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Unofficial results of the election held Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006.
Seat held by: Kennedy
PR: precincts reporting; TP: total precincts. Last updated: 12:48 PM
| City or town |
PR |
TP |
Chase
(GOP) |
 Kennedy
(Dem) |
| Abington |
4 |
4 |
2,115 |
3,625 |
| Acton |
6 |
6 |
2,430 |
5,851 |
| Acushnet |
3 |
3 |
965 |
2,908 |
| Adams |
5 |
5 |
454 |
2,254 |
| Agawam |
8 |
8 |
3,808 |
6,329 |
| Alford |
1 |
1 |
57 |
187 |
| Amesbury |
6 |
6 |
2,019 |
3,815 |
| Amherst |
10 |
10 |
862 |
7,123 |
| Andover |
9 |
9 |
5,190 |
7,824 |
| Aquinnah |
1 |
1 |
15 |
197 |
| Arlington |
21 |
21 |
4,211 |
15,327 |
| Ashburnham |
1 |
1 |
907 |
1,408 |
| Ashby |
1 |
1 |
586 |
716 |
| Ashfield |
1 |
1 |
154 |
711 |
| Ashland |
4 |
4 |
1,907 |
4,004 |
| Athol |
3 |
3 |
1,154 |
2,028 |
| Attleboro |
12 |
12 |
4,679 |
8,015 |
| Auburn |
5 |
5 |
2,141 |
4,120 |
| Avon |
1 |
1 |
590 |
1,182 |
| Ayer |
2 |
2 |
841 |
1,493 |
| Barnstable |
13 |
13 |
7,732 |
12,040 |
| Barre |
2 |
2 |
711 |
1,230 |
| Becket |
1 |
1 |
155 |
418 |
| Bedford |
4 |
4 |
1,822 |
3,719 |
| Belchertown |
4 |
4 |
1,598 |
3,398 |
| Bellingham |
5 |
5 |
2,110 |
3,649 |
| Belmont |
8 |
8 |
3,084 |
7,631 |
| Berkley |
1 |
1 |
820 |
1,290 |
| Berlin |
1 |
1 |
499 |
740 |
| Bernardston |
1 |
1 |
277 |
623 |
| Beverly |
12 |
12 |
4,938 |
10,168 |
| Billerica |
11 |
11 |
5,209 |
8,077 |
| Blackstone |
3 |
3 |
1,056 |
1,839 |
| Blandford |
1 |
1 |
217 |
259 |
| Bolton |
1 |
1 |
882 |
1,241 |
| Boston |
254 |
254 |
23,008 |
124,397 |
| Bourne |
6 |
6 |
3,102 |
4,466 |
| Boxborough |
1 |
1 |
716 |
1,311 |
| Boxford |
3 |
3 |
1,910 |
1,814 |
| Boylston |
1 |
1 |
784 |
1,136 |
| Braintree |
12 |
12 |
4,803 |
9,020 |
| Brewster |
3 |
3 |
2,019 |
3,146 |
| Bridgewater |
7 |
7 |
3,149 |
4,908 |
| Brimfield |
1 |
1 |
660 |
767 |
| Brockton |
28 |
28 |
5,594 |
16,132 |
| Brookfield |
1 |
1 |
508 |
776 |
| Brookline |
16 |
16 |
2,994 |
16,525 |
| Buckland |
1 |
1 |
194 |
599 |
| Burlington |
6 |
6 |
3,290 |
5,879 |
| Cambridge |
33 |
33 |
3,309 |
28,253 |
| Canton |
6 |
6 |
2,860 |
5,768 |
| Carlisle |
1 |
1 |
834 |
1,673 |
| Carver |
3 |
3 |
1,739 |
