election results

While the presidential election was decided sooner than many experts predicted, a number of local races on the SouthCoast still have yet to be determined.

The town of Acushnet now has a selectman with a stance on the controversial LNG facility. Challenger Roger Cabral won Monday night's town election by a landslide against incumbent selectman Garry Rawcliffe, 709 votes to 419. Cabral previously criticized the Board of Selectmen for not coming out against the potential LNG plant in Acushnet...

School Committee winners: Larry Finnerty 4,489 Josh Amaral 4,472 Jack Nobrega 3,921 Ward 4: Dana Ribeiro 793 over Bruce Duarte 583 Ward 5: Kerry Winterson 1,172 over Jan Baptiste 1,136 Ward 6: Joe Lopes over Ian Saunders 194   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Council at large race: All precincts in: Linda Mora