The Dems in the 1EM made a real impact in this election. Boxford, which in 2002 was literally the Reddest Town in the state (highest % vote for Mitt Romney), saw its Democratic vote increased by 54% in this election over 2002’s. In fact, all the towns in the district saw dramatic increases — the district’s Dem vote overall increased by 50%.
Elsewhere in the 1EM, the district as a whole went for Deval, winning the plurality in seven towns. In 2002, not only did the Senate District go for Romney but so did all 16 towns.
|
2006 |
2002 |
||||
|
Patrick |
Healey |
% Dem vote increase ’06 over ’02 |
O’Brien |
Romney |
|
| Boxford |
1,459 |
2,103 |
54% |
947 |
2,768 |
| Essex |
799 |
761 |
44% |
556 |
989 |
| Georgetown |
1,478 |
1,593 |
45% |
1,022 |
1,944 |
| Gloucester |
6,493 |
4,270 |
31% |
4,948 |
5,470 |
| Groveland |
1,280 |
1,356 |
48% |
866 |
1,622 |
| Hamilton |
1,637 |
1,662 |
63% |
1,002 |
2,378 |
| Ipswich |
3,139 |
2,581 |
43% |
2,192 |
3,431 |
| Manchester |
1,315 |
1,184 |
54% |
853 |
1,724 |
| Middleton |
1,379 |
1,688 |
66% |
833 |
1,894 |
| Newbury |
1,657 |
1,347 |
49% |
1,109 |
1,894 |
| North Reading |
2,573 |
2,995 |
26% |
2,049 |
4,079 |
| Rockport |
2,099 |
1,296 |
27% |
1,658 |
1,904 |
| Rowley |
1,022 |
1,218 |
43% |
716 |
1,533 |
| Wenham |
768 |
904 |
53% |
503 |
1,256 |
| West Newbury |
1,007 |
921 |
55% |
649 |
1,282 |
| Wilmington |
3,857 |
4,038 |
30% |
2,958 |
5,041 |
| 1EM Total |
34,300 |
29,917 |
50% |
22,872 |
39,209 |
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