2,569 |
| Charlemont |
1 |
1 |
135 |
342 |
| Charlton |
3 |
3 |
1,916 |
2,419 |
| Chatham |
2 |
2 |
1,713 |
2,111 |
| Chelmsford |
9 |
9 |
5,621 |
8,575 |
| Chelsea |
16 |
16 |
827 |
3,905 |
| Cheshire |
1 |
1 |
307 |
988 |
| Chester |
1 |
1 |
170 |
280 |
| Chesterfield |
1 |
1 |
174 |
303 |
| Chicopee |
26 |
26 |
5,004 |
11,258 |
| Chilmark |
1 |
1 |
113 |
451 |
| Clarksburg |
1 |
1 |
141 |
477 |
| Clinton |
4 |
4 |
1,356 |
2,943 |
| Cohasset |
2 |
2 |
1,446 |
2,030 |
| Colrain |
1 |
1 |
163 |
445 |
| Concord |
5 |
5 |
2,312 |
5,920 |
| Conway |
1 |
1 |
199 |
755 |
| Cummington |
1 |
1 |
79 |
303 |
| Dalton |
2 |
2 |
574 |
1,798 |
| Danvers |
8 |
8 |
3,788 |
6,454 |
| Dartmouth |
10 |
10 |
3,071 |
7,763 |
| Dedham |
7 |
7 |
3,042 |
6,583 |
| Deerfield |
1 |
1 |
553 |
1,756 |
| Dennis |
5 |
5 |
3,034 |
4,754 |
| Dighton |
1 |
1 |
852 |
1,477 |
| Douglas |
2 |
2 |
1,209 |
1,548 |
| Dover |
1 |
1 |
1,234 |
1,411 |
| Dracut |
10 |
10 |
3,839 |
6,155 |
| Dudley |
4 |
4 |
1,208 |
2,142 |
| Dunstable |
1 |
1 |
591 |
730 |
| Duxbury |
6 |
6 |
3,068 |
3,947 |
| East Bridgewater |
4 |
4 |
2,039 |
2,863 |
| East Brookfield |
1 |
1 |
347 |
447 |
| East Longmeadow |
4 |
4 |
2,544 |
3,321 |
| Eastham |
1 |
1 |
1,104 |
1,913 |
| Easthampton |
5 |
5 |
1,629 |
4,583 |
| Easton |
6 |
6 |
3,306 |
5,259 |
| Edgartown |
1 |
1 |
511 |
1,181 |
| Egremont |
1 |
1 |
137 |
513 |
| Erving |
1 |
1 |
117 |
401 |
| Essex |
1 |
1 |
663 |
1,008 |
| Everett |
18 |
18 |
2,068 |
7,115 |
| Fairhaven |
6 |
6 |
1,458 |
4,473 |
| Fall River |
30 |
30 |
3,902 |
16,745 |
| Falmouth |
9 |
9 |
5,132 |
9,845 |
| Fitchburg |
12 |
12 |
3,084 |
6,949 |
| Florida |
1 |
1 |
64 |
193 |
| Foxborough |
5 |
5 |
2,528 |
4,230 |
| Framingham |
18 |
18 |
5,316 |
13,855 |
| Franklin |
8 |
8 |
4,165 |
7,009 |
| Freetown |
3 |
3 |
1,066 |
2,000 |
| Gardner |
11 |
11 |
1,822 |
4,163 |
| Georgetown |
2 |
2 |
1,419 |
1,874 |
| Gill |
1 |
1 |
152 |
494 |
| Gloucester |
10 |
10 |
3,265 |
8,275 |
| Goshen |
1 |
1 |
125 |
302 |
| Gosnold |
1 |
1 |
21 |
37 |
| Grafton |
4 |
4 |
2,381 |
3,755 |
| Granby |
1 |
1 |
982 |
1,548 |
| Granville |
1 |
1 |
315 |
277 |
| Great Barrington |
4 |
4 |
487 |
2,295 |
| Greenfield |
