Wayland 2022 Election Results: Who's Winning In Town Races

Wayland MA

10 May, 2022

9:38 PM

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WAYLAND, MA — The Wayland Town Clerk has released unofficial results from the 2022 spring election. The 2022 election featured three competitive races, with three candidates vying for a single select board seat, two newcomers running for a single open Wayland School Committee seat, and a three-person race for the recreation commission. Wayland voters were also asked to approve two levy limit increases: one for the design and construction of a new community center and Council on Aging facility near the intersection of Route 20 and Andrew Avenue near the Stop & Shop plaza; and a second for a new grass sports field complex at the Loker Conservation Area. According to unofficial results, about 2,348 people voted in the 2022 election, which is about 22 percent turnout. By comparison, 1,619 voters cast a ballot in 2021, a turnout rate of 15 percent. The last pre-pandemic election in 2019 had about 22 percent turnout. Here are the unofficial election results released Tuesday night by the town clerk: Board of Selectmen (vote for one) Thomas Fay (i) — 1,094Dovie King — 461Clifford Lewis — 769 School Committee (vote for one) Erin Gibbons — 1,419Craig Gruber — 635 Board of Assessors (vote for one) Steven Paul Klitgord — 1,438 Trustees of the Public Library (vote for two) Elaine K. Donnelly — 1,429Elisa Scola — 1,486 Board of Health (3-year term, vote for one) Genevieve Anand — 1,483 Board of Health (1-year term, vote for one) Robert Carnes Eyre — 1,468 Planning Board (vote for one) No candidate (281 write-in votes) Board of Public Works (vote for two) Michael Price Lowery (i) — 1,416Michael B. Wegerbauer (i) — 1,372 Recreation Commissioner (vote for two) Asa Foster (i) — 1,292Thurston Wright III (i) — 959Frank Krasin — 687 Commissioner of Trust Funds (vote for one) Adam Garrett Gutbezahl (i) — 1,432 Housing Authority (vote for one) Mary M. Antes — 1,551 Question 1 (Community center) Yes — 1,546No — 677 Question 2 (Loker turf field) Yes — 1,410No — 812