Slew of write-ins elected in Hawley

Staff Report

Published: 05-07-2024 2:18 PM

Modified: 05-07-2024 7:15 PM


HAWLEY — With only three candidates listed on the ballot, write-ins filled many of the positions during Monday’s annual town election.

With no one on the ballot for town auditor or moderator, the incumbents were written in, along with a write-in candidate for the Hawlemont School Committee. Sixty-one voters cast their ballots.

The results are as follows:

■Selectboard, three-year term — Robert MacLean, incumbent, 59 votes.

■Board of Assessors, three-year term — Jeffrey Carantit, 58 votes.

■Moderator, one-year term — Scott Purinton, incumbent, 32 write-in votes.

■Auditor, one-year term — Ashley Harrison, incumbent, 26 write-in votes.

■Hawlemont School Committee, three-year term — Peggy Travers, 61 votes.

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■Hawlemont School Committee, one-year term — Kylie Turner, 28 write-in votes.