Massachusetts Question 2 Election Results: Establish Ranked-Choice Voting
Massachusetts Question 2 Election Results: Establish Ranked-Choice Voting
Voters would be able to rank candidates according to their preferences, and if a candidate receives more than 50 percent of all first-preference votes, the candidate would be declared the winner and the tabulation would end.
| Answer | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| Winner Winner No No | 1,875,712 | 54.8% |
| Yes Yes | 1,548,992 | 45.2% |
| Total reported Total reported | 3,424,704 |
Results by town
| Town | Est. votes reported | Total votes | Absentee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | — | 269,935 | — |
| Worcester | — | 65,703 | — |
| Cambridge | — | 51,617 | — |
| Springfield | — | 48,517 | — |
| Newton | — | 47,860 | — |
| Quincy | — | 42,674 | — |
| Somerville | — | 40,539 | — |
| Plymouth | — | 36,426 | — |
| Lowell | — | 36,084 | — |
| Brockton | — | 34,176 | — |
| Lynn | — | 32,535 | — |
| New Bedford | — | 31,962 | — |
| Weymouth | — | 31,667 | — |
| Haverhill | — | 30,906 | — |
| Framingham | — | 30,833 | — |
| Medford | — | 30,313 | — |
| Brookline | — | 29,454 | — |
| Fall River | — | 28,695 | — |
| Peabody | — | 28,470 | — |
| Arlington | — | 27,702 | — |
| Waltham | — | 27,121 | — |
| Barnstable | — | 24,589 | — |
| Methuen | — | 24,574 | — |
| Chicopee | — | 24,336 | — |
| Taunton | — | 24,230 | — |
| Beverly | — | 23,772 | — |
| Billerica | — | 23,612 | — |
| Salem | — | 22,866 | — |
| Attleboro | — | 22,833 | — |
| Chelmsford | — | 21,538 | — |
| Malden | — | 21,249 | — |
| Andover | — | 21,067 | — |
| Natick | — | 20,911 | — |
| Woburn | — | 20,766 | — |
| Falmouth | — | 20,762 | — |
| Leominster | — | 20,742 | — |
| Braintree | — | 20,582 | — |
| Pittsfield | — | 20,445 | — |
| Shrewsbury | — | 20,422 | — |
| Lawrence | — | 19,869 | — |
| Franklin | — | 19,851 | — |
| Westfield | — | 19,619 | — |
| Needham | — | 19,302 | — |
| Lexington | — | 19,237 | — |
| Tewksbury | — | 18,598 | — |
| Watertown | — | 18,363 | — |
| Marlborough | — | 18,295 | — |
| Revere | — | 17,721 | — |
| Gloucester | — | 17,352 | — |
| North Andover | — | 17,348 | — |
| Northampton | — | 17,336 | — |
| Melrose | — | 17,313 | — |
| Dartmouth | — | 17,062 | — |
| Marshfield | — | 17,055 | — |
| Milton | — | 16,755 | — |
| North Attleborough | — | 16,608 | — |
| Danvers | — | 16,453 | — |
| Norwood | — | 16,391 | — |
| Reading | — | 16,106 | — |
| Fitchburg | — | 15,855 | — |
| Wellesley | — | 15,705 | — |
| Randolph | — | 15,561 | — |
| Dracut | — | 15,549 | — |
| Wakefield | — | 15,543 | — |
| Hingham | — | 15,533 | — |
| Walpole | — | 15,525 | — |
| Agawam | — | 15,446 | — |
| Dedham | — | 14,898 | — |
| Westford | — | 14,874 | — |