9 |
9 |
1,372 |
4,940 |
| Groton |
3 |
3 |
1,684 |
2,703 |
| Groveland |
1 |
1 |
1,207 |
1,611 |
| Hadley |
1 |
1 |
600 |
1,683 |
| Halifax |
2 |
2 |
1,167 |
1,787 |
| Hamilton |
3 |
3 |
1,534 |
1,946 |
| Hampden |
1 |
1 |
980 |
1,190 |
| Hancock |
1 |
1 |
77 |
183 |
| Hanover |
4 |
4 |
2,599 |
3,463 |
| Hanson |
3 |
3 |
1,627 |
2,357 |
| Hardwick |
1 |
1 |
348 |
716 |
| Harvard |
1 |
1 |
920 |
1,841 |
| Harwich |
4 |
4 |
2,575 |
3,800 |
| Hatfield |
1 |
1 |
431 |
1,203 |
| Haverhill |
21 |
21 |
6,133 |
11,210 |
| Hawley |
1 |
1 |
42 |
87 |
| Heath |
1 |
1 |
86 |
241 |
| Hingham |
6 |
6 |
3,781 |
6,036 |
| Hinsdale |
1 |
1 |
185 |
483 |
| Holbrook |
4 |
4 |
1,334 |
2,634 |
| Holden |
5 |
5 |
3,114 |
4,642 |
| Holland |
1 |
1 |
370 |
477 |
| Holliston |
4 |
4 |
542 |
919 |
| Holyoke |
14 |
14 |
2,519 |
7,433 |
| Hopedale |
1 |
1 |
883 |
1,630 |
| Hopkinton |
4 |
4 |
2,343 |
3,530 |
| Hubbardston |
1 |
1 |
844 |
1,031 |
| Hudson |
7 |
7 |
2,210 |
4,535 |
| Hull |
3 |
3 |
1,227 |
3,099 |
| Huntington |
1 |
1 |
298 |
436 |
| Ipswich |
4 |
4 |
2,222 |
3,863 |
| Kingston |
4 |
4 |
1,962 |
2,935 |
| Lakeville |
3 |
3 |
1,784 |
2,156 |
| Lancaster |
2 |
2 |
1,158 |
1,409 |
| Lanesborough |
1 |
1 |
169 |
807 |
| Lawrence |
24 |
24 |
2,235 |
8,680 |
| Lee |
6 |
6 |
476 |
1,591 |
| Leicester |
4 |
4 |
1,437 |
2,488 |
| Lenox |
1 |
1 |
482 |
1,867 |
| Leominster |
15 |
15 |
4,344 |
8,658 |
| Leverett |
1 |
1 |
130 |
802 |
| Lexington |
9 |
9 |
3,362 |
10,315 |
| Leyden |
1 |
1 |
77 |
269 |
| Lincoln |
3 |
3 |
644 |
2,047 |
| Littleton |
3 |
3 |
1,390 |
2,358 |
| Longmeadow |
5 |
5 |
2,637 |
4,375 |
| Lowell |
33 |
33 |
5,389 |
14,845 |
| Ludlow |
6 |
6 |
2,337 |
4,395 |
| Lunenburg |
4 |
4 |
1,741 |
2,458 |
| Lynn |
28 |
28 |
4,381 |
15,406 |
| Lynnfield |
4 |
4 |
2,281 |
2,875 |
| Malden |
16 |
16 |
3,118 |
10,477 |
| Manchester |
1 |
1 |
1,029 |
1,588 |
| Mansfield |
6 |
6 |
2,939 |
5,114 |
| Marblehead |
7 |
7 |
3,271 |
6,260 |
| Marion |
1 |
1 |
934 |
1,469 |
| Marlborough |
14 |
14 |
3,885 |
7,529 |
| Marshfield |
7 |
7 |
3,970 |
6,436 |
| Mashpee |
5 |
5 |
2,317 |
3,534 |
| Mattapoisett |
2 |
2 |
1,163 |
1,989 |
| Maynard |
4 |
4 |
1,281 |
3,078 |
| Medfield |
