Town Election 2023: Saugus Charter Commission: How the 27 candidates finished

Question 1: “Shall a commission be elected to revise the Charter of the Town of Saugus?”

Result: Voters rejected the question 2,468 to 2,276. Here is how the 27 candidates for the nine seats on the proposed Charter Commission finished in Tuesday’s election. Had the ballot question prevailed, the top nine vote-getters would have been put on the commission.

These 27 candidates for the nine seats on the Charter Commission were listed alphabetically on the Nov. 7 election ballot. The Moving Saugus Forward Committee identified 13* of them as being members of the committee and supportive of the Charter Commission campaign. The boldfaced names were identified by the Moving Saugus Forward Committee as candidates whom voters who support Question 1 should not vote for.

1) Debra Carol Panetta: 2,219.

*2) Anthony William Cogliano: 1,779.

*3) Peter A. Rossetti, Jr: 1,619.

4) Michael J. Serino: 1,585.

5) Peter Z. Manoogian, Sr. 1,456.

6) Vincent A. Serino: 1,394.

7) Jeannette E. Meredith: 1,353.

8) Ryan P. Fisher: 1,196.

9) Robert J. Long: 1,045.

*Donald Cicolini: 991.

*Judith A. Worthley: 979.

*Robert James Camuso: 973.

Stephen Doherty: 938.

Joseph John Vecchione IV: 917.

*Julie Ann Mitchell. 914.

*Frank V. Federico: 900.

*Lori A. Gallivan: 885.

*Christopher M. Tarantino: 812.

John J. O’Brien: 798.

Sue Palomba: 791.

*Thomas E. Traverse: 789.

Kenneth L. DePatto: 762.

*Eugene F. Decareau: 693.

Matthew David Parlante: 596.

*Anthony D. Speziale: 557.

Richard Edward Thompson: 443.

*Lawrence Anthony Mingolelli: 279.

Blanks: 17,341.