Mayoral Election Narrowed Down to Vigeant, Jones

With precincts from the city's seven wards reporting the results of the 2011 mayoral preliminary election, Arthur Vigeant and Matthew Jones have finished in first and second place by a narrow margin with the third contestant, James Mosso, finishing a distant third. 

With only 11.37 (2,315) percent of the total registered voters hitting the polls today, it didn't take City Clerk Lisa Thomas' office long to tally the votes.

While these results have yet to be certified the initial count indicates that Vigeant has the most votes with 1,188; Jones garnered 1,031 votes; and Mosso collected 78. 

There were 17 blank ballots counted and there was even a single vote for an unnamed write-in candidate.

According to  and Principal Clerk-Elections Travis Mason, in the 2009 Ward 3 preliminary elections, 440 residents voted, comprising 15.26 percent of the 2,884 registered voters. In the November 2009 municipal election, 6,123 residents voted, comprising 30.25 percent of the 20,239 registered voters. Noting the figures, Thomas said, "Although that percentage is fairly average for municipal elections, I'd like to see it be higher this year."

There are currently 20,364 registered voters in Marlborough.

Thomas was unable to comment on the proceedings further (around 9 p.m.) due to her office being inundated with calls. 

Vigeant and Jones will face each other on Nov. 1 in the general election. 

Check back with Marlborough Patch on Wednesday for further coverage of this preliminary election. 

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