4 |
4 |
2,126 |
3,303 |
| Medford |
16 |
16 |
4,648 |
14,208 |
| Medway |
4 |
4 |
1,976 |
3,095 |
| Melrose |
14 |
14 |
3,556 |
7,955 |
| Mendon |
1 |
1 |
1,003 |
1,323 |
| Merrimac |
1 |
1 |
996 |
1,603 |
| Methuen |
12 |
12 |
5,362 |
8,457 |
| Middleborough |
6 |
6 |
3,058 |
4,352 |
| Middlefield |
1 |
1 |
77 |
135 |
| Middleton |
2 |
2 |
1,372 |
1,959 |
| Milford |
7 |
7 |
2,673 |
5,854 |
| Millbury |
4 |
4 |
1,614 |
2,861 |
| Millis |
3 |
3 |
1,255 |
2,189 |
| Millville |
1 |
1 |
359 |
588 |
| Milton |
11 |
11 |
3,303 |
8,851 |
| Monroe |
1 |
1 |
13 |
29 |
| Monson |
3 |
3 |
1,146 |
1,879 |
| Montague |
6 |
6 |
575 |
2,517 |
| Monterey |
1 |
1 |
109 |
323 |
| Montgomery |
1 |
1 |
173 |
178 |
| Mount Washington |
1 |
1 |
14 |
64 |
| Nahant |
1 |
1 |
527 |
1,260 |
| Nantucket |
1 |
1 |
1,171 |
2,759 |
| Natick |
10 |
10 |
3,887 |
9,317 |
| Needham |
10 |
10 |
3,854 |
9,539 |
| New Ashford |
1 |
1 |
25 |
67 |
| New Bedford |
42 |
42 |
4,023 |
19,204 |
| New Braintree |
1 |
1 |
164 |
254 |
| New Marlborough |
1 |
1 |
167 |
442 |
| New Salem |
1 |
1 |
141 |
324 |
| Newbury |
2 |
2 |
1,275 |
2,014 |
| Newburyport |
7 |
7 |
2,370 |
5,543 |
| Newton |
31 |
31 |
5,819 |
26,949 |
| Norfolk |
4 |
4 |
1,705 |
2,185 |
| North Adams |
5 |
5 |
625 |
3,322 |
| North Andover |
8 |
8 |
4,381 |
5,787 |
| North Attleborough |
9 |
9 |
3,799 |
5,332 |
| North Brookfield |
1 |
1 |
739 |
994 |
| North Reading |
4 |
4 |
2,477 |
3,523 |
| Northampton |
14 |
14 |
1,668 |
10,048 |
| Northborough |
4 |
4 |
2,251 |
3,722 |
| Northbridge |
4 |
4 |
2,217 |
2,866 |
| Northfield |
1 |
1 |
341 |
934 |
| Norton |
5 |
5 |
2,296 |
3,629 |
| Norwell |
3 |
3 |
2,066 |
2,699 |
| Norwood |
9 |
9 |
3,458 |
7,316 |
| Oak Bluffs |
1 |
1 |
429 |
1,461 |
| Oakham |
1 |
1 |
372 |
419 |
| Orange |
2 |
2 |
874 |
1,392 |
| Orleans |
2 |
2 |
1,577 |
2,122 |
| Otis |
1 |
1 |
266 |
410 |
| Oxford |
4 |
4 |
1,731 |
2,813 |
| Palmer |
4 |
4 |
1,463 |
2,665 |
| Paxton |
1 |
1 |
731 |
1,203 |
| Peabody |
19 |
19 |
5,952 |
13,775 |
| Pelham |
1 |
1 |
83 |
620 |
| Pembroke |
5 |
5 |
2,649 |
4,284 |
| Pepperell |
3 |
3 |
1,940 |
2,458 |
| Peru |
1 |
1 |
79 |
175 |
| Petersham |
1 |
1 |
251 |
384 |
