Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Watertown's Lawn defeats Republican James Dixon by more than 900 votes.
John Lawn handily won the special election last night for the 10th Middlesex District State Rep. seat, defeating Republican James Dixon. Around 9 p.m. last night, Dixon called Lawn to concede, after unofficial results showed that Lawn had won all 10th Middlesex precincts, 1,814 votes to 858 for Dixon. (See videos of both candidates from their election night events by clicking the video on the right) Lawn, who gathered with supporters at Fit Z’s Bar and Grille in Watertown, garnered 374 votes in Newton to 145 for Dixon. In Waltham, Lawn won 987 to Dixon’s 624, while Watertown results showed a win for Lawn, 453 votes to 99. Newton results initially reported on the city’s Web site showed that Dixon had won several precincts, however those …
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Friday, May 6, 2011
Dixon, a Waltham Republican, is facing John Lawn in the special election for the 10th Middlesex state representative seat.
Voters in parts of Newton, Waltham and Watertown will head to the polls Tuesday, May 10 to choose their next state representative for the 10th Middlesex District. The two candidates on the ballot for Tuesday are Watertown Town Councilor and Democrat John Lawn and Waltham Republican Jim Dixon. To view a video of a debate between Lawn and Dixon, check out our photos and video section to the right. Lawn beat out three other Democratic candidates during a primary on Tuesday, April 12 including Newton Alderman Jay Ciccone, Waltham City Councilor Gary Marchese and Waltham Democrat Sean Durkee. The winner of Tuesday's election will replace the seat vacated by former State Rep. Peter Koutoujian, who left the post after he was appointed Middlesex …
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Watertown Town Councilman John Lawn will face Republican James Dixon in general election on May 10.
9:40 p.m., Ciccone HQ: Earlier tonight, Ciccone thanked his supporters and asked them to "get behind our Democrat" and support Lawn for the May 10 special election. Ciccone received 389 votes out of a total 613 votes cast in Newton. Lawn received 103 of the total votes in Newton, with the most coming in from Ward 1 Precinct 1 (45 votes