TIVERTON - After counting in-person, emergency and mail-in ballots, the results were finally in for the Tiverton non-partisan election early Wednesday morning. 

Out of the 16 candidates vying for seven Town Council seats,  Denise deMedeiros  -- the council's  current  Vice President -- lead  the pack, receiving  3,671 votes.  Also retaining their seats on the council  were Joe Perry and Donna Cook, finishing fourth and sixth with 3,381 and 2,734 votes, respectively. 

Challengers Deborah Janick, Jay Edwards, William Vieira and Michael Burk rounded out the top  seven,  unseating ninth-place finisher Nancy Driggs from the council.  A breakdown of the results follows: 

Denise M. deMedeiros: 3,671 votes, 9.2 percent

Deborah G. Janick: 3,388 votes, 8.5 percent

Jay P. Edwards: 3,382 votes, 8.4 percent

Joseph C. Perry, Jr.: 3,381 votes, 8.4 percent

William J. Vieira: 2,737 votes, 6.8 percent

Donna J. Cook: 2,734 votes, 6.8 percent

Michael S. Burk: 2,480 votes, 6.2 percent

J. Scott Burns: 2,362 votes, 5.9 percent

Nancy L. Driggs: 2,331 votes, 5.8 percent

Gavin Black: 2,307 votes, 5.8 percent

Joseph R. Sousa: 2,256 votes, 5.6 percent

David J. Paull: 2,060 votes, 5.1 percent

Sheri M. Aakre: 2,013 votes, 5.0 percent

Robert D. Coulter 1,781 votes, 4.4 percent

Joel A. Bishop 1,671 votes, 4.2 percent

Raymond D. Fougere: 1,366 votes, 3.4 percent

In other races

In the race for Town Clerk, Joan Chabot received  59.2 percent of the vote, winning over Thomas Buchanan.  Longtime-clerk Nancy Mello  is set to retire after the election's results are certified.