Election Day in Barrington, by the numbers

Thousands cast ballots in Barrington… here is how they voted

Posted 11/4/26

According to the Rhode Island Board of Elections, there are 14,236 registered voters in Barrington, and more than half of them cast a ballot during this election.  

According the board of …

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Election Day in Barrington, by the numbers

Thousands cast ballots in Barrington… here is how they voted

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According to the Rhode Island Board of Elections, there are 14,236 registered voters in Barrington, and more than half of them cast a ballot during this election. 

According the board of elections website, 7,894 ballots were cast in Barrington. That is about 55 percent voter turnout.

Following are some of the other numbers from Tuesday’s election:

Barrington Town Council (top two earn seats)

1. Jessica Martin (Democrat) — 3,888 votes or 30.01 percent

2. Neile Hartman (Independent) — 3,746 votes or 28.92 percent

3. Braxton Cloutier (Democrat) — 3,082 votes or 23.79 percent

4. Anthony Arico (Independent) — 2,180 votes or 16.83 percent

RI House of Representatives, District 67

1. Nicole Jellinek (Democrat) — 3,451 votes or 60.51 percent

2. Joseph DePasquale (Independent) — 2,218 votes or 38.89 percent

Barrington School Committee (top two earn seats)

1. Sarah Whiting (Democrat) — 5,328 votes or 51.97 percent

2. Adam Stearnbourne (Democrat) — 4,614 votes or 45.01 percent

Charter change questions

• Question 6 — 4,210 votes to approve (56.41 percent); 3,253 votes to reject (43.59 percent)

• Question 7 — 4,232 votes to approve (57.45 percent); 3,134 votes to reject (42.55 percent)

• Question 8 — 4,391 votes to reject (58.80 percent); 3,077 votes to approve (41.20 percent)

• Question 9 — 4,456 votes to reject (60 percent); 2,971 votes to approve (40 percent)

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