Woonsocket Election Results

By: NBC 10 News | NBC 10
Published: November 08, 2011
Updated: November 08, 2011 - 10:33 PM

MAYOR

Leo T. FONTAINE 2,943 92%

CITY COUNCIL

Christopher A. BEAUCHAMP 2,090 47%

Albert G. BRIEN 1,694 38%

Stella G. BRIEN 1,651 37%

James C. COURNOYER 1,253 28%

Marc A. DUBOIS 1,877 42%

Daniel M. GENDRON 2,235 50%

Roger G. JALETTE, SR. 1,857 42%

Philip E. LABRECQUE 1,351 31%

Kathryn LeBLANC 1,206 27%

Steven LIMA 1,158 21%

Garrett S. MANCIERI 1,374 31%

Roland M. MICHAUD 966 2%

Robert R. MOREAU 2,545 58%

John F. WARD 2,537 57%

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

John V. DONLON, JR. 1,760 40%

Anthony J. GABRIELE 1,098 25%

Jeffrey A. HARDY 1,293 29%

George E. KING 1,007 23%

Anita Ann McGUIRE-FORCIER 2,050 46%

Eleanor M. NADEAU 2,051 46%

Vimala PHONGSAVANH 2,005 45%

Allen R. RIVERS 617 14%

Christopher M. ROBERTS 2,365 53%

Thomas W. WRONA 1,558 35%

LOCAL REFERENDA

WOONSOCKET HOME RULE CHARTER

1. BONDS/NOTES

(Ordinance 11-0-54, Chapter 7633 of the City Council)

"Shall the City of Woonsocket Home Rule Charter, Chapter VII, Article 8, Section 1, be amended to increase the term for bonds and/or long term notes to thirty (30) years?"

QUESTION 1 APPROVE 2,115 55%

QUESTION 1 REJECT 1,728 45%

2. PURCHASING

(Ordinance 11-0-55, Chapter 7634 of the City Council)

"Shall the City of Woonsocket Home Rule Charter, Chapter VIII, Section 4, be amended to increase the limit of purchases allowed without competitive bidding from two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars to five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars?"

QUESTION 2 APPROVE 1,825 47%

QUESTION 2 REJECT 2,077 53%

3. ELECTIONS

(Ordinance 11-0-56, Chapter 7635 of the City Council)

"Shall the City of Woonsocket Home Rule Charter, Chapter XVIII, Section 2, be amended to set the election of the mayor, city council members, and school committee members on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in even-numbered years, with the following transition periods: the mayor, city council members, and

school committee members elected in the 2013 election shall serve a term in office until 2016?"

QUESTION 3 APPROVE 2,466 61%

QUESTION 3 REJECT 1,593 39%

4. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMITTEES OR COMMISSIONS

(Ordinance 11-0-57, Chapter 7636 of the City Council)

"Shall the City of Woonsocket Home Rule Charter, Chapter XVII, Article 1, be amended to add a section requiring that appointees to boards, committees or commissions be residents of Woonsocket, excepting those appointments requiring specialized educational, professional or technical skills?"

QUESTION 4 APPROVE 2,743 68%

QUESTION 4 REJECT 1,267 32%