Somerville election results, and general post-election open thread

[ron_newman]

The City of Somerville sent me unofficial election results:

Ballots cast: 39,919 (73.4% of 54,360 total registered voters)

President:
Clinton-Kaine: 32,903 (82.4%)
Trump-Pence: 4,064 (10.2%)
Johnson-Weld: 1,100 (2.8%)
Stein-Baraka: 812 (2.0%)
Write-in: 593 (1.5%)
Blank: 447 (1.1%)

(Compared to 2012 results, or even 2008 results, not much change.)

Q1 (Additional slots parlor): Yes 10,151 (25.4%), No 27,857 (69.7%), Blank 1,911 (4.8%)
Q2 (Raise charter school cap): Yes 11,113 (27.8%), No 27,438 (68.7%), Blank 1,368 (3.4%)
Q3 (Conditions of farm animals): Yes 32,448 (81.3%), No 6,204 (15.5%), Blank 1,267 (3.2%)
Q4 (Legalize marijuana): Yes 29,447 (73.8%), No 9,498 (23.8%), Blank 974 (2.4%)
Q5 (Tax override for new high school): Yes 26,260 (65.8%), No 10,166 (25.5%), Blank 3,493 (8.8%)

Statewide results in all races match Somerville's results, except that in each case, the winning percentage is higher in Somerville than it is statewide.

Unfortunately, national results for President don't currently appear to match Somerville (and Massachusetts) at all. What does this mean for our city and our state?

This post is an open thread for any discussion whatsoever about yesterday's election (Somerville-related or otherwise).

Comments

[mem-winterhill.livejournal.com]

I can hardly breathe right now. I'm so glad to know that my neighbors voted the way they did. But it can't buffer the damage we're about to face.

[somergirl80.livejournal.com]

Shaking my head about that high school and the marijuana. But glad Somerville had a great turnout. Wish the rest of the country felt as we do.

[veek.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty happy about the high school and the marijuana, but right now I'm even happier to read your comment. Because you felt free to post it, and because I'm glad that you're my neighbor and we can disagree and still live together in Somerville and support others who do. <3

[keithn.livejournal.com]

There are obviously many potential impacts to individuals and families in Somerville. For the city itself, Trump has promised to "cut off funding" for sanctuary cities. We are definitely considered a sanctuary city.

Our mayor is not very media shy and I expect him to be one of the mayors leading the fight on behalf of sanctuary cities.

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

Everything in the news is awful today, but I am glad we got the funding for a new high school.

[serious-noir.livejournal.com]

I feel nauseated.

Anyone got a joint?

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I can't help wanting to ask the people who said "stfu about the VRA, we got gay marriage!" what they think now, and what they'll think if we end up losing same sex marriage (and so much else).

*bids goodbye to this icon for awhile*

[redbird]

Even if we keep marriage, it shouldn't have been a trade-off.

[irilyth]

Hey, out of curiosity, do you know who did the original image that your icon uses?

[irilyth]

Thanks for all the info; as it turns out, that comment was intended for browngirl, and the Liberty/Justice icon.

[ron_newman]

Sorry! I didn't realize that. Tagging browngirl so she sees this request.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/09/when-lady-justice-made-out-with-lady-liberty-a-gay-marriage-graphic-was-born/380023/

:)

[irilyth]

Ka-yay. :^) Thanks!

[ron_newman]

Thanks! (And I hope you'll have a chance to bring it back soon.)

[etana.livejournal.com]

I stilll feel like a Somerville kid, even though I had to move to East Boston this summer because I use a wheelchair and can't afford $1600/month in rent. Anyway. I'm proud of Mayor Curtatone and fearful for funding for sanctuary cities like Somerville and Lowell. The high school replacement will be much welcomed and hey, maybe one of the many bakeries in Somerville can make edibles now that pot is legal? That would help chill us all out.