Stoughton Election Results: 2017 Annual Town Election

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Newcomers Win Big; Current Selectmen and School Committee Chairs Also Re-elected;
Town Says no to Recreational Pot Shops

Michael Sullivan (selectman), Sandra Groppi (school committee), and Adam Dawkins (town moderator), all first-time candidates for town-wide office, each won their respective races in Stoughton's Annual Town Election, held Tuesday, April 4, 2017.

Stoughton voters also re-elected both of the current chairs of the Board of Selectmen and School Committee. David "Spanky" Sousa came in second in the selectmen race, while Katie Pina-Enokian came in second in the school committee race. Five candidates were running for two seats on the Selectmen, and three candidates were running for two seats on the School Committee. 

Stoughton voters decided to ban recreational marijuana shops or other recreational marijuana-related businesses from operating in town. 

And, for the town-wide write-in efforts, it looks like Pam Carr won a five-year seat on the Redevelopment Authority. She received 180 write-in votes. Stanley Zoll came in second with 101 write-in votes. Michael Horan received 93 write-in votes, winning a five-year seat on the Housing Authority, and William Larkin received 19 write-in votes, winning a 2 year seat on the Housing Authority.

Overall, 3,210 residents, or 16.6 percent of voters, went to the polls. 

Full results can be found here.