How Wellesley voted on Election Day - The Swellesley Report

The town of Wellesley released unofficial results for the Presidential and State election on Tuesday night, showing an 85% turnout.

About 73% of votes cast in the Presidential election were for the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz ticket, while Donald Trump/JD Vance earned roughly 22%. Nationwide results were still being tallied as of this posting on Tuesday night.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren outdistanced challenger John Deaton by a 63% to 34% margin in Wellesley and appeared to win handily across the state.

On the ballot questions, the unofficial results in Wellesley were:

Yes on 1 (State Auditor’s authority to audit the legislature)
No on 2 (Eliminate MCAS)
No on 3 (Unionization for Transportation Network Drivers)
No on 4 (Limited legalization and regulation of certain natural psychedelic substances)
No on 5 (Minimum wage for tipped workers)

State results for the 5 ballot questions were still rolling in as of this post at about 11pm on Tuesday, though state results were in line with those in Wellesley at that time other than on Question 2 (MCAS).

The Wellesley State and Presidential Election Unofficial Results are available online here. The results include all ballots cast during advanced processing and at the polls on November 5, 2024. All ballots received after 5:00 PM on November 5th to Town Hall and/or postmarked by November 5th and received later , will be counted and added no later than November 20th.