Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Updates on the 2012 elections here in Canton will be posted throughout the day. Connect with us on Twitter too at #PatchElections and tell us what you see by tweeting @CantonMAPatch and commenting on facebook.com/CantonMAPatch.
Stay with Canton Patch all day as we update this article with news and information from the polls and live election results after 8 p.m. Share your photos and videos from Election Day by clicking the Upload Photos and Video button! Also, tell us what you've seen at the polls in the comments below: How long did you wait to vote today? Which candidate has the most visible presence among sign holders? Join the conversation in the comments. Scott Brown (R), Elizabeth Warren (D): U.S. Senate Scott Brown has represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate since a January 2010 special election held to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the late Ted Kennedy. Brown defeated state Attorney General Martha Coakley with 1,168,107 votes, or 51.9 percent…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The Obama campaign won the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the campaign, with gaffes and surges …
A majority of voters in Massachusetts on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving him the state's 11 Electoral votes.
Barack Obama won Massachusetts' 11 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Shortly after 8 p.m., the AP called Massachusetts for Obama, along with with six other east coast states and the District of Columbia. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in Massachusetts. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections. The economy was a key issue for many voters in the state, as was the Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare. Romney cast his ballot this morning in his hometown of Belmont, …
What's it like inside one of America's most exclusive parties? Patch is there to find out.
Mitt Romney's back in Massachusetts and throwing a party tonight. Ever wonder what a presidential election night party is like? What do you wear? What's the food like? How excited do people get? Newton Patch Editor Melanie Graham is at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center for Romney's shin-dig and will tweet out all these details and more as the night goes on.
What's it like when the potential next leader of the free world votes in your town? Patch sent three editors to find out.
How do you start the most important day in your life? If you're Mitt Romney, you come back to your home town to vote. Belmont will witness one of the rarest sites in America: A presidential candidate voting on election day. Join Patch as we live tweet from inside and outside the Beech Street Center in Belmont. Editors will capture the scene with tweets, photos, video and more. From broadcast news trucks to local media to protesters to residents just looking to get to Dunks, the scene should provide a colorful start to election day. ___ Late Update, 10:27 a.m.: Check out Belmont Editor Franklin Tucker's photo gallery from inside the voting station. 9:23 a.m.: "Line to vote has disappeared at Romney's polling place in Belmont," tweeted @…
How might the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren affect the presidential race—and vice-versa? Find out what local politicos think, and check here late for election results. Connect with us on Twitter at #PatchElections.
Check back at your local Patch all day for live election updates. While Massachusetts is expected to go to Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in the race for President of the United States, influential Massachusetts political insiders have varying opinions on how the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren will affect the presidential race, and vice versa. According to results from the Blue Commonwealth and Red Commonwealth surveys sent out last week and compiled today, Monday, 60 percent of the 23 local Republicans who responded think that the Brown-Warren race will result a modest increase in votes for Romney, while 40 percent of the 20 local Democrats who responded think the U.S. Senate race will increase Obama's total of …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Haven't made up your mind who to vote for?
A new NBC News/WSJ poll shows President Obama at 48 percent and Mitt Romney at 47 percent. That suggests there are still a bunch of undecided voters. The candidates are both out getting their messages to voters in a final push before the ballot. Are you still undecided? If so, what is going to make up your mind between now and Tuesday? What can either candidate do to sway your vote? Let us know in the comments and discuss.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Here's a list of the candidates on the ballot this Tuesday. Check the attached PDFs to see sample ballot.
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Friday, November 2, 2012
Here is a list of the citywide candidates on the Canton ballot for the 2012 Election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Candidates are listed in the order that they will appear in the ballot. Note that each individual ward will have its own slate of candidates for ward committee. Sample ballots can be seen in the PDFs attached to this article (to the right). President and Vice President Senator in Congress Representative in Congress Councilor Senator in General Court Representative in General Court Clerk of Courts Register of Deeds County Commissioner Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School Committee - Holbrook Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School Committee - Milton Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School Committee - Norwood …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Janet Ryan Rock has lived in Walpole since 2008, and is a research chef for Canton-based Dunkin'Donuts in the company's research and development department.
After three debates, some people may still be contemplating which side they are going to choose in the upcoming presidential election. Walpole resident Janet Ryan Rock knows exactly who she is going to be voting for, because she is the older sister of vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. "This is the first time in my life I’ll be able to vote for him," she said of her brother who is Republican candidate Mitt Romney's running mate. "Because he’s been representing the 1st District in Wisconsin for 14 years, and that whole time I’ve been living here [in Massachusetts]. I moved here in 1991, so this is first time I get to vote for him, and yes, I am very excited to do so.” Rock has lived in Walpole with her husband Bill since 2008. She is a …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The court rejected Stemberg’s request to close the hearing, according to media reports.
A 1991 testimony given by Presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney in the divorce of Staples founder Tom Stemberg was under consideration for public release on Thursday at Norfolk Probate and Family Court in Canton, according to a Boston.com. report. On Wednesday, the court rejected Stemberg’s request to close the hearing, according to the Boston Globe, which is looking to access the impounded testimony of Romney. Romney was the owner and chief executive of Bain Capital at the time of the divorce; Bain had invested $650,000 in Staples to help the company open its first store in Brighton in 1986, according to the Globe. For the full report, visit Boston.com.
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Matt Perkins
3:56 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Hi Mary Jane - only results from Precinct 1 were available as of late last night. The post was updated this morning with the full town results. I just included a link to the Town's Website which includes results broken down by precinct. Thanks for asking - hope that helps! more ›