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Governor Unofficial results of the Democratic primary election held Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. PR: precincts reporting; TP: total precincts. Last updated: 10:45 AM | City or town | PR | TP | Gabrieli | Patrick | Reilly | | Abington | 4 | 4 | 668 | 925 | 638 | | Acton | 6 | 6 | 882 | 2,310 | 377 | | Acushnet | 3 | 3 | 532 | 697 | 569 | | Adams | 5 | 5 | 429 | 530 | 260 | | Agawam | 8 | 8 | 858 | 1,364 | 1,275 | | Alford | 1 | 1 | 9 | 104 | 12 | | Amesbury | 6 | 6 | 522 | 1,063 | 296 | | Amherst | 10 | 10 | 294 | 3,018 | 301 | | Andover | 9 | 9 | 1,474 | 2,431 | 623 | | Aquinnah | 1 | 1 | 9 | 57 | 11 | | Arlington | 21 | 21 | 2,443 | 6,014 | 2,205 | | Ashburnham | 1 | 1 | 170 | 398 | 143 | | Ashby | 1 | 1 | 86 | 194 | 87 | | Ashfield | 1 | 1 | 43 | 344 | 40 | | Ashland | 4 | 4 | 630 | 1,134 | 389 | | Athol | 3 | 3 | 179 | 431 | 283 | | Attleboro | 12 | 12 | 786 | 1,671 | 768 | | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 821 | 1,196 | 701 | | Avon | 1 | 1 | 235 | 282 | 258 | | Ayer | 2 | 2 | 198 | 401 | 161 | | Barnstable | 13 | 13 | 1,250 | 2,816 | 2,201 | | Barre | 2 | 2 | 226 | 443 | 278 | | Becket | 1 | 1 | 22 | 145 | 24 | | Bedford | 4 | 4 | 612 | 1,258 | 285 | | Belchertown | 4 | 4 | 177 | 803 | 254 | | Bellingham | 5 | 5 | 601 | 665 | 479 | | Belmont | 8 | 8 | 1,403 | 2,823 | 1,267 | | Berkley | 1 | 1 | 128 | 273 | 165 | | Berlin | 1 | 1 | 132 | 210 | 71 | | Bernardston | 1 | 1 | 55 | 187 | 69 | | Beverly | 12 | 12 | 1,995 | 2,759 | 981 | | Billerica | 11 | 11 | 1,520 | 1,522 | 1,701 | | Blackstone | 3 | 3 | 362 | 335 | 290 | | Blandford | 1 | 1 | 15 | 44 | 24 | | Bolton | 1 | 1 | 161 | 401 | 95 | | Boston | 254 | 254 | 19,155 | 50,508 | 15,980 | | Bourne | 6 | 6 | 666 | 1,114 | 757 | | Boxborough | 1 | 1 | 160 | 563 | 71 | | Boxford | 3 | 3 | 307 | 489 | 93 | | Boylston | 1 | 1 | 206 | 370 | 99 | | Braintree | 12 | 12 | 2,604 | 2,059 | 1,519 | | Brewster | 3 | 3 | 350 | 1,034 | 299 | | Bridgewater | 7 | 7 | 749 | 1,128 | 632 | | Brimfield | 1 | 1 | 89 | 186 | 90 | | Brockton | 28 | 28 | 2,617 | 4,678 | 2,304 | | Brookfield | 1 | 1 | 107 | 210 | 129 | | Brookline | 16 | 16 | 2,078 | 7,130 | 1,039 | | Buckland | 1 | 1 | 44 | 298 | 50 | | Burlington | 6 | 6 | 1,227 | 1,259 | 955 | | Cambridge | 33 | 33 | 2,554 | 12,315 | 2,141 | | Canton | 6 | 6 | 1,256 | 1,582 | 900 | | Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 219 | 646 | 64 | | Carver | 3 | 3 | 357 | 546 | 367 | | Charlemont | 1 | 1 | 24 | 195 | 31 | | Charlton | 3 | 3 | 499 | 792 | 357 | | Chatham | 2 | 2 | 217 | 613 | 293 | | Chelmsford | 9 | 9 | 1,567 | 2,278 | 1,185 | | Chelsea | 16 | 16 | 731 | 1,060 | 753 | | Cheshire | 1 | 1 | 101 | 259 | 100 | | Chester | 1 | 1 | 20 | 59 | 33 | | Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | 18 | 99 | 15 | | Chicopee | 26 | 26 | 1,343 | 1,776 | 2,863 | | Chilmark | 1 | 1 | 35 | 149 | 43 | | Clarksburg | 1 | 1 | 30 | 76 | 38 | | Clinton | 4 | 4 | 451 | 829 | 566 | | Cohasset | 2 | 2 | 374 | 572 | 165 | | Colrain | 1 | 1 | 48 | 186 | 29 | | Concord | 5 | 5 | 803 | 2,653 | 372 | | Conway | 1 | 1 | 38 | 326 | 44 | | Cummington | 1 | 1 | 14 | 123 | 22 | | Dalton | 2 | 2 | 139 | 540 | 184 | | Danvers | 8 | 8 | 1,337 | 1,522 | 770 | | Dartmouth | 10 | 10 | 1,362 | 2,285 | 1,288 | | Dedham | 7 | 7 | 1,759 | 1,743 | 1,359 | | Deerfield | 1 | 1 | 148 | 555 | 136 | | Dennis | 5 | 5 | 711 | 1,266 | 854 | | Dighton | 1 | 1 | 174 | 283 | 240 | | Douglas | 2 | 2 | 166 | 291 | 148 | | Dover | 1 | 1 | 310 | 432 | 81 | | Dracut | 10 | 10 | 1,296 | 1,364 | 952 | | Dudley | 4 | 4 | 406 | 546 | 364 | | Dunstable | 1 | 1 | 97 | 182 | 75 | | Duxbury | 6 | 6 | 640 | 1,117 | 270 | | East Bridgewater | 4 | 4 | 480 | 623 | 405 | | East Brookfield | 1 | 1 | 77 | 104 | 81 | | East Longmeadow | 4 | 4 | 436 | 629 | 598 | | Eastham | 1 | 1 | 212 | 784 | 232 | | Easthampton | 5 | 5 | 362 | 1,036 | 390 | | Easton | 6 | 6 | 945 | 1,306 | 577 | | Edgartown | 1 | 1 | 77 | 276 | 111 | | Egremont | 1 | 1 | 21 | 244 | 28 | | Erving | 1 | 1 | 31 | 78 | 35 | | Essex | 1 | 1 | 137 | 348 | 59 | | Everett | 18 | 18 | 2,325 | 1,567 | 2,070 | | Fairhaven | 6 | 6 | 769 | 1,197 | 675 | | Fall River | 30 | 30 | 2,921 | 4,665 | 4,378 | | Falmouth | 9 | 9 | 1,495 | 3,361 | 1,436 | | Fitchburg | 12 | 12 | 1,433 | 2,084 | 1,228 | | Florida | 1 | 1 | 16 | 39 | 25 | | Foxborough | 5 | 5 | 753 | 960 | 617 | | Framingham | 18 | 18 | 2,727 | 4,283 | 1,670 | | Franklin | 8 | 8 | 938 | 1,377 | 687 | | Freetown | 3 | 3 | 322 | 547 | 301 | | Gardner | 11 | 11 | 549 | 1,036 | 695 | | Georgetown | 2 | 2 | 233 | 430 | 138 | | Gill | 1 | 1 | 33 | 187 | 49 | | Gloucester | 10 | 10 | 954 | 2,675 | 736 | | Goshen | 1 | 1 | 12 | 92 | 17 | | Gosnold | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | | Grafton | 4 | 4 | 579 | 910 | 365 | | Granby | 1 | 1 | 223 | 491 | 293 | | Granville | 1 | 1 | 17 | 51 | 32 | | Great Barrington | 4 | 4 | 105 | 1,161 | 137 | | Greenfield | 9 | 9 | 561 | 1,842 | 516 | | Groton | 3 | 3 | 339 | 822 | 170 | | Groveland | 1 | 1 | 324 | 386 | 181 | | Hadley | 1 | 1 | 117 | 439 | 143 | | Halifax | 2 | 2 | 269 | 422 | 247 | | Hamilton | 3 | 3 | 316 | 595 | 148 | | Hampden | 1 | 1 | 120 | 225 | 182 | | Hancock | 1 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 12 | | Hanover | 4 | 4 | 893 | 818 | 496 | | Hanson | 3 | 3 | 416 | 477 | 268 | | Hardwick | 1 | 1 | 86 | 164 | 88 | | Harvard | 1 | 1 | 267 | 682 | 70 | | Harwich | 4 | 4 | 456 | 1,069 | 570 | | Hatfield | 1 | 1 | 106 | 293 | 150 | | Haverhill | 21 | 21 | 2,284 | 2,753 | 1,366 | | Hawley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 10 | | Heath | 1 | 1 | 4 | 178 | 2 | | Hingham | 6 | 6 | 1,149 | 1,807 | 616 | | Hinsdale | 1 | 1 | 35 | 141 | 57 | | Holbrook | 4 | 4 | 595 | 552 | 564 | | Holden | 5 | 5 | 773 | 1,651 | 489 | | Holland | 1 | 1 | 30 | 86 | 48 | | Holliston | 4 | 4 | 588 | 1,160 | 357 | | Holyoke | 14 | 14 | 842 | 1,770 | 1,610 | | Hopedale | 1 | 1 | 470 | 512 | 333 | | Hopkinton | 4 | 4 | 465 | 850 | 303 | | Hubbardston | 1 | 1 | 143 | 273 | 113 | | Hudson | 7 | 7 | 643 | 1,044 | 518 | | Hull | 3 | 3 | 531 | 926 | 356 | | Huntington | 1 | 1 | 24 | 131 | 46 | | Ipswich | 4 | 4 | 467 | 1,230 | 254 | | Kingston | 4 | 4 | 443 | 699 | 374 | | Lakeville | 3 | 3 | 3 | 381 | 457 | | Lancaster | 2 | 2 | 187 | 488 | 131 | | Lanesborough | 1 | 1 | 31 | 308 | 66 | | Lawrence | 24 | 24 | 1,481 | 2,574 | 1,470 | | Lee | 6 | 6 | 195 | 757 | 177 | | Leicester | 4 | 4 | 473 | 763 | 410 | | Lenox | 1 | 1 | 169 | 968 | 163 | | Leominster | 15 | 15 | 1,523 | 1,904 | 1,189 | | Leverett | 1 | 1 | 41 | 406 | 20 | | Lexington | 9 | 9 | 1,627 | 4,679 | 784 | | Leyden | 1 | 1 | 6 | 118 | 25 | | Lincoln | 3 | 3 | 256 | 1,029 | 89 | | Littleton | 3 | 3 | 334 | 683 | 228 | | Longmeadow | 5 | 5 | 458 | 1,424 | 605 | | Lowell | 33 | 33 | 2,673 | 3,322 | 3,397 | | Ludlow | 6 | 6 | 607 | 851 | 937 | | Lunenburg | 4 | 4 | 333 | 643 | 227 | | Lynn | 28 | 28 | 2,939 | 3,860 | 2,555 | | Lynnfield | 4 | 4 | 774 | 625 | 375 | | Malden | 16 | 16 | 2,137 | 2,517 | 2,127 | | Manchester | 1 | 1 | 232 | 619 | 80 | | Mansfield | 6 | 6 | 839 | 1,129 | 595 | | Marblehead | 7 | 7 | 1,146 | 2,127 | 435 | | Marion | 1 | 1 | 181 | 495 | 123 | | Marlborough | 14 | 14 | 1,274 | 1,865 | 975 | | Marshfield | 7 | 7 | 1,369 | 1,546 | 806 | | Mashpee | 5 | 5 | 553 | 1,076 | 538 | | Mattapoisett | 2 | 2 | 257 | 574 | 201 | | Maynard | 4 | 4 | 441 | 1,055 | 318 | | Medfield | 4 | 4 | 637 | 925 | 265 | | Medford | 16 | 16 | 3,146 | 4,029 | 3,084 | | Medway | 4 | 4 | 488 | 712 | 280 | | Melrose | 14 | 14 | 1,629 | 2,173 | 1,259 | | Mendon | 1 | 1 | 329 | 415 | 221 | | Merrimac | 1 | 1 | 237 | 378 | 136 | | Methuen | 12 | 12 | 2,165 | 2,091 | 1,945 | | Middleborough | 6 | 6 | 661 | 908 | 634 | | Middlefield | 1 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 16 | | Middleton | 2 | 2 | 372 | 416 | 206 | | Milford | 7 | 7 | 2,166 | 1,832 | 1,568 | | Millbury | 4 | 4 | 519 | 719 | 437 | | Millis | 3 | 3 | 389 | 567 | 243 | | Millville | 1 | 1 | 94 | 113 | 109 | | Milton | 11 | 11 | 1,931 | 4,486 | 1,494 | | Monroe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | | Monson | 3 | 3 | 176 | 367 | 234 | | Montague | 6 | 6 | 200 | 793 | 325 | | Monterey | 1 | 1 | 12 | 185 | 19 | | Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 29 | 34 | 15 | | Mount Washington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 1 | | Nahant | 1 | 1 | 298 | 446 | 148 | | Nantucket | 1 | 1 | 134 | 800 | 169 | | Natick | 10 | 10 | 1,613 | 2,899 | 1,089 | | Needham | 10 | 10 | 1,824 | 3,413 | 1,050 | | New Ashford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | | New Bedford | 42 | 42 | 3,723 | 5,810 | 3,826 | | New Braintree | 1 | 1 | 36 | 88 | 26 | | New Marlborough | 1 | 1 | 12 | 169 | 12 | | New Salem | 1 | 1 | 41 | 114 | 23 | | Newbury | 2 | 2 | 330 | 634 | 152 | | Newburyport | 7 | 7 | 734 | 1,917 | 392 | | Newton | 31 | 31 | 4,299 | 11,225 | 2,127 | | Norfolk | 4 | 4 | 429 | 612 | 204 | | North Adams | 5 | 5 | 311 | 834 | 332 | | North Andover | 8 | 8 | 1,181 | 1,326 | 568 | | North Attleborough | 9 | 9 | 534 | 871 | 479 | | North Brookfield | 1 | 1 | 131 | 249 | 141 | | North Reading | 4 | 4 | 731 | 781 | 434 | | Northampton | 14 | 14 | 602 | 4,062 | 686 | | Northborough | 4 | 4 | 552 | 1,148 | 331 | | Northbridge | 4 | 4 | 381 | 551 | 309 | | Northfield | 1 | 1 | 103 | 363 | 57 | | Norton | 5 | 5 | 490 | 878 | 384 | | Norwell | 3 | 3 | 491 | 806 | 287 | | Norwood | 9 | 9 | 1,995 | 1,762 | 1,632 | | Oak Bluffs | 1 | 1 | 73 | 384 | 149 | | Oakham | 1 | 1 | 78 | 126 | 67 | | Orange | 2 | 2 | 113 | 349 | 172 | | Orleans | 2 | 2 | 216 | 792 | 201 | | Otis | 1 | 1 | 23 | 152 | 21 | | Oxford | 4 | 4 | 428 | 697 | 397 | | Palmer | 4 | 4 | 239 | 401 | 449 | | Paxton | 1 | 1 | 270 | 433 | 150 | | Peabody | 19 | 19 | 4,111 | 3,535 | 2,481 | | Pelham | 1 | 1 | 22 | 316 | 24 | | Pembroke | 5 | 5 | 718 | 846 | 556 | | Pepperell | 3 | 3 | 284 | 586 | 270 | | Peru | 1 | 1 | 12 | 59 | 17 | | Petersham | 1 | 1 | 39 | 