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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