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1 Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading:
By virtue of this Warrant, I, on ,
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 Primary Election warrant in the following public places
within the Town of Reading:
Precinct 1. Video Arena, 1349 Main Street
J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street
St. Athanasius Church, 300 Haverhill Street
Precinct 2. Cumberland Farms, 305 Salem Street
Registry of Motor Vehicles, 275 Salem Street
JoAnn's Variety, 143 Salem Street
Precinct 3. Friendly Variety Store, 245 Washington Street
Reading Police Station, 67 Pleasant Street
Wayside Bazaar, 107 Main Street
Precinct 4. Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue
Dragon Corner Store, 206 West Street
Spence Farm Market Gardens, 40 West Street
Precinct 5. Reading Library, Local History Room,
64 Middlesex Ave.
B & M Railroad Station, High Street
Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street
Precinct 6. Fire Station, 267 Woburn Street
Housing for the Elderly, 1 Frank D. Tanner
Drive
Alice M. Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue
Precinct 7. Meadowbrook Golf Club, 292 Grove Street
P & S Convenient Store, 287 Lowell Street
Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road
Precinct 8. Arthur W. Coolidge, Jr. High School, 89 Birch
Meadow Drive
Birch Meadow School, Arthur B. Lord Drive
Marshall's, 1342 Main Street
The date of posting being not less than seven (7) days prior
to March 10, 1992 the date set for the election in this Warrant.
I also caused an attested copy of this warrant to be pub-
lished in the Reading Chronicle in the issue of
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Presidential Primary
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION
March 10, 1992
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.
J. Warren Killam School
Barbara I. Takach
Precinct
2.
J. Warren Killam School
Eleanor M. Brown
Precinct
3.
Joshua Eaton School
Carol Beckwith
Precinct
4.
Joshua Eaton School
Lawrence E. Drew
Precinct
5.
Alice M. Barrows School
Mary Andreola
Precinct
6.
Alice M. Barrows School
Louis R. Gardner
Precinct
7.
Birch Meadow School
Henry Murphy
Precinct
8.
Birch Meadow School
Kenneth C: Latham
who then partially read the Warrant, when on motion of Nathan White,
Precinct 1; John W. Batley, Precinct 2; Marilyn Simmons, Precinct 3;
Mary S. Ziegler, Precinct 4; Larry Durkin., Precinct 5; Jane Ames,
Precinct 6; George Richards, Precinct 7; and Maria E. Silvaggi,
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 Wardens.
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:
4,467 Democratic Votes
2,193 Republican Votes
3 Independent Votes
for a total of 6,663 ballots (47% of registered voters) cast as fol-
lows:
BALLOT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 ' Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Vote for One
Ralph Nader
21
22
19
19
17
19
18
27
162
Lyndon H. Larouche
3
1
1
1
3
0
2
0
11
Jerry Brown
72
51
80
84
88
99
75
71
620
Tom Harkin
2
0
3
3
2
2
0
2
14
Larry Agran
5
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
9
Paul Tsongas
449
328
326
496
304
445
432
455
3,235
Eugene McCarthy
2
2
1
0
4
1
1
1
12
Bill Clinton
36
25
40
32
22
36
31
33
255
Robert Kerrey
2
4
3
3
4
1
- 4
1
22
No Preference
9
10
1
8
4
6
8
8
54
All Others
1
1
1
2
5
Blanks
9
4
7
11
7
13
5
12
68
TOTAL
611
448
482
658
456
622
577
613
4,467
1
Presidential Primary
Pr 1
Pr
2 Pr
3 Pr 4
Pr 5
Pr 6
Pr 7
Pr 8
Total
STATE COMMITTEE MAN (First Essex & Middlesex District)
- Vote for One
Stephen J. O'Leary
421
393
420
1,234
Kenneth L. Murphy
91
72
71
234
Blanks
99
112
122
333
TOTAL
611
577
613
1,861
STATE COMMITTEE MAN (Third Middlesex
District)
- Vote for One
Thomas E. Brennan
276
304
396
284
361
1,621
Blanks
172
178
262
172
261
1,045
TOTAL
448
482
658
456
622
2,666
STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN (First
Essex &
Middlesex
District
) - Vote for One
Shirley M. Raynard