| Phillipston |
1 |
1 |
266 |
410 |
| Pittsfield |
14 |
14 |
2,644 |
11,301 |
| Plainfield |
1 |
1 |
62 |
217 |
| Plainville |
2 |
2 |
1,151 |
1,745 |
| Plymouth |
14 |
14 |
7,842 |
12,820 |
| Plympton |
1 |
1 |
546 |
760 |
| Princeton |
1 |
1 |
717 |
956 |
| Provincetown |
1 |
1 |
162 |
1,778 |
| Quincy |
30 |
30 |
7,903 |
19,986 |
| Randolph |
8 |
8 |
2,116 |
7,970 |
| Raynham |
3 |
3 |
1,812 |
2,783 |
| Reading |
8 |
8 |
3,475 |
6,290 |
| Rehoboth |
3 |
3 |
1,674 |
2,343 |
| Revere |
21 |
21 |
2,911 |
8,552 |
| Richmond |
1 |
1 |
165 |
610 |
| Rochester |
1 |
1 |
909 |
1,287 |
| Rockland |
6 |
6 |
2,235 |
4,222 |
| Rockport |
3 |
3 |
1,048 |
2,601 |
| Rowe |
1 |
1 |
68 |
119 |
| Rowley |
1 |
1 |
1,102 |
1,392 |
| Royalston |
2 |
2 |
158 |
297 |
| Russell |
1 |
1 |
239 |
303 |
| Rutland |
2 |
2 |
1,242 |
1,702 |
| Salem |
14 |
14 |
3,283 |
10,099 |
| Salisbury |
2 |
2 |
945 |
1,880 |
| Sandisfield |
1 |
1 |
81 |
190 |
| Sandwich |
7 |
7 |
3,948 |
5,247 |
| Saugus |
10 |
10 |
3,280 |
6,452 |
| Savoy |
1 |
1 |
49 |
163 |
| Scituate |
6 |
6 |
3,300 |
5,045 |
| Seekonk |
4 |
4 |
1,862 |
3,307 |
| Sharon |
5 |
5 |
1,710 |
5,796 |
| Sheffield |
1 |
1 |
355 |
946 |
| Shelburne |
1 |
1 |
199 |
694 |
| Sherborn |
1 |
1 |
820 |
1,322 |
| Shirley |
1 |
1 |
879 |
1,364 |
| Shrewsbury |
9 |
9 |
4,489 |
8,157 |
| Shutesbury |
1 |
1 |
110 |
844 |
| Somerset |
5 |
5 |
1,916 |
5,163 |
| Somerville |
21 |
21 |
3,010 |
18,416 |
| South Hadley |
5 |
5 |
2,115 |
4,373 |
| Southampton |
1 |
1 |
991 |
1,459 |
| Southborough |
3 |
3 |
1,626 |
2,609 |
| Southbridge |
5 |
5 |
1,254 |
3,584 |
| Southwick |
3 |
3 |
1,570 |
1,718 |
| Spencer |
4 |
4 |
1,477 |
2,398 |
| Springfield |
64 |
64 |
6,771 |
24,036 |
| Sterling |
2 |
2 |
1,532 |
1,772 |
| Stockbridge |
1 |
1 |
181 |
770 |
| Stoneham |
7 |
7 |
2,918 |
5,909 |
| Stoughton |
8 |
8 |
2,828 |
6,977 |
| Stow |
1 |
1 |
1,096 |
1,916 |
| Sturbridge |
2 |
2 |
1,754 |
1,876 |
| Sudbury |
5 |
5 |
2,420 |
5,171 |
| Sunderland |
1 |
1 |
268 |
1,003 |
| Sutton |
3 |
3 |
1,607 |
2,090 |
| Swampscott |
6 |
6 |
1,612 |
4,449 |
| Swansea |
5 |
5 |
1,732 |
3,936 |
| Taunton |
16 |
16 |
4,196 |
10,643 |
| Templeton |
2 |
2 |
990 |
1,660 |
| Tewksbury |