| Holyoke | — | 14,795 | — |
| Belmont | — | 14,680 | — |
| Yarmouth | — | 14,676 | — |
| Burlington | — | 14,620 | — |
| Saugus | — | 14,510 | — |
| Wilmington | — | 14,139 | — |
| Milford | — | 14,000 | — |
| Mansfield | — | 13,889 | — |
| Bridgewater | — | 13,811 | — |
| Easton | — | 13,785 | — |
| Acton | — | 13,621 | — |
| Marblehead | — | 13,582 | — |
| Canton | — | 13,579 | — |
| Everett | — | 13,417 | — |
| Sandwich | — | 13,390 | — |
| Stoneham | — | 13,377 | — |
| Middleborough | — | 13,267 | — |
| Winchester | — | 13,117 | — |
| Scituate | — | 13,083 | — |
| West Springfield | — | 12,623 | — |
| Newburyport | — | 12,313 | — |
| Holden | — | 12,238 | — |
| Wareham | — | 12,068 | — |
| Sudbury | — | 12,066 | — |
| Concord | — | 11,862 | — |
| Stoughton | — | 11,689 | — |
| Amherst | — | 11,400 | — |
| Pembroke | — | 11,336 | — |
| Grafton | — | 11,168 | — |
| Hudson | — | 11,134 | — |
| Duxbury | — | 10,894 | — |
| Foxborough | — | 10,791 | — |
| Ludlow | — | 10,769 | — |
| Sharon | — | 10,738 | — |
| Somerset | — | 10,455 | — |
| Norton | — | 10,388 | — |
| Easthampton | — | 10,317 | — |
| Westborough | — | 10,232 | — |
| Ashland | — | 10,126 | — |
| Amesbury | — | 10,071 | — |
| Westport | — | 10,040 | — |
| Hopkinton | — | 10,025 | — |
| Westwood | — | 9,977 | — |
| Longmeadow | — | 9,957 | — |
| Bourne | — | 9,901 | — |
| Mashpee | — | 9,874 | — |
| Dennis | — | 9,810 | — |
| Auburn | — | 9,787 | — |
| South Hadley | — | 9,669 | — |
| Bellingham | — | 9,628 | — |
| Winthrop | — | 9,547 | — |
| Rockland | — | 9,540 | — |
| East Longmeadow | — | 9,515 | — |
| Northborough | — | 9,381 | — |
| Holliston | — | 9,332 | — |
| Swansea | — | 9,322 | — |
| Abington | — | 9,289 | — |
| Hanover | — | 9,284 | — |
| Ipswich | — | 9,241 | — |
| North Reading | — | 9,239 | — |
| Gardner | — | 9,200 | — |
| Belchertown | — | 9,151 | — |
| Swampscott | — | 9,142 | — |
| Harwich | — | 9,066 | — |
| Greenfield | — | 9,057 | — |
| Fairhaven | — | 9,045 | — |
| Wilbraham | — | 9,001 | — |
| Wayland | — | 8,970 | — |
| Northbridge | — | 8,866 | — |
| Chelsea | — | 8,823 | — |
| Bedford | — | 8,541 | — |
| Seekonk | — | 8,399 | — |
| Uxbridge | — | 8,398 | — |
| Whitman | — | 8,351 | — |
| East Bridgewater | — | 8,344 | — |
| Kingston | — | 8,233 | — |
| Raynham | — | 8,142 | — |
| Medway | — | 8,089 | — |
| Medfield | — | 8,018 | — |
| Lynnfield | — | 7,977 | — |
| Webster | — | 7,965 | — |
| Charlton | — | 7,901 | — |
| Millbury | — | 7,875 | — |
| Wrentham | — | 7,601 | — |
| Rehoboth | — | 7,507 | — |
| Clinton | — | 7,499 | — |
| Oxford | — | 7,326 | — |
| Tyngsborough | — | 7,176 | — |
| Brewster | — | 7,128 | — |
| Pepperell | — | 7,128 | — |
| Norwell | — | 7,127 | — |
| Groton | — | 7,108 | — |
