others
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Blanks
11
6
7
15
9
9
15
1
10
83
Total
339
271
262
309
290
307
304
86
278
2446
* Elected
SECRE
TARY OF STATE (Vote for One)
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 813
Total
William Francis Galvin *
240
198
197
214
194
224
224
57
195
1743
All Others
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Blanks
99
71
64
95
96
83
80
29
83
700
Total
339
271
262
309
290
307
304
86
278
2446
* Elected
TREASU
RER (Vote for One)
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Shannon P. O'Brien *
230
183
196
208
186
227
213
58
181
1682
All Others
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
Blanks
109
86
65
101
103
80,
91
28
97
760
Total
339
271
262
309
290
307
304
86
278
2446
* Elected
f
- T
AUDITOR (Vo
te for One)
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pet 8B
Total
A. Joseph DeNucci *
240
197
195
212
199
233
218
56
195
1745
All Others
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
Blanks
99
72,
65
97
90
74
86
30,
83
696
Total
339
271
262
309
290
307
304
86
278
2446
1 * Elected
P
?
REPRESENTATIVE IN CO
NGRESS (6th
District) - Vote
for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 813
Total
John F. Tierney *
272
219
491
David A. Francoeur
34
29
63
All Others
0
0
0
Blanks
33
30
63
Total
339
278
617
* Elected
REPRESENTATIVE IN CO
NGRESS (7th
District) -Vote
for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Edward J. Markey *
210
205
234
221
239
231
61
1401
All Others
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
5
Blanks
59
56
75
67
68
73
25
423
Total
271
262
309
290
307
304
86
1829
* Elected
COUNCILLOR (6th District) - Vote for
One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Michael J. Callahan
33
33
32
34
32
45
35
8
29
281
Edward T. Donohoe
34
36
42
41
48
41
29
7
43
321
Francis X. Flaherty
25
23
20,
12
23
16
18
9
13
159
Vincent A. LoPresti *
67
46
48
32
36
47
47
"14
50
387
Terry McGinty
10
6
3
11
4
17
18
4
11
84
Suzanne Merullo
16
15
13
17
13
10
18
2
13
117
Daniel P. O'Neil
3
7
3
2
5
4
6
1
5
36
Mark Rotondo
5
5
6
7
5
5
2
2
4
41
Jeffrey Travaline
39
31
16
42
30
38
36
10
30
272
Patricia White
32
20
, 27
28
21
26
21
12
25
212
All Others
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Blanks
75
49
52
83
73
58
74
17
55
536
Total
339
271
262
309
290
307
304
86
278
2,446
* Elected
SENATOR IN GENERAL COU
RT (3rd
Middlesex District) - Vote for
One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
1
3
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
15
Blanks
338
268
260
306
288
304
303
86
278
2431
Total
339
271
262
300,
290
307
304
86
278
2446
* Elected
REP IN GENERAL COURT (21st Middlesex Distric
t) - Vote for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
1
1
4
4
1
0
1
12
Blanks
338
270
305
303
30").
86.
277
1882
Total
339
271
309
307
304
86
278
1894
* Elected
REP IN GENERAL COURT
(34th M
iddlesex
District) - Vot
e for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 813
Total
Paul C. Casey *
180
180
.360
All Others
1
1
2
Blanks
81
109
190
Total
2621
1
2901
1
552
* Elected
D
ISTRICT ATTORNEY (Northern District) - Vote for
One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Martha Coakley *
180
140
132
188
158
188
164
45
172
1,367
Timothy R. Flaherty
48
46
51
43
54
58
44
18
28
390
Michael A. Sullivan
82
66
64
59
55
47
72
17
53
515
All Others
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Blanks
29
19
15
19
23
14
24
- 6
25
174
Total
339
271
262
309
290
307
304
86
278
2,446
* Elected
SHERIFF (Middlesex County) - Vote for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 813
Total
James V. DiPaola *
205
141
152
183
149
181
175
47
167
'1400
Edward J. Kennedy, Jr.
