Revere voters follow lead of Mass. electorate in Presidential vote

By Barbara Taormina

Revere voters came out strong for Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s presidential election casting 9,556 ballots or 52 percent of the total compared to former President Donald Trump’s 8,055 votes or nearly 44 percent of the vote according to the election department’s unofficial results.

Jill Stein, the Green Rainbow Party candidate received 234 votes or just over 1 percent to the city’s total vote.

“It was a complicated election,” said Election Commissioner Paul Fahey who was still combing through the numbers on Wednesday afternoon. Fahey said the multiple-page ballot offered in different languages combined with a large turnout made for a long day. In total, 18,378 residents, or about 56 percent of the city’s eligible voters made their way to the polls despite long lines.

There were no major surprises down ballot. More than 55 percent of Revere voters opted to give Senator Elizabeth Warren a third term despite an aggressive campaign by Republican challenger John Deaton who picked up nearly 38 percent of the city’s vote. Congressional rep Katherine Clark ran unopposed.

State Senator Lydia Edward’s came out on top in her race against Jeanna Marie Tamas with more than 52 percent of the vote. State Representatives Jessica Giannino and Jeffrey Turco ran unopposed.

Regional School Committeeman Anthony Caggiano ran unopposed, garnering over 57% of the vote with 10,5760 votes to continue representing Revere’s vocational student needs at the Northeast Regional Vocation-Technical School in Wakefield.

Stephanie Everett ended the day on top with 9,866 Revere votes in her race against Mohamed Bah for Register of Probate.

Ballot Questions

Slightly more than 62 percent of Revere voted to give the state auditor the authority to audit the state legislature with ballot Question 1.

On Question 2, just over half of Revere voted to end the use of the MCAS exam as a graduation requirement.

On Question 3, which allows rideshare drivers to form unions, Revere said yes with 9, 546 votes.

On Question 4, more than 36 percent of Revere voters cast ballots in favor of legalizing certain psychedelic substances while 54 percent of voters opposed the proposal.

And on Question 5, 37.39 percent of residents voted to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers while 54.57 percent voted against the raise.