Final election results show Lincoln voted ‘yes’ on Question 2

A more complete (though still unofficial) tally of Lincoln’s election results shows that Lincolnites voted in favor of expanding charter schools—and was one of very few Massachusetts cities and towns to do so.

Preliminary results that were sent to the Squirrel on Tuesday night contained a typographical error in the results for Question 2 that seemed to indicate Lincolnites voted against raising the cap on charter schools. In fact, Lincoln voted by a margin of 1,988–1,768 to raise the cap, and was one of only 15 towns to vote yes. The others were Weston, Wellesley, Dover, Sherborn, Manchester, Mt. Washington, Cohasset, Chatham, Orleans, Nantucket, and four of the five towns on Martha’s Vineyard.

The next-closest margin for a ballot question in Lincoln was the vote of 2,018–1,765 in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana.

The tables below show results by voting precinct, excluding blanks and write-ins. Click here to see a map showing the two Lincoln precincts.

Candidates	Precinct 1	Precinct 2	Total
PRESIDENT and VP
Clinton and Kaine	1,820	1,086	2,906
Trump and Pence	328	285	613
Johnson and Weld	97	78	175
Stein and Baraka	24	23	47
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
Katherine Clark	1,848	1,166	3,014
COUNCILLOR
Marilyn Devaney	1,681	1,065	2,746
STATE SENATOR
Michael Barrett	1,722	1,097	2,819
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Thomas Stanley	1,332	783	2,115
Stacey Gallagher Tully	643	533	1,176
SHERIFF
Peter Koutoujian	1,733	1,092	2,825

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BALLOT QUESTIONS	Precinct 1	Precinct 2	Total
QUESTION 1: Additional slot parlor license?
Yes	392	334	726
No	1,832	1,128	2,960
QUESTION 2: Allow up to 12 new charter schools per year?
Yes	1,186	802	1,988
No	1,089	679	1,768
QUESTION 3: Prohibit confinement of farm animals?
Yes	1,841	1,180	3,021
No	443	304	747
QUESTION 4: Legalize recreational marijuana?
Yes	1,186	832	2,018
No	1,106	659	1,765