How Westwood Voted in Town Election

The official results of the April 28, 2021 Town Election have been released by the Town of Westwood.  Robert Gotti will step into the role of Select Board member following the upcoming Town Meeting on May 3, 2021, and current Select Board member Nancy Hyde will move into her own newly elected role as Town Assessor.

In response to the Westwood Minute's request for a statement, Mr. Gotti issued one which closely tracks his Facebook campaign page message posted to supporters late Wednesday night:

"Honored at the opportunity to serve as the next member of Westwood’s Select Board.

I want to take the opportunity to thank both Dave Atkins and Bill McLaughlin for running highly competitive campaigns.

At the end of the day, we are better for having people willing to put themselves out there with a desire to serve and help advance our town.  I salute both the candidates and their teams.

Looking forward to beginning this next chapter in helping keep Westwood a great place to live."

All winners in this Town Election are listed here:

Nancy C. Hyde for Assessor

Eric K. Alden for Housing Authority (5 Year Term)

Mary E. Masi-Phelps for Library Trustee

Maria B. Ryan for Library Trustee

James M. O'Sullivan for Moderator

Christopher A. Pfaff for Planning Board (3 year term)

Ellen Larkin Rollings for Planning Board (3 year term)

Kathleen Wynne for Planning Board (1 year term)

Maya K. Plotkin for School Committee

Robert R. Gotti for Select Board

Diane E. Hayes for Sewer Commissioner

James J. Gavin for Town Treasurer

Of Westwood's 11,840 registered voters, there were 2,287 or 19 percent who cast votes on this Town Election Day.

The race for Select Board, of all the open positions, held the highest voter interest.  Ninety-eight percent of voters going to the polls chose a candidate for Select Board.  Mr. Gotti won two precincts and 36 percent of total ballots cast, followed by David Atkins with one precinct and 32 percent.  William "Bill" McLaughlin won one precinct and 30 percent of ballots cast.  Only 37 ballots cast were blank for this position, or less than 2 percent.

The race for Moderator and the vacant seat for Planning Board (1 year term) generated the next highest rates of voter participation.  Eighty-nine percent of voters who came to the polls cast a vote for Moderator.  James O'Sullivan prevailed over Deborah Conant with 64 percent of total ballots cast for Mr. O'Sullivan, compared to Ms. Conant's 24 percent.

Eighty-three percent of voters at the polls chose a candidate for the one-year Planning Board position.  Kathleen Wynne prevailed over Philip Giordano, winning 47 percent of total ballots cast to Mr. Giordano's 36 percent.

In the remaining races, 72 percent of voters at the polls cast votes for Town Treasurer and Assessor, while 67 to 69 percent voted for their candidates in the Housing Authority, Library Trustee, Planning Board (3 year term), School Committee, and Sewer Commissioner races.

[Note: This article was first published based upon unofficial results.  With the posting of official results on Thursday night, April 29, 2021, Westwood Minute updates the article to reflect the official results. Westwood Minute also deletes an earlier, mistaken reference to Philip Giordano as an incumbent.]

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