The Town of Pelham

2004 Presidential Election Results

RESULTS
STATE ELECTION
NOVEMBER 2, 2004

In accordance with the Warrant, the polls were open at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 8:00 p.m.  The voters cast their ballots and the results were as follows:

PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

Badnarik and Campagna                        2

Bush and Cheney                               151

Cobb and Lamarche                            10

Kerry & Edwards                              695

*Nader and Camejo                              4

All Others                                              1

Blanks                                                   1

TOTAL                                            864

 

SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT

Stanley C. Rosenberg                              752

James D. Miller                                         85

All Others                                                    0

Blanks                                                       27

TOTAL                                                  864

 

 

 

 

 

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS

John W. Olver                                   757

All Others                                              6

Blanks                                               101

TOTAL                                            864

 

 

REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT

Stephen Kulik                                          618

Jeffrey C. Cranston                                    81

Nathanael Alexander Fortune                     85

All Others                                                    0

Blanks                                                       80

TOTAL                                                  864

 

COUNCILLOR

Peter Vickery                                    666

Aaron Bennie Wilson                         110

All Others                                              0

Blanks                                                 88

TOTAL                                            864

 

SHERIFF

Robert J. Garvey                                     671

William E. Lynch III                                   88

All Others                                                    0

Blanks                                                     105

TOTAL                                                  864

 

 *Write-in Candidate

QUESTION 1

THIS QUESTION IS NOT BINDING

   Shall the state representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation or a constitutional amendment to require that elections to statewide office (such as Governor, Treasurer, Auditor and Secretary of the Commonwealth) be conducted according to a system of instant runoff voting?

YES     386

NO     190

BLANKS     288

TOTAL     864

QUESTION 2

THIS QUESTIONS IS NOT BINDING

   Shall the state representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation requiring that in all separation and divorce proceedings involving minor children, the court shall uphold the fundamental rights of both parents to the shared physical and legal custody of their children and the children’s right to maximize their time with each parent, so far as is practical, unless one parent is found unfit or the parents agree otherwise, subject to the requirements of existing child support and abuse prevention laws?

YES     567

NO     140

BLANKS     157

TOTAL     864

The public announcement was made at 8:45 p.m.                                                     

Six Provisional Ballots were cast and three were determined to be eligible and were counted. 

On November 16, 2004, the Board of Registrars met and counted three absentee ballots which had been voted and mailed from outside of the United States. 

These results are included in the totals. 

864 ballots were cast, representing 84% of the 1,025 voters registered. 

Attest:

Sandra J. Burgess