| Lakeville | — | 7,091 | — |
| Lunenburg | — | 7,036 | — |
| Southbridge | — | 6,816 | — |
| Weston | — | 6,757 | — |
| Hull | — | 6,749 | — |
| Nantucket | — | 6,677 | — |
| Carver | — | 6,661 | — |
| Norfolk | — | 6,614 | — |
| Hanson | — | 6,570 | — |
| Maynard | — | 6,564 | — |
| Littleton | — | 6,492 | — |
| Southborough | — | 6,492 | — |
| Leicester | — | 6,258 | — |
| Spencer | — | 6,231 | — |
| Palmer | — | 6,119 | — |
| Sutton | — | 6,050 | — |
| Sturbridge | — | 5,920 | — |
| Dudley | — | 5,878 | — |
| Acushnet | — | 5,802 | — |
| Holbrook | — | 5,744 | — |
| Middleton | — | 5,696 | — |
| Plainville | — | 5,619 | — |
| North Adams | — | 5,610 | — |
| Southwick | — | 5,525 | — |
| Millis | — | 5,505 | — |
| Rutland | — | 5,493 | — |
| Boxford | — | 5,412 | — |
| Cohasset | — | 5,384 | — |
| Douglas | — | 5,380 | — |
| Athol | — | 5,353 | — |
| Salisbury | — | 5,331 | — |
| Freetown | — | 5,303 | — |
| Sterling | — | 5,287 | — |
| Townsend | — | 5,281 | — |
| Westminster | — | 5,155 | — |
| Upton | — | 5,136 | — |
| Georgetown | — | 5,130 | — |
| Rockport | — | 5,055 | — |
| Winchendon | — | 5,031 | — |
| Blackstone | — | 4,958 | — |
| Monson | — | 4,885 | — |
| Stow | — | 4,867 | — |
| Newbury | — | 4,858 | — |
| Chatham | — | 4,814 | — |
| Hamilton | — | 4,804 | — |
| Montague | — | 4,732 | — |
| Ware | — | 4,727 | — |
| Halifax | — | 4,654 | — |
| West Boylston | — | 4,644 | — |
| Orleans | — | 4,610 | — |
| Mattapoisett | — | 4,532 | — |
| Ayer | — | 4,494 | — |
| West Bridgewater | — | 4,421 | — |
| Groveland | — | 4,412 | — |
| Dighton | — | 4,335 | — |
| Templeton | — | 4,324 | — |
| Adams | — | 4,299 | — |
| Lancaster | — | 4,278 | — |
| Merrimac | — | 4,102 | — |
| Lincoln | — | 4,099 | — |
| Rowley | — | 4,072 | — |
| Harvard | — | 4,022 | — |
| Southampton | — | 3,957 | — |
| Eastham | — | 3,937 | — |
| Topsfield | — | 3,900 | — |
| Berkley | — | 3,891 | — |
| Mendon | — | 3,888 | — |
| Dover | — | 3,883 | — |
| Great Barrington | — | 3,789 | — |
| Rochester | — | 3,699 | — |
| Bolton | — | 3,698 | — |
| Granby | — | 3,681 | — |
| Ashburnham | — | 3,671 | — |
| Manchester-by-the-Sea | — | 3,671 | — |
| Hopedale | — | 3,624 | — |
| Orange | — | 3,615 | — |
| Dalton | — | 3,594 | — |
| Shirley | — | 3,593 | — |
| Williamstown | — | 3,561 | — |
| Carlisle | — | 3,510 | — |
| Marion | — | 3,464 | — |
| Hadley | — | 3,350 | — |
| Lee | — | 3,313 | — |
| Boxborough | — | 3,299 | — |
| Deerfield | — | 3,229 | — |
| Boylston | — | 3,224 | — |
| West Newbury | — | 3,195 | — |
| Hampden | — | 3,154 | — |
| Lenox | — | 3,150 | — |
| Barre | — | 3,079 | — |
| Oak Bluffs | — | 3,036 | — |
| Edgartown | — | 2,948 | — |
| Sherborn | — | 2,856 | — |
| Hubbardston | — | 2,855 | — |
| Paxton | — | 2,842 | — |
