Voters went to the polls across the state on Tuesday to cast their ballots in this election season’s primaries. With nominees already decided in the high-profile governor’s race, turnout was low.
Primary elections, which typically see fewer voters turnout than general elections do, decide who will be each party’s nominees in the general election in November.
Out of nearly 9000 eligible voters across town, less than 1200 citizens voted.
Nominees had already been decided in the gubernatorial election. Wayland’s incumbent state representative Tom Conroy and state senator Richard Ross also ran unopposed in their respective races.
Party nominations were up for grabs in the state auditor and state treasurer race. Suzanne Bump and Mary Connaughton won the Democratic and Republican nominations, respectively, for auditor. Democrat Steve Grossman will be his party’s nominee for Treasurer.
At the federal level, Jon Golnik, a Carlisle businessman, won the Republican nod over three other Republican candidates to run head-to-head against incumbent Fifth District Democratic Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, who represents three out of four Wayland precincts. Golnik received just over 50% of the Republican vote in Wayland.
Republican Gerry Dembrowski took the Republican nomination in the Seventh District over competitor Tom Tierney to run against Democratic Congressman Ed Markey, who represents one of Wayland’s four precincts. Tierney, however, won the votes of 60% of Wayland Republicans.
There will be no Senate election in Massachusetts this year.