Robert Ogden won the Democratic nomination for a second six-year term as Dukes County sheriff, soundly defeating former Oak Bluffs police chief Erik Blake in a Sept. 6 primary that drew more than 26 per cent of county voters to the polls on a rare rainy day.
Three write-in candidates for Dukes County Commission earned enough votes to join three incumbents on the November general election ballot. Tristan Israel, James Klingensmith and Doug Ruskin will run as Democrats alongside Donald R. Leopold, Christine C. Todd and Richard G. Wharton for seats on the seven-member commission, having garnered more than the 25 required write-in votes apiece.
In a three-way Republican race for Cape and Islands district attorney, Daniel Higgins tied John F. Carey on the Island, but won decisively overall. An assistant district attorney, Higgins will face Democrat Robert Joseph Galibois, a former assistant district attorney, who was unopposed in the primary, for the seat being vacated by logintime District Attorney Michael O’Keefe.
In statewide races, Island votes were mostly in line with those in the rest of the state. Democrats gave strong support to Maura Healey for governor, Kimberly Driscoll for lieutenant governor, Andrea Joy Campbell for attorney general, William F. Galvin for secretary of state and Diana Dizoglio for state auditor. Island Republicans bucked the state trend in favoring Chris Doughty over Geoff Diehl for governor. Mr. Diehl will face Ms. Healey in November.
In the Island’s most closely watched primary race, Mr. Ogden outpolled Mr. Blake in all six Island towns as well as Gosnold. With write-in votes still incomplete, Mr. Ogden had a 586-vote lead over Mr. Blake, 2,116 to 1,530. Because there were no Republicans on the ballot, the winner of the Democratic primary is the presumptive winner of the November election.
The county’s chief law enforcement officer, the sheriff is responsible for the Dukes County jail well as the Dukes County radio communications network, which coordinates emergency response around the Island.
A career corrections officer, Mr. Ogden first won election in 2016. In campaign appearances, he said his priorities would be to continue to make improvements to the Islandwide radio network and to rehabilitate the county correctional facility, which dates to 1873, and improve conditions there.
“I am honored and privileged to continue the work of the Dukes County Sheriff’s Office and the will of the people of Martha’s Vineyard,” Mr. Ogden said to the Gazette. “I am their representative in public safety and I hold that privilege sacred. Our core beliefs of integrity, professionalism, and respect are not just words on our standard, they guide every decision we make. I am so honored and proud to serve a second term, and promise to serve to the best of my ability.”
On election night, Mr. Ogden said he was “just really excited about getting back to work” and gave thanks to his campaign council and “the 45 volunteers who stood out in the rain today.”
Mr. Blake, who ran for the office after retiring from almost two decades as Oak Bluffs police chief earlier this year, also thanked his supporters.
“I congratulate Bob Ogden on his primary win. I had a tremendous amount of support from my family and the community. In the end it wasn’t enough to overcome an incumbent,” he told the Gazette. “I’m proud of the campaign I ran and the career I enjoyed for 35 years. I’m excited to see what new doors open for me in the near future.”
Turnout for the primary ranged from 32.5 percent in Aquinnah to 21.6 percent in Edgartown. Turnout in non-presidential primaries has varied widely in Dukes County, from just 17 percent in 2014 to 33 percent for the last statewide primary election in 2018.
“We had about 24 per cent of voters turn out, which is pretty average compared to other years but pretty good for a primary. There seemed to be a good amount of interest. The rain didn’t stop them,” Edgartown town clerk Karen Medeiros said.
“It’s been nice and steady all day, which has been a pleasant surprise for a primary,” said West Tisbury town clerk Tara Whiting-Wells, where turnout was at 30 per cent. “We had 235 early votes and voters are still rolling in at the end of the night.”
Town officials have four days to file official results, so some race outcomes were not be known immediately. Voting in Barnstable was also extended to midnight to make up for a delayed start in that town, which may add to the delays in some Cape and Islands race results.
Here are consolidated results from Dukes County for individual primary races:
Governor: Democrats voted heavily for Maura Healey, who received 3,144 votes. Republicans narrowly favored Chris Doughty over Geoff Diehl, 296 to 289.
Lieutenant governor: Island Democrats favored Kimberly Driscoll with 1,497 votes over Eric Lesser with 949 and Tami Gouveia with 778. Republicans supported Leah Allen over Kate Campanale with 282 votes to 232. Ms. Driscoll and Ms. Allen won their parties’ support statewide as well.
Attorney general: Democrats overwhelmingly supported Andrea Joy Campbell with 1,943 votes to Shannon Erika Liss-Riordan’s 836 and Quentin Palfrey, 598. Ms. Campbell will face Republican James R. McMahon III in November.
