Bristol Democrats have their November slate

With mail-in ballots counted, Joseph DeMelo is out

Posted 9/10/20

Bristol's only contested primary was to decide which of 6 democrats — 5 officially endorsed by the town party, one not — would represent the ticket in November.

When all votes were …

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Bristol Democrats have their November slate

With mail-in ballots counted, Joseph DeMelo is out

Posted

Bristol's only contested primary was to decide which of six democrats — five officially endorsed by the town party, one not — would represent the ticket in November.

When all votes were counted (which for the first time in memory included more mail-in ballots than in person), Aaron Ley collected the most votes, with 1,285, with the lone unendorsed democrat, Joseph DeMelo, out of the running.

The final results are as follows (Note: "Emergency ballots" refers to those cast early at the Town Hall):

Aaron Ley   1,285

  • Polling place: 443
  • Mail ballots: 696
  • Emergency ballots: 146

Timothy Sweeney   1,240

  • Polling place: 457  
  • Mail ballots: 646
  • Emergency ballots: 137
  • Bethany Sousa Foster   1,132
    Polling place: 420
    Mail ballots: 578
    Emergency ballots: 134

Adam Ramos   1,115

  • Polling place: 374
  • Mail ballots: 631
  • Emergency ballots: 110

Nathan Calouro   1,069

  • Polling place: 433
  • Mail ballots: 516
  • Emergency ballots: 120

Joseph DeMelo   699

  • Polling place: 371
  • Mail ballots: 254
  • Emergency ballots: 74
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