Newton 2021 Election: Fuller Wins Mayoral Race Against Sangiolo

Newton MA

02 November, 2021

8:00 PM

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NEWTON, MA —Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has won the city's mayoral race against Amy Mah Sangiolo and will lead the city for another four years. Fuller, who was elected in 2017 as the city's first woman mayor, emailed her supporters just before 10 p.m. Tuesday to tell them the news. "I am so grateful to all of you," said Fuller in a statement. "Thank you for working hard with me on this campaign. Thank you for believing in me and in our shared vision for Newton. Thank you for loving this good City and supporting each other during COVID-19. To our neighbors who lost someone, our hearts are with you." "All of us are so lucky to live in a city with so many people who are civic minded," she continued. "I promise to be a Mayor for all of Newton. No matter who you voted for across all of the races, I pledge to continue to listen carefully and empathetically to each one of you. From Auburndale to Nonantum and Upper Falls to Oak Hill Park and everywhere in between, I will always hear your voice." Newton voters participated in early voting and went to the polls on Tuesday to decide who would emerge victorious in the races for mayor, City Council, and School Committee. All 24 City Council members and eight School Committee members were on the Nov. 2 ballot. Newton not only had a contested mayoral race this year, but also four contested City Council races. Maria Scibelli Greenberg won against Kevin Riffe in Ward 1, Julia Malakie won against James Cote in Ward 3, Bill Humphrey won against Debra Waller in Ward 5, and Brenda Noel won against in Ward 6. In addition, Alison Leary, John Oliver, Pam Wright, Andrea Kelley, Deb Crossley, Andreae Downs, Alicia Bowman, and Victoria Danberg have won the contested Councillor-At-Large positions. As far as the two contested School Committee elections go, with Paul Levy won against Shawn Fitzgibbons in Ward 6 and Kathleen Shields won against Valerie Pontiff in Ward 7. Election results Mayor Ruthanne Fuller (incumbent): 10,796Amy Mah Sangiolo: 9,288 Ward 1, Ward Councilor Maria Scibelli Greenberg (incumbent): 1,164Kevin Riffe: 935 Ward 2, Ward Councilor Emily Norton (incumbent): 1,715 Ward 3, Ward Councilor James R. Cote: 1,045Julia Malakie (incumbent): 1,513 Ward 4, Ward Councilor Christopher J. Markiewicz (incumbent): 1,352 Ward 5, Ward Councilor Bill Humphrey (incumbent): 1,534Debra Waller: 893 Ward 6, Ward Councilor Brenda Noel (incumbent): 1,613Barry Bergman: 1,073 Ward 7, Ward Councilor R. Lisle Baker (incumbent): 1,035 Ward 8, Ward Councilor Holly Ryan-Caffray (incumbent): 982 Ward 1, Councilor-At-Large Alison Leary (incumbent): 10,443John Oliver (incumbent): 11,669Allan L. Ciccone: 3,730 Ward 2, Councilor-At-Large Susan S. Albright (incumbent): 10,184Tarik Lucas (incumbent): 11,266 Ward 3, Councilor-At-Large Pamela A. Wright (incumbent): 9,631Andrea W. Kelley (incumbent): 8,900Meryl Kessler: 7,620 Ward 4, Councilor-At-Large Leonard J. Gentile (incumbent): 9,687Josh Krintzman (incumbent): 8,367 Ward 5, Councilor-At-Large Deborah Crossley (incumbent): 9,327Andreae Downs (incumbent): 8,340Rena Getz: 8,168 Ward 6, Councilor-At-Large Alicia Bowman (incumbent): 9,205Victoria Danberg (incumbent): 8,900Lisa Gordon: 8,102 Ward 7, Councilor-At-Large Becky Grossman (incumbent): 9,087Marc C. Laredo (incumbent): 9,625 Ward 8, Councilor-At-Large Richard Lipof (incumbent): 8,623David Kalis (incumbent): 8,655 Ward 1, School Committee Rajeev Parlikar: 8,733 Ward 2, School Committee Christopher Brezski: 8,174 Ward 3, School Committee Anping Shen (incumbent): 8,482 Ward 4, School Committee Tamika Olszewski (incumbent): 8,342 Ward 5, School Committee Emily Prenner (incumbent): 8,084 Ward 6, School Committee Paul F. Levy: 8,449Shawn P. Fitzgibbons: 7,191 Ward 7, School Committee Valerie Pontiff: 5,034Kathleen Shields (incumbent): 7,629 Ward 8, School Committee Cove J. Davis: 7,803 For the latest on local elections, sign up for email alerts here or like us on Facebook.