Secretary of state: Island Democrats favored longtime incumbent William F. Galvin over Tanisha M Sullivan ,2,345 to 1,202. Mr. Galvin will face Republican Rayla Campbell in November.
State Senate: Island Republicans chose Christopher Robert Lauzon over Daralyn Andrea Heywood for state senate by a vote of 254 to 216. Regional results were still being tallied at press time, so it was unclear which Republican would face Democratic incumbent Julian Andre Cyr in the November election.
Representative in Congress. Island Republicans narrowly favored Dan Sullivan with 253 votes to Jesse G. Brown’s 252. Regional votes are still be tallied to determine which will face incumbent Rep. Bill Keating, a Democrat, in November.
State Auditor. Democratic state Sen. Diana Dizoglio prevailed in the race for state auditor on the Island with 1,797 votes to Christopher S. Dempsey’s 1,229. Ms. Dizoglio will face Republican Anthony Amore in November.
Democratic candidates Deborah B. Goldberg for treasurer, Joseph C. Ferreira for councillor and Dylan Fernandez for state representative were unchallenged in the primaries.
For a full breakdown of votes cast in each of the Island towns, go to vineyardgazette.com.
Bill Eville, Louisa Hufstader, Aidan Pollard, Brooke Kushwaha, Noah Glasgow and Thomas Humphrey contributed to this story.
2022 Primary Election Results
Voter Turnout
Registered Voters | Registered Democrats | Registered Republicans | Ballots Cast | % Turnout | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aquinnah | 409 | 202 | 10 | 133 | 32.5% |
Chilmark | 1,108 | 491 | 44 | 391 | 35.3% |
Edgartown | 4,301 | 1,364 | 437 | 929 | 21.6% |
Oak Bluffs | 4,211 | 1,476 | 355 | 1,120 | 26.6% |
Tisbury | 3,717 | 1,349 | 215 | 955 | 25.7% |
West Tisbury | 2,775 | 1,138 | 120 | 831 | 30% |
TOTAL | 16,521 | 6,020 | 1,181 | 4,359 | 26.4% |
Races
- Governor D ↓
- Governor R ↓
- Lieutenant Governor D ↓
- Lieutenant Governor R ↓
- Attorney General D ↓
- Attorney General R ↓
- Secretary of State D ↓
- Secretary of State R ↓
- Treasurer D ↓
- Auditor D ↓
- Auditor R ↓
- Rep in Congress D-9 D ↓
- Rep in Congress D-9 R ↓
- Councillor, First District D ↓
- State Senator D ↓
- State Senator R ↓
- State Rep ↓
- District Attorney D ↓
- District Attorney R ↓
- Sheriff, Dukes County D ↓
- County Commissioner D ↓
Governor D
Sonia Rosa Chang-Díaz | Maura Healey | |
Aquinnah | 17 | 103 |
Chilmark | 30 | 327 |
Edgartown | 98 | 609 |
Oak Bluffs | 130 | 757 |
Tisbury | 120 | 690 |
West Tisbury | 68 | 658 |
Total | 463 | 3,144 |
Governor R
Geoff Diehl | Chris Doughty | |
Aquinnah | 5 | 4 |
Chilmark | 11 | 15 |
Edgartown | 91 | 92 |
Oak Bluffs | 77 | 108 |
Tisbury | 63 | 42 |
West Tisbury | 42 | 35 |
Total | 289 | 296 |
Lieutenant Governor D
Kimberley Driscoll | Tami Gouveia | Eric P. Lesser | |
Aquinnah | 78 | 27 | 41 |
Chilmark | 132 | 76 | 95 |
Edgartown | 345 | 121 | 178 |
Oak Bluffs | 370 | 154 | 237 |
Tisbury | 311 | 213 | 212 |
West Tisbury | 261 | 187 | 186 |
Total | 1,497 | 778 | 949 |
Lieutenant Governor R
Leah V. Allen | Kate Campanale | |
Aquinnah | 3 | 4 |
Chilmark | 15 | 8 |
Edgartown | 74 | 81 |
Oak Bluffs | 97 | 63 |
Tisbury | 54 | 44 |
West Tisbury | 40 | 32 |
Total | 283 | 232 |
Attorney General D
Andrea Joy Campbell | Quentin Palfrey | Shannon Erika Liss-Riordan | |
Aquinnah | 78 | 16 | 22 |
Chilmark | 218 | 38 | 82 |
Edgartown | 344 | 92 | 227 |