433
386
409
1,228
Blanks
178
191
204
573
TOTAL
611
577
613
1,801
STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN (Third
Middlesex District) - Vote
for One
Susan Thomson
31
38
59
41
41
210
Sandra J. Trainor
395
405
559
374
528
2,261
Blanks
22
'39
40
41
53
195
TOTAL
448
482
658
456
622
2,666
DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE -
Vote for
Not More
than 35
Group
281
216
204
257
199
276
251
254
1,938
Geoffrey C. Beckwith
414
302
291
430
302
421
387
400
2,947
Drucilla Wood-Beckwith
355
263
241
338
259
353
324
319
2,452
William L. Hancock
322
243
230
308
230
324
283
273
2,213
John A. Lippitt
314
240
226
305
228
329
282
271
2,195
Carol S. Beckwith
347
254
245
330
270
348
317
304
2,415
Richard L. Sullivan
334
250
240
305
258
338
289
292
2,306
Sandra J. Trainor
430
330
328
478
332
463
422
409
31192
Stephen G. Viegas
359
279
263
347
261
356
321
315
2,501
Gloria R. Hulse
343
244
235
309
237
332
293
320
2,313
Harold V. Hulse
321
237
229
300
228
314
277
302
2,208
William J. Corbett
325
248
233
306
228
323
288
275
2,226
Robert H. Soli
319
240
221
302
222
315
277
281
2,177
Margaret L. Soli
327
243
230
304
231
323
287
289
2,234
Neil F. Cadigan
314
243
222
289
223
305
269
272
2,137
Sandra L. Cadigan
326
243
228
287
224
321
276
285
2,190
Eunice F. Foley
340
246
248
359
256
355
303
298
2,405
Robert W. Foley
327
249
242
348
255
350
298
292
2,361
R. Michael McSweeney
332
244
227
349
235
327
297
288
2,299
Kevin O'Donnell
324
240
221
296
222
312
290
304
2,209
William Kennedy
319
249
225
299
224
321
277
281
2,195
George S. Williams
315
234
235
308
224
314
283
267
2,180
Robert A. Bonazzi
318
234
220
285
217
306
268
272
2,120
Katherine R. Bonazzi
330
240
226
287
224
313
279
274
2,173
Richard E. McDonald
320
237
226
313
229
312
282
288
2,207
Roberta C. D'Antona
340
249
246
326
242
338
306
298
2,345
Steven R. Sullivan
329
254
230
308
263
332
309
290
2,315
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Presidential Primary
Pr 1
Pr 2
Pr 3
Pr 44
Pr 5
Pr 6
Pr 7
Pr
8 Total
Democratic Town Committee
continued
Carolyn R. Whiting
325
240
228
296
234
315
290
276
2,204
Andrew J. Botticelli, Jr.
335
247
233
301
224
325
292
303
2,260
William E. Mclsaac
314
235
225•
316
231
309
283
290
2,203
Roberta A. Botticelli
355
250
240
307
234
328
297
318
2,329
Francis M. Keane
320
241
232
299
238
345
291
276
2,242
Dennis J. Newman
317
252
224
281
217
304
274
272
2,141
Marvin M. Rosenthal
340
256
228
311
232
329
300
290
2,286
Patricia L. Keane
335
248
251
313
248
362
305
.299
2,361
George C. Hines
365
259
270
348
274
367
344
329
2,556
Blanks
9,635
6,917
8,531
11,842
7,504
10,041
9,735
11,043
75,248
TOTAL
21,385
15,680
16,870
23,030
15,960
21,770
20,195
21,455
156;345
BALLOT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Vote for One
Patrick J. Buchanan
77
52
60
87
49
96
72
86
579
David Duke
5
6
4
2
3
1
2
5
28
George Bush
197
137
139
242
141
191
187
215
1,449
No Preference
12
8
7
16
14
6
13
14
90
All Others
2
1
3
Blanks
0
(
1
7
5
3
5
12
11
44
- TOTAL
291
204
219
353
210.
299
286
331
2,193
STATE COMMITTEE MAN (
First Essex & Middlesex District) - Vote
for One
Howard P. BLatchford
121
103
137
361
Date C. Jenkins, Jr.
96
119
118
333
Blanks
74
64
76
214
TOTAL
291
286
331
908
STATE COMMITTEE MAN (
Third Middlesex
District)
- Vote for One
Vincent A. Amerena
135
133
232
129
197
826
Blanks
69
86
121
81
102
459
TOTAL
204
219
353
210
299
1,285
STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN
(First Essex &
Middlesex
District) - Vote for One
Nancy J. Luther
197
215
242
654
Blanks
94
71
89
254
TOTAL
291
286
331
908
STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN
(Third Middlesex District
) - Vote for One
Margaret M. Dwyer
157
157
266
155
229
964
Blanks
47
62
87
55
70
321
-TOTAL
204
219
353
210
299
1,285
3
Pre
sident
ial Primary
Pr 1
Pr 2
Pr 3
Pr 4
Pr 5
Pr 6
Pr 7
Pr
8 Total
REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE
- Vote for
Not More
than 35
Group
132
101
101
156
87
149
153
156
1,035
Richard P. Conboy, Jr.