| Tisbury | — | 2,640 | — |
| North Brookfield | — | 2,586 | — |
| Wenham | — | 2,545 | — |
| Princeton | — | 2,515 | — |
| Avon | — | 2,495 | — |
| Provincetown | — | 2,450 | — |
| Warren | — | 2,437 | — |
| Essex | — | 2,428 | — |
| Wellfleet | — | 2,407 | — |
| Nahant | — | 2,358 | — |
| West Brookfield | — | 2,237 | — |
| Brimfield | — | 2,235 | — |
| Hatfield | — | 2,231 | — |
| West Tisbury | — | 2,197 | — |
| Berlin | — | 2,188 | — |
| Dunstable | — | 2,025 | — |
| Sunderland | — | 2,003 | — |
| Sheffield | — | 1,979 | — |
| Brookfield | — | 1,960 | — |
| Ashby | — | 1,945 | — |
| Cheshire | — | 1,887 | — |
| Plympton | — | 1,853 | — |
| Williamsburg | — | 1,779 | — |
| Millville | — | 1,768 | — |
| Northfield | — | 1,754 | — |
| Lanesborough | — | 1,739 | — |
| Truro | — | 1,677 | — |
| Hardwick | — | 1,485 | — |
| Holland | — | 1,455 | — |
| Leverett | — | 1,332 | — |
| East Brookfield | — | 1,327 | — |
| Shutesbury | — | 1,297 | — |
| Bernardston | — | 1,271 | — |
| Conway | — | 1,262 | — |
| Stockbridge | — | 1,229 | — |
| Oakham | — | 1,196 | — |
| Ashfield | — | 1,176 | — |
| Huntington | — | 1,165 | — |
| Buckland | — | 1,163 | — |
| Westhampton | — | 1,154 | — |
| Hinsdale | — | 1,132 | — |
| Becket | — | 1,089 | — |
| Whately | — | 1,082 | — |
| Phillipston | — | 1,065 | — |
| Shelburne | — | 1,058 | — |
| Wales | — | 1,042 | — |
| Richmond | — | 995 | — |
| Colrain | — | 976 | — |
| Granville | — | 974 | — |
| Otis | — | 960 | — |
| Gill | — | 947 | — |
| Clarksburg | — | 946 | — |
| West Stockbridge | — | 902 | — |
| Pelham | — | 893 | — |
| Chilmark | — | 885 | — |
| Egremont | — | 884 | — |
| Russell | — | 877 | — |
| New Marlborough | — | 875 | — |
| Erving | — | 872 | — |
| Worthington | — | 841 | — |
| Petersham | — | 836 | — |
| Chesterfield | — | 801 | — |
| Royalston | — | 756 | — |
| Blandford | — | 747 | — |
| Charlemont | — | 720 | — |
| Chester | — | 718 | — |
| Goshen | — | 648 | — |
| New Braintree | — | 643 | — |
| New Salem | — | 643 | — |
| Wendell | — | 590 | — |
| Cummington | — | 575 | — |
| Windsor | — | 556 | — |
| Monterey | — | 552 | — |
| Montgomery | — | 551 | — |
| Peru | — | 498 | — |
| Warwick | — | 497 | — |
| Leyden | — | 476 | — |
| Sandisfield | — | 473 | — |
| Hancock | — | 449 | — |
| Heath | — | 441 | — |
| Plainfield | — | 430 | — |
| Florida | — | 387 | — |
| Savoy | — | 369 | — |
| Washington | — | 340 | — |
| Aquinnah | — | 330 | — |
| Alford | — | 319 | — |
| Middlefield | — | 318 | — |
| Tolland | — | 314 | — |
| Tyringham | — | 300 | — |
| Rowe | — | 250 | — |
| Hawley | — | 211 | — |
| New Ashford | — | 141 | — |
| Mount Washington | — | 121 | — |
| Gosnold | — | 81 | — |
| Monroe | — | 56 | — |
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