Oak Bluffs | 469 | 242 | 118 |
Tisbury | 428 | 114 | 218 |
West Tisbury | 406 | 96 | 169 |
Total | 1,943 | 598 | 836 |
Attorney General R
James R. McMahon, III | |
Aquinnah | 8 |
Chilmark | 20 |
Edgartown | 152 |
Oak Bluffs | 144 |
Tisbury | 96 |
West Tisbury | 61 |
Total | 481 |
Secretary of State D
William Francis Galvin | Tanisha M. Sullivan | |
Aquinnah | 74 | 42 |
Chilmark | 217 | 132 |
Edgartown | 512 | 189 |
Oak Bluffs | 592 | 291 |
Tisbury | 488 | 306 |
West Tisbury | 462 | 242 |
Total | 2,345 | 1,202 |
Secretary of State R
Rayla Campbell | |
Aquinnah | 8 |
Chilmark | 22 |
Edgartown | 142 |
Oak Bluffs | 133 |
Tisbury | 91 |
West Tisbury | 57 |
Total | 453 |
Treasurer D
Deborah B. Goldberg | |
Aquinnah | 98 |
Chilmark | 303 |
Edgartown | 594 |
Oak Bluffs | 727 |
Tisbury | 667 |
West Tisbury | 572 |
Total | 2,961 |
Auditor D
Christopher S. Dempsey | Diana Dizoglio | |
Aquinnah | 36 | 58 |
Chilmark | 147 | 148 |
Edgartown | 288 | 332 |
Oak Bluffs | 313 | 434 |
Tisbury | 228 | 461 |
West Tisbury | 217 | 364 |
Total | 1,229 | 1,797 |
Auditor R
Anthony Amore | |
Aquinnah | 7 |
Chilmark | 18 |
Edgartown | 133 |
Oak Bluffs | 124 |
Tisbury | 80 |
West Tisbury | 55 |
Total | 417 |
Rep in Congress D-9 D
Bill Keating | |
Aquinnah | 108 |
Chilmark | 327 |
Edgartown | 638 |
Oak Bluffs | 791 |
Tisbury | 705 |
West Tisbury | 656 |
Total | 3,225 |
Rep in Congress D-9 R
Jesse G. Brown | Dan Sullivan | |
Aquinnah | 3 | 4 |
Chilmark | 10 | 13 |
Edgartown | 81 | 76 |
Oak Bluffs | 77 | 78 |
Tisbury | 47 | 52 |
West Tisbury | 34 | 30 |
Total | 252 | 253 |
Councillor, First District D
Joseph C. Ferreira | |
Aquinnah | 86 |
Chilmark | 276 |
Edgartown | 554 |
Oak Bluffs | 678 |
Tisbury | 614 |
West Tisbury | 547 |
Total | 2,755 |
State Senator D
Julian Andre Cyr | |
Aquinnah | 109 |
Chilmark | 316 |
Edgartown | 620 |
Oak Bluffs | 762 |
Tisbury | 697 |
West Tisbury | 647 |
Total | 3,151 |
State Senator R
Daralyn Andrea Heywood | Christopher Robert Lauzon | |
Aquinnah | 3 | 4 |
Chilmark | 13 | 7 |
Edgartown | 66 | 82 |
Oak Bluffs | 65 | 75 |
Tisbury | 44 | 47 |
West Tisbury | 25 | 39 |
Total | 216 | 254 |
State Rep
Dylan Fernandes | |
Aquinnah | 109 |
Chilmark | 315 |
Edgartown | 620 |
Oak Bluffs | 781 |
Tisbury | 704 |
West Tisbury | 653 |
Total | 3,182 |
District Attorney D
Robert Joseph Galibois | |
Aquinnah | 91 |
Chilmark | 289 |
Edgartown | 566 |
Oak Bluffs | 684 |
Tisbury | 632 |
West Tisbury | 567 |
Total | 2,829 |
District Attorney R
Melissa R. Alden | John F. Carey | Daniel Higgins | |
Aquinnah | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Chilmark | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Edgartown | 37 | 68 | 57 |
Oak Bluffs | 39 | 53 | 70 |
Tisbury | 28 | 42 | 25 |
West Tisbury | 19 | 23 | 31 |
Total | 129 | 196 | 196 |
Sheriff, Dukes County D
Robert Ogden | Erik Blake | |
Aquinnah | 64 | 51 |
Chilmark | 189 | 161 |
Edgartown | 481 | 238 |
Oak Bluffs | 467 | 438 |
Tisbury | 450 | 365 |
West Tisbury | 453 | 275 |
Total | 2,104 | 1,528 |
County Commissioner D
Donald R. Leopold | Christine Catherine Todd | Richard G. Wharton | |
Aquinnah | 73 | 81 | 60 |
Chilmark | 250 | 222 | 175 |
Edgartown | 399 | 474 | 375 |
Oak Bluffs | 404 | 611 | 482 |
Tisbury | 440 | 542 | 439 |
West Tisbury | 397 | 479 | 366 |
Total | 1,963 | 2,409 | 1,897 |
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