Like outgoing governor Deval Patrick, Foxboro residents like casinos. Just not in their town. <\/p>\n
Local residents vote by a nearly 2 to 1 margin Monday against a ballot question aimed at killing casinos in Massachusetts even before the first glittering gambling house opens. <\/p>\n
Foxboro helped defeat the casino repeal ballot question by a vote of 4,460 to 2,512. Less than three years ago, the town by a huge margin elected two selectmen who had opposed a Wynn Resorts casino here on Route 1. <\/p>\n
Tuesday's State Election drew 7,055 of the town's 11,111 registered voters, a 63 percent turnout. <\/p>\n
Maura Healey, the state's new attorney general and a casino foe, had local backing, 3,503 to John B. Miller's 3,201. <\/p>\n
Among the unopposed candidates, Rep. Jay Barrows, R-Mansfield, received the highest number of symbolic endorsements with 5,170 votes of thanks. <\/p>\n
Also running unopposed for reelection were U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III and state Sen. James E. Timilty. <\/p>\n
All local election results can be viewed on the town's website. <\/p>\n
The town voted with the state on all four ballot questions, eliminating automatic gas tax hikes, refusing to expand the bottle deposit law, leaving the casino law in place, and supporting earned sick time for employees. <\/p>\n
For some, the act of voting rivals the importance of specific outcomes. <\/p>\n
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