Lincoln residents voted for Martha Coakley for governor by a healthy margin and Sharon Antia for state rep by a much smaller majority, though neither woman prevailed overall in her race.
Town voters opted for Coakley by a vote of 1,608 to 1,045 (58 percent to 38 percent, with the rest opting for minor candidates or write-ins). Antia, who ran as an independent for state representative from the Ninth Middlesex District against incumbent Thomas Stanley of Waltham, where most of the district lies, eked out a 45-vote victory among Lincoln voters with a tally of 1,254 to 1,209, or 50 percent to 48 percent. However, in the district overall, Stanley won by a landslide, 72 percent to 28 percent.
Lincoln and statewide results for the four ballot measures can be found below.
Complete voting results for the town can be found here.
| YES | NO | |
| Question 1: Repeal the 2013 law that automatically adjusted gas taxes according to inflation? | ||
| Lincoln | 38% | 62% |
| Massachusetts | 53% | 47% |
| Question 2: Expand the bottle deposit law? | ||
| Lincoln | 59% | 41% |
| Massachusetts | 27% | 73% |
| Question 3: Repeal the 2011 law allowing resort casinos? | ||
| Lincoln | 68% | 32% |
| Massachusetts | 40% | 60% |
| Question 4: Allow employees who work for employers with eleven or more employees to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year? | ||
| Lincoln | 67% | 33% |
| Massachusetts | 60% | 40% |
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