John Lawn Wins Reelection to 10th Middlesex Rep. Seat

Lawn easily defeated his Republican challenger.

State Rep. John Lawn bested Republican challenger Francis Stanton in the race for the 10th Middlesex state representative seat. Lawn easily slid to victory with 10,406 total votes to Stanton's 3,290, according to election results. In Watertown, Lawn received 3,211 votes to Stanton's 684. In Newton, Lawn received 1,775 votes to Stanton's 492. In Waltham, Lawn got 5,420 votes to Stanton's 2,114.  Speaking at his victory party at The Gaff, a Waltham bar, Lawn said he would start the new legislative term by focusing on three priorities — jobs, the fate of the Fernald property in Waltham and repealing the statute of limitations on prosecuting sexual abuse of children. Lawn said the biggest priority district-wide was jobs. "We are on the right …

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Barack Obama Wins Massachusetts

A majority of voters in Massachusetts on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving him the state's 11 Electoral votes.

Barack Obama won Massachusetts' 11 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Shortly after 8 p.m., the AP called Massachusetts for Obama, along with with six other east coast states and the District of Columbia. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in Massachusetts. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections.  The economy was a key issue for many voters in the state, as was the Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare. Romney cast his ballot this morning in his hometown of Belmont, …

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Mark Ouellette

5:39 am on Saturday, November 10, 2012

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Live-Tweeting: Inside the Romney Party

What's it like inside one of America's most exclusive parties? Patch is there to find out.

  Mitt Romney's back in Massachusetts and throwing a party tonight. Ever wonder what a presidential election night party is like? What do you wear? What's the food like? How excited do people get? Newton Patch Editor Melanie Graham is at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center for Romney's shin-dig and will tweet out all these details and more as the night goes on.

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VIDEO: Romney Votes in Belmont: Tweets From the Scene

What's it like when the potential next leader of the free world votes in your town? Patch sent three editors to find out.

How do you start the most important day in your life? If you're Mitt Romney, you come back to your home town to vote. Belmont will witness one of the rarest sites in America: A presidential candidate voting on election day. Join Patch as we live tweet from inside and outside the Beech Street Center in Belmont. Editors will capture the scene with tweets, photos, video and more. From broadcast news trucks to local media to protesters to residents just looking to get to Dunks, the scene should provide a colorful start to election day. ___ Late Update, 10:27 a.m.: Check out Belmont Editor Franklin Tucker's photo gallery from inside the voting station.  9:23 a.m.: "Line to vote has disappeared at Romney's polling place in Belmont," tweeted @…

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Laura Medeiros Melo

11:52 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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Newton 2012 Election Guide

Everything you need to know about the local, state and national races on the ballot for Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012, as well as the Massachusetts ballot initiatives.

[UPDATED 12:40 a.m.] Newton Election Results 2012

Updates on the 2012 elections here in Newton will be posted throughout the day. Connect with us on Twitter too at #PatchElections and tell us what you see by tweeting @NewtonMAPatch and commenting on Facebook.com/NewtonPatch.

  12:40 a.m. In case you missed our earlier articles: Also, according to the unofficial Newton election results, 78 percent of Newton's registered voters turned out for today's election.  10:30 p.m. Elizabeth Warren has won the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts. 10:06 p.m. Joe Kennedy III has defeated Republican Sean Bielat and won the Fourth Congressional District seat, replacing retiring U.S. Rep. Barney Frank. State Rep. Kay Khan has defeated challenger Greer Tan Swiston, earning her 10th term in the Mass. House. 9:53 p.m. According to info from Patch reported Chris Helms, who is at the Kennedy campaign party, the room is in celebration mode as the Associated Press declares Kennedy as the winner.  Meanwhile, per the Newton unofficial …

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Massachusetts Election Results 2012

How might the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren affect the presidential race—and vice-versa? Find out what local politicos think, and check here late for election results. Connect with us on Twitter at #PatchElections.

Check back at your local Patch all day for live election updates. While Massachusetts is expected to go to Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in the race for President of the United States, influential Massachusetts political insiders have varying opinions on how the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren will affect the presidential race, and vice versa. According to results from the Blue Commonwealth and Red Commonwealth surveys sent out last week and compiled today, Monday, 60 percent of the 23 local Republicans who responded think that the Brown-Warren race will result a modest increase in votes for Romney, while 40 percent of the 20 local Democrats who responded think the U.S. Senate race will increase Obama's total of …

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Avon Barksdale

4:27 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012

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Newton Polling Locations

A list of polling locations in Newton for the 2012 state and presidential election.

Below is a list of the polling locations for the city. You may want to double check your precinct and polling location, as some voting spots and precincts have changed due to recent redistricting. Check out the Election Commission's handy tool to find what ward and precinct you live in. Remember, polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ward 1 Precinct 1: Lincoln-Eliot Elementary School, 191 Pearl St. Precinct 2: Fire Station #1, 241 Church St. Precinct 3: Bigelow Middle School, 42 Vernon St. Precinct 4: Pellegrini Playground Fieldhouse, 11 Hawthorn St. Ward 2 Precinct 1: Horace Mann Elementary School, 687 Watertown St. Precinct 2: Cabot Elementary School, 229 Cabot St. Precinct 3: Newton Senior Center, 345 Walnut St. Precinct 4: Newton Free …

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