140
110
121
186
99
166
164
171
1,157
Leslie H. York
155
123
123
209
113
197
186
197
1,303
Irene M. York
155
125
122
208
105
191
179
192
1,277
Richard A. Cefato
140
109
117
180
99
166
165
173
1,149
Henry A. Higgott
148
112
118
184
108
171
166
172
1,179
Marion L. Curry
148
111
121
179
102
170
180
184
1,195
Edward M. Gazarian
147
120
121
190
106
171
173
185
1,213
Richard H. Curtis
152
126
124
214
112
187
187
189
1,291
George A. Hodges, Jr.
166
121
121
196
106
181
179
191
1,261
Joan M. Hodges
161
120
120
192
101
176
173
182
1,225
Matthew Cummings
157
124
122
199
108
178
177
187
1,252
Eleanor K. Higgott
144
110
116
180
108
168
166
171
1,163
Caroline McDonald
142
111
117
185
105
168
166
178
1,172
Robert P. Zitzow
150
120
122
191
104
186
184
181
1,238
Sally C. Nitzsche
176
139
131
223
118
202
195
213
1,397
Kenneth H. Little
164
123
122
218
112
183
178
195
1,295
Curt E. Nitzsche
184
132
128
229
125
204
197
212
1,411
Nancy C. Leavitt
148
116
127
215
113
184
180
185
1,268
Margaret L. Pratt
154
128
123
186
101
166
170
180
1,208
Margaret V. Pratt
150
124
123
183
102
165
167
179
1,193
Raymond R. Couture
159
121
119
218
111
197
178
188
1,291
Frances B. Foy
143
109
111
176
97
163
165
168
1,132
Chester E. Oldmixon
141
110
116
186
104
169
172
188
1,186
Carl H. Amon, Jr.
156
117
124
222
117
195
189
188
1,308
Pearl E. Malphrus
153
117
118
176
101
162
170
172
1,169
Elaine M. Little
148
117
122
216
113
181
177
188
1,262
Steven R. Hutcheson
144
111
121
189
100
168
174
173
1,180
Diana M. Kaine
151
115
120
189
106
191
175
183
1,230
Edwin J. Kaine
146
110
117
183
100
178
173
180
1,187
Richard H. Coco
152
114
117
189
99
175
171
181
1,198
Vivian W. Bliss
141
113
121
184
98
166
171
173
1,167
Lawrence Drew
164
122
128
232
125
189
186
192
1,338
C. Dewey Smith
160
123
121
212
111
190
195
221
1,333
Judith Alice Webb
146
111
119
180
105
173
174
178
1,186
Robert C. Krekorian
214
154
158
275
163
225
248
253
1,690
Blanks
4,786
2,972
3,394
5,381
3,553
4,163
3,760
5,042
33,051
TOTAL
10,185
7,140
7,665
12,355
7,350
10,465
10,010
11,585
76,755
Pr 1
BALLOT OF THE INDEPENDENT PARTY
Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5
Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Vote for One
Robert J. Smith
Darcy G. Richardson
Erik Thompson
Howard Phillips
Earl F. Dodge
J. Quinn Brisben
Michael S. Levinson
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Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total
Presidential Preference continued
Bo Gritz 1 1
No Preference 1 1
All Others 1 1
Blanks
TOTAL 2 1 3
STATE COMMITTEE MAN (First Essex & Middlesex District) - Vote for One
No Nomination
Blanks 2 1 3
TOTAL 2 1 3
STATE COMMITTEE MAN (Third Middlesex District) - Vote for One
No Nomination
Blanks 2 1 3
TOTAL 2 1 3
STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN (First Essex & Middlesex District) - Vote-for One
No Nomination
Blanks 2 1 3'
TOTAL 2 1 3
STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN (Third Middlesex District) - Vote for One
No Nomination
Blanks 2 1 3
TOTAL 2 1 3
INDEPENDENT TOWN COMMITTEE - Vote for Not More than 10
No Nominations
Blanks 20 10 30
TOTAL 20 10 30
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.12:45 A.M., March 11, 1992.
A true copy. Attest:
Catherine A. Quimby, To lerk
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