Politics & Government

Newton 2023 Election: See Unofficial Results

Offices on the ballot were: Councilor-At-Large​ in all eight wards, Ward Councilor in all wards, and School Committee in all wards.

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NEWTON, MA — Unofficial results from Newton's municipal election are in, showing winners in key city council and school committee races.

One notable race was for the Ward 2 council seat where David Micley and Dan Gaynor were vying for an open seat left by Emily Norton. According to unofficial results, Micley was ahead by close to 700 votes.

In September, Gaynor and Micley had advanced to the general election via a preliminary election, where Gaynor received 803 votes, Micley got 678 votes and Peter Bruce was eliminated with 546 votes.

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Gaynor is a small business owner who previously served as a presidential appointee for national security in the Obama-Biden Administration. Micley is a trustee on Newton's Pension Board, and was previously an elected member of Brookline Town Meeting.

According to election officials, A total of 15,871 votes were cast out of about 60,000 registered voters.

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Here are the unofficial 2023 Newton election results:

Councilor At-Large Ward 1, top 2 are elected

  • John Oliver — 8,948
  • Alison Margaret Leary — 7,260

Councilor At-Large Ward 2, top 2 are elected

  • Susan Bright — 8,012
  • Tarik Lucas — 9,160

Councilor At-Large Ward 3, top 2 are elected

  • Pamela Wright — 8,264
  • Andrew Kelley — 7,287

Councilor At-Large Ward 4, top 2 are elected

  • Leonard Gentile — 8,712
  • Joshua Barret Krintzman — 7,077

Councilor At-Large Ward 5, top 2 are elected

  • Andreae Downs — 7,569
  • Rena Lentz — 7,447
  • Deborah Crossley — 6,920

Councilor At-Large Ward 6, top 2 are elected

  • Alan Lobovits — 7,450
  • Alicia Garner Bowman — 7,358
  • Victoria Danberg — 7,515

Councilor At-Large Ward 7, top 2 are elected

  • Becky Grossman — 7,291
  • Marc Laredo — 8,575

Councilor At-Large Ward 8, top 2 are elected

  • Richard Lipof — 7,194
  • David Kalis — 7,194

School Committee, Ward 1, winner is elected

  • Rajeev Parlikar — 7,041

School Committee, Ward 2, winner is elected

  • Christopher Joseph Brezski — 6,958

School Committee, Ward 3, winner is elected

  • Anping Shen — 6,981

School Committee, Ward 4, winner is elected

  • Tamika Olszewski — 7,054

School Committee, Ward 5, winner is elected

  • Emily Rachel-Prenner — 7,028

School Committee, Ward 6, winner is elected

  • Paul Levy — 7,600

School Committee, Ward 7, winner is elected

  • Amy Louise Davenport — 6,772

School Committee, Ward 8, winner is elected

  • Barry Greenstein — 6,816

Ward 1 Councilor, winner is elected

  • Maria Greenberg — 893

Ward 2 Councilor, winner is elected

  • David Micley — 1,782
  • Dan Gaynor — 1,109

Ward 3 Councilor, winner is elected

  • Julia Malake — 1,165

Ward 4 Councilor, winner is elected

  • Doris Ann Sweet — 847
  • Randall Steven Block — 1,229

Ward 5 Councilor, winner is elected

  • Bill Humphrey — 1,294

Ward 6 Councilor, winner is elected

  • Martha Bixby — 1305
  • Lisa Gordon — 1281

Ward 7 Councilor, winner is elected

  • R. Lisle Baker — 799

Ward 8 Councilor, winner is elected

  • Holly Ryan — 510
  • Stephen Farrell — 750


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