80
91
72
65
89
85
75
25
67
649
All Others
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Blanks
54
39
38
59
52
41
54
14
44
395
Total
339
271
262
309
290
307,
304
86
278
2446
* Elected
BALLOT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
GOVERNOR - Vote for
One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Argeo Paul Cellucci *
120
86
83
124
93
118
94
25
87
830
Joseph D. Malone
88
76
83
93
73
74
78
18
81
664
All Others
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Blanks
1
1
4
3
4
4
5
1
4
27
Total
209
163
170
220
170
197
177
44
172
1522
* Elected
LI
EUTEN
ANT GOVER
NOR (Vote for One)
Candidate
Pct 1
Pet 2
Pct 3
Pet 4
Pct 5
Pet 6
Pet 7
Pet 8A
Pet 8B
Total
Janet E. Jeghelian *
101
78
88
110
82
88
95
18
80
740
Jane Maria Swift
88
72
71
98
77
90
73
23
77
669
All Others
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Blanks
20
13
11
12
11
19
9
3
15
113
Total
209
163
170
220
170
197
177
44
172
1522
* Elected
ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vote for One)
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pet 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Brad Bailey *
162
119
125
179
139
. 154
141
32
134
1185
All Others
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
Blanks
47
44
45,
40
31
43
35
12
38
335
Total
209
163
170
220
170
197
177
-44
172
1522
* Elected
SECRE
TARY OF STATE (Vot
e for One)
Candidate
Pct 1
Pet 2
Pct 3
Pet 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pet 8A
Pet 8B
Total
Dale C. Jenkins, Jr. *
137
112
114
160
125
141
130
31
126
1076
All Others
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Blanks
72
51
56
60
45
56
47
13
46
446
Total
209
163
170
220
170
197
177
44
172
1522
* Elected
TREASU
RER (Vote for One)
Candidate
Pet 1
Pet 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pet 8B
Total
Robert A. Maginn *
134
105
116
158
121
138
129
26
121
1048
All Others
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
4
Blanks
75
57
53
62
49
58
47
18
, 5.1
470
Total
209
163
170
220
170
197
177
. 44
172
1522
* Elected
AUDITOR (Vote for One)
Candidate
Pet 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pet 8B
Total
Michael T. Duffy *
130
105
113
154
118
136
, 125
25
117
1023
All Others
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Blanks
79
58
57
66
52
61
51
19
55
498
Total
209
163
170
220
170
197
177
44
172
1522
* Elected
REPRESENTATIVE IN CO
NGRESS (6th
District)
- Vote
for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Paul McCarthy
75
57
132,
Peter G. Torkildsen *
115
111
226
All Others
0
0
0
Blanks
19
4
23
Total
209
172
381
* Elected
REPRESENTATIVE IN CO
NGRESS (7th
District)
- Vote
for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Patricia H. Long *
109
111
166
123
148
127
28
812
All Others
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Blanks
54
59
54
47
49
50
16
329
Total
163
170
220
170
197
177
-441
1
1141
* Elected
COUNCI
LLOR (6th Dis
trict) - Vote for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
4
1
3
2
2
0
2
0
1
15
Blanks
205
162
167
218
168
197
175
44
171
1507
Total
209
163
170,
220
170
197
177
44
172
1522
* Elected
SENATO
R IN GENERA
L COU
RT (3rd
Middlesex District) - Vote for
One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Richard R. Tisei *
169
134
134
190
147
167
145
31
147
1264
All Others
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Blanks
40,
29
, 36
30
23
30,
32
13
25
258
Total
209
163
170
220
170
197
1-77
44
172
1522
* Elected
REP IN GENERAL COURT (21st Middlesex Distric
t) - Vote for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7 .
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. *
167
135
198
172
149
33
149
1003
All Others
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Blanks
42
28
22
25
27
11
23
178
Total
209
163
220
197
177
44
172
1182
* Elected
REP IN GENERAL COURT
(34th M
iddlesex District) - Vot
e for One
Candidate
Pct i
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct G
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 813
Total
No Candidate
William O'Leary *
2
1
3
All Others
0
0
0
Blanks
168
169
337
Total
-170
170
340
* Elected
D
ISTRIC
T ATTORNEY (Northern District) - Vote for
One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 813
Total
Lee Johnson *
136
100
109
151
113
130
131
27
123
1,020
All Others
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Blanks
73
63
60
69
57
67
46
17
49
501
Total
209
163
170
220
170
197
177
-44
172
1,522
* Elected
SHERIFF (Middlesex County) - Vote for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
6
3
1
2
1
1
4
0
1
19
Blanks
203
160
169
218
169
196
173,
44
171,
1503
Total
209
163
170
220
170
197
177
44
172
1522
* Elected
BALLOT OF THE REFORM PARTY
GOVERNOR - Vote for
One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 813
Total
No Candidate-
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
1
1
* Elected
LI
EUTEN
ANT GOVER
NOR (Vote for One)
Candidate
Pet 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pet 4
Pet 5
Pet 6
Pet 7
Pet 8A
Pet 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
1
1
* Elected
ATTOR
NEY GENERAL (Vote for One)
Candidate
Pct 1
Pet 2
Pet 3
Pet 4
Pct 5
Pet 6
Pet 7
Pet 8A
Pet 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
1
1
* Elected
SECRE
TARY OF STATE (Vot
e for One)
Candidate
Pet 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pet 4
Pet 5
Pet 6
Pet 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
1
1
* Elected
TREASU
RER (Vote for One)
.
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pet 3
Pet 4
Pct 5
Pet 6
Pet 7
Pet 8A
Pet 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
1
1
* Elected
AUDITOR (Vo
te for One)
Candidate
Pet 1
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Pet 3
Pet 4
Pet 5
Pct 6
Pet 7
Pet 8A
Pet 8B
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No Candidate
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
1
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I* Elected
REPRESENTATIVE IN CO
NGRESS (6th
District)
- Vote
for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct G
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
1
1
* Elected
REPRESENTATIVE IN CO
NGRESS (7th
District) - Vote
for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct G
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
1
1
* Elected
COUNCI
LLOR (6th Dis
trict) - Vote for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct G
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
1
1
* Elected
SENATO
R IN GENERA
L COU
RT (3rd
Middlesex District) - Vote for
One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct G
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
1
1
* Elected
REP IN GENERAL COURT (21st Middlesex Distric
t) - Vote for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct G
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
1
1
* Elected
REP IN GENERAL COURT
34th M
iddlesex District - Vote for One
Candidate
Pct 1
Pct 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
1
1
* Elected
D
ISTRIC
T ATTORNEY Northern District - Vote for
One
Candidate
Pct 1
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Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
0
0
Blanks
1
1
Total
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1
* Elected
SHERIFF Middlesex ntv) - Vote for One
Candidate
Pct i
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Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8A
Pct 8B
Total
No Candidate
All Others
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1
1
Total
1
1
* Elected
A true copy. Attest:
Cheryl Johnson Town Clerk