8 |
8 |
4,189 |
6,958 |
| Tisbury |
1 |
1 |
409 |
1,266 |
| Tolland |
1 |
1 |
105 |
75 |
| Topsfield |
1 |
1 |
1,371 |
1,589 |
| Townsend |
3 |
3 |
1,549 |
1,753 |
| Truro |
1 |
1 |
254 |
950 |
| Tyngsborough |
4 |
4 |
1,713 |
2,479 |
| Tyringham |
1 |
1 |
41 |
148 |
| Upton |
1 |
1 |
1,139 |
1,656 |
| Uxbridge |
4 |
4 |
1,886 |
2,778 |
| Wakefield |
7 |
7 |
3,717 |
6,996 |
| Wales |
1 |
1 |
293 |
415 |
| Walpole |
8 |
8 |
3,800 |
6,076 |
| Waltham |
18 |
18 |
4,488 |
11,554 |
| Ware |
3 |
3 |
978 |
2,158 |
| Wareham |
6 |
6 |
2,497 |
5,076 |
| Warren |
1 |
1 |
589 |
1,043 |
| Warwick |
1 |
1 |
88 |
231 |
| Washington |
1 |
1 |
64 |
186 |
| Watertown |
12 |
12 |
2,654 |
9,092 |
| Wayland |
4 |
4 |
1,833 |
4,389 |
| Webster |
5 |
5 |
1,516 |
2,862 |
| Wellesley |
7 |
7 |
3,586 |
7,299 |
| Wellfleet |
1 |
1 |
426 |
1,246 |
| Wendell |
1 |
1 |
44 |
367 |
| Wenham |
1 |
1 |
784 |
963 |
| West Boylston |
2 |
2 |
1,203 |
1,769 |
| West Bridgewater |
2 |
2 |
1,251 |
1,514 |
| West Brookfield |
1 |
1 |
537 |
879 |
| West Newbury |
1 |
1 |
869 |
1,170 |
| West Springfield |
8 |
8 |
3,141 |
5,068 |
| West Stockbridge |
1 |
1 |
136 |
523 |
| West Tisbury |
1 |
1 |
235 |
1,138 |
| Westborough |
5 |
5 |
2,295 |
4,137 |
| Westfield |
12 |
12 |
4,784 |
7,081 |
| Westford |
6 |
6 |
3,639 |
5,396 |
| Westhampton |
1 |
1 |
298 |
546 |
| Westminster |
2 |
2 |
1,323 |
1,818 |
| Weston |
4 |
4 |
1,873 |
3,078 |
| Westport |
5 |
5 |
1,753 |
3,994 |
| Westwood |
4 |
4 |
2,511 |
4,097 |
| Weymouth |
18 |
18 |
6,741 |
15,438 |
| Whately |
1 |
1 |
198 |
575 |
| Whitman |
4 |
4 |
1,888 |
3,198 |
| Wilbraham |
4 |
4 |
2,726 |
3,479 |
| Williamsburg |
1 |
1 |
268 |
979 |
| Williamstown |
3 |
3 |
502 |
2,294 |
| Wilmington |
6 |
6 |
3,180 |
5,353 |
| Winchendon |
3 |
3 |
1,122 |
1,829 |
| Winchester |
8 |
8 |
3,433 |
6,253 |
| Windsor |
1 |
1 |
108 |
292 |
| Winthrop |
6 |
6 |
1,855 |
4,578 |
| Woburn |
14 |
14 |
4,654 |
9,239 |
| Worcester |
50 |
50 |
9,478 |
31,155 |
| Worthington |
1 |
1 |
170 |
390 |
| Wrentham |
3 |
3 |
1,842 |
2,553 |
| Yarmouth |
7 |
7 |
4,343 |
6,632 |
| Totals |
2,166 |
2,166 |
658,374 |
1,497,304 |
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