130 | 22 | | Phillipston | 1 | 1 | 40 | 93 | 55 | | Pittsfield | 14 | 14 | 1,127 | 4,607 | 1,253 | | Plainfield | 1 | 1 | 13 | 101 | 15 | | Plainville | 2 | 2 | 74 | 332 | 176 | | Plymouth | 14 | 14 | 3,415 | 5,012 | 2,876 | | Plympton | 1 | 1 | 109 | 186 | 91 | | Princeton | 1 | 1 | 152 | 315 | 67 | | Provincetown | 1 | 1 | 152 | 874 | 113 | | Quincy | 30 | 30 | 4,889 | 4,983 | 4,219 | | Randolph | 8 | 8 | 1,496 | 2,800 | 1,102 | | Raynham | 3 | 3 | 460 | 539 | 485 | | Reading | 8 | 8 | 1,286 | 1,707 | 806 | | Rehoboth | 3 | 3 | 164 | 335 | 128 | | Revere | 21 | 21 | 2,475 | 1,823 | 1,913 | | Richmond | 1 | 1 | 19 | 357 | 17 | | Rochester | 1 | 1 | 167 | 318 | 97 | | Rockland | 6 | 6 | 777 | 882 | 702 | | Rockport | 3 | 3 | 314 | 930 | 207 | | Rowe | 1 | 1 | 15 | 40 | 15 | | Rowley | 1 | 1 | 232 | 345 | 125 | | Royalston | 2 | 2 | 28 | 105 | 28 | | Russell | 1 | 1 | 25 | 44 | 26 | | Rutland | 2 | 2 | 320 | 511 | 198 | | Salem | 14 | 14 | 1,846 | 3,127 | 1,243 | | Salisbury | 2 | 2 | 252 | 401 | 229 | | Sandisfield | 1 | 1 | 14 | 74 | 12 | | Sandwich | 7 | 7 | 684 | 1,290 | 785 | | Saugus | 10 | 10 | 1,779 | 1,432 | 1,477 | | Savoy | 1 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 21 | | Scituate | 6 | 6 | 980 | 1,470 | 562 | | Seekonk | 4 | 4 | 470 | 631 | 456 | | Sharon | 5 | 5 | 1,025 | 2,016 | 372 | | Sheffield | 1 | 1 | 35 | 314 | 59 | | Shelburne | 1 | 1 | 49 | 352 | 48 | | Sherborn | 1 | 1 | 226 | 505 | 78 | | Shirley | 1 | 1 | 183 | 467 | 197 | | Shrewsbury | 9 | 9 | 1,572 | 2,466 | 843 | | Shutesbury | 1 | 1 | 26 | 412 | 38 | | Somerset | 5 | 5 | 753 | 1,260 | 1,086 | | Somerville | 21 | 21 | 2,587 | 6,763 | 2,330 | | South Hadley | 5 | 5 | 407 | 1,069 | 601 | | Southampton | 1 | 1 | 131 | 302 | 139 | | Southborough | 3 | 3 | 471 | 711 | 227 | | Southbridge | 5 | 5 | 907 | 1,242 | 797 | | Southwick | 3 | 3 | 147 | 319 | 250 | | Spencer | 4 | 4 | 360 | 671 | 333 | | Springfield | 64 | 64 | 2,312 | 7,772 | 4,632 | | Sterling | 2 | 2 | 248 | 427 | 161 | | Stockbridge | 1 | 1 | 37 | 442 | 37 | | Stoneham | 7 | 7 | 1,369 | 1,217 | 1,048 | | Stoughton | 8 | 8 | 1,411 | 1,932 | 1,016 | | Stow | 1 | 1 | 257 | 690 | 121 | | Sturbridge | 2 | 2 | 262 | 574 | 201 | | Sudbury | 5 | 5 | 797 | 1,681 | 341 | | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 74 | 317 | 50 | | Sutton | 3 | 3 | 452 | 534 | 235 | | Swampscott | 6 | 6 | 962 | 1,415 | 452 | | Swansea | 5 | 5 | 595 | 983 | 723 | | Taunton | 16 | 16 | 1,425 | 3,124 | 2,083 | | Templeton | 2 | 2 | 178 | 362 | 239 | | Tewksbury | 8 | 8 | 1,507 | 1,357 | 1,310 | | Tisbury | 1 | 1 | 70 | 374 | 82 | | Tolland | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 7 | | Topsfield | 1 | 1 | 328 | 457 | 133 | | Townsend | 3 | 3 | 193 | 394 | 180 | | Truro | 1 | 1 | 70 | 440 | 71 | | Tyngsborough | 4 | 4 | 405 | 547 | 374 | | Tyringham | 1 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 11 | | Upton | 1 | 1 | 213 | 366 | 139 | | Uxbridge | 4 | 4 | 476 | 629 | 331 | | Wakefield | 7 | 7 | 1,588 | 1,798 | 1,124 | | Wales | 1 | 1 | 41 | 99 | 44 | | Walpole | 8 | 8 | 1,426 | 1,395 | 1,042 | | Waltham | 18 | 18 | 2,081 | 2,968 | 1,920 | | Ware | 3 | 3 | 171 | 328 | 367 | | Wareham | 6 | 6 | 577 | 1,365 | 607 | | Warren | 1 | 1 | 105 | 182 | 126 | | Warwick | 1 | 1 | 13 | 81 | 29 | | Washington | 1 | 1 | 14 | 69 | 23 | | Watertown | 12 | 12 | 1,123 | 2,512 | 2,564 | | Wayland | 4 | 4 | 725 | 1,549 | 354 | | Webster | 5 | 5 | 702 | 779 | 568 | | Wellesley | 7 | 7 | 1,200 | 2,798 | 547 | | Wellfleet | 1 | 1 | 105 | 579 | 77 | | Wendell | 1 | 1 | 11 | 209 | 12 | | Wenham | 1 | 1 | 140 | 299 | 40 | | West Boylston | 2 | 2 | 397 | 582 | 215 | | West Bridgewater | 2 | 2 | 333 | 290 | 212 | | West Brookfield | 1 | 1 | 126 | 228 | 105 | | West Newbury | 1 | 1 | 179 | 409 | 55 | | West Springfield | 8 | 8 | 621 | 899 | 890 | | West Stockbridge | 1 | 1 | 31 | 308 | 43 | | West Tisbury | 1 | 1 | 88 | 357 | 54 | | Westborough | 5 | 5 | 635 | 1,117 | 291 | | Westfield | 12 | 12 | 576 | 1,200 | 966 | | Westford | 6 | 6 | 902 | 1,245 | 508 | | Westhampton | 1 | 1 | 28 | 194 | 21 | | Westminster | 2 | 2 | 228 | 472 | 195 | | Weston | 4 | 4 | 547 | 952 | 210 | | Westport | 5 | 5 | 550 | 1,289 | 585 | | Westwood | 4 | 4 | 966 | 1,098 | 617 | | Weymouth | 18 | 18 | 3,002 | 3,175 | 2,815 | | Whately | 1 | 1 | 36 | 194 | 50 | | Whitman | 4 | 4 | 683 | 759 | 451 | | Wilbraham | 4 | 4 | 542 | 795 | 720 | | Williamsburg | 1 | 1 | 50 | 398 | 78 | | Williamstown | 3 | 3 | 144 | 1,165 | 127 | | Wilmington | 6 | 6 | 1,042 | 1,000 | 935 | | Winchendon | 3 | 3 | 187 | 340 | 233 | | Winchester | 8 | 8 | 1,333 | 2,217 | 619 | | Windsor | 1 | 1 | 16 | 113 | 24 | | Winthrop | 6 | 6 | 1,184 | 1,174 | 910 | | Woburn | 14 | 14 | 2,059 | 1,920 | 2,143 | | Worcester | 50 | 50 | 6,156 | 11,734 | 4,996 | | Worthington | 1 | 1 | 36 | 221 | 46 | | Wrentham | 3 | 3 | 336 | 534 | 265 | | Yarmouth | 7 | 7 | 930 | 1,842 | 1,432 | | Totals | 2,166 | 2,166 | 248,095 | 452,693 | 210,389 |
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