Purington wins the general election 365-304

Complete Holyoke results
Posted by The Republican Newsroom November 06, 2007 21:23PM
Categories: Politics

HOLYOKE - In the Holyoke School Committee at-large race, retired teacher Howard B. Greaney Jr. ousted Michael J. Moriarty, who served as vice chairman for two terms in the past on the committee. Greaney attributed his win to a strong grassroots campaign.

Voter turnout was 31.8 percent, 19,613 voters.

"We just worked and worked and worked and we got our message out," Greaney said.

"We are going to do a great job for the citizens of Holyoke and especially the children," Greaney said.

Greaney referred to Moriarty as a formidable candidate. Moriarty thanked Greaney for a clean campaign.

"It was a decent campaign. ...We both made a case for why we should be on the School Committee. The results weren't what I wanted, but it was the will of the voters," Moriarty said.

Moriarty said he will ask for a recount since he lost by less than 1 percent of the vote.


Here are the unofficial results of Tuesday's municipal election in Holyoke.

Total voters : 19,613
31.8%

City Council
At Large
James M. Leahy* (i) 3,271
Elaine A. Pluta*(i) 3,608
William J. Bevan 1,977
Kevin A. Jourdain* (i) 3,079
Peter R. Tallman* (i) 3,353
Patricia C. Devine *(i) 3,227
John D. Pierce Jr. 1,106
Joseph M. McGiverin* (i) 3,487
Rebecca Lisi* 2,950
John E. Whelihan *(i) 2,756
Bruce F. Mitchell 1,974

Ward 1
Donald R. Welch*248
M. Jeanne R. Forget 101

Ward 3
Anthony Martin Keane *750
Richard P. Purcell 361

Ward 4
Timothy W. Purington*365
John P. Lecca (i)304

Ward 5
John P. Brunelle *(i) 684
Linda L. Vacon 595

School Committee
At Large
Michael J. Moriarty (i) 2,785
Howard B. Greaney Jr.*2,829
Ward 6
Daniel C. Burns 332
William R. Collamore *(i) 485

Ward 7
Margaret M. Boulais* (i) 667
Nicole S. Muller 501

Ballot question
Should the city of Holyoke reduce the size of the City Council?
Yes 2,783
No 2,338

(*) Denotes winner
(i) denotes incumbent