Unofficial 2023 Westwood Annual Town Election Results

Incumbents held onto their seats in the contested races for School Committee and Board of Library Trustees in Westwood's 2023 Annual Town Election, while Joseph Previtera has narrowly defeated Select Board incumbent Michael Walsh by 52 votes.

Town Clerk Dottie Powers announced the unofficial results live on Westwood Media Center's broadcast. 

For the contested seat on Select Board, Mr. Previtera received 1,308 votes while Mr. Walsh received 1,256 votes.

For the two spots on School Committee, incumbent Amanda Phillips and newcomer JoAnna French have prevailed over Tom Themistocles. Ms. Phillips was the top vote getter with 1,702 votes, followed by Ms. French with 1,578 votes, and Mr. Themistocles received 1,257 votes.

For two spots on the Board of Library Trustees, incumbent Maureen Von Euw led with 1,465 votes, followed by Wendy Hickey with 1,108 votes. Melissa Morabito received 1,032 votes.

In uncontested races, the following have been elected:

• Assessor: Mark F. Murphy
• Housing Authority: Elissa Gordet Franco
• Moderator: James M. O’Sullivan 
• Planning Board: Philip M. Giordano 
• Sewer Commissioner: Francis X. MacPherson, Jr.
• No candidate ran for Tax Collector. There were 254 write-ins, the results which will be announced in the next few days.

Updated 4/26/2023 at 8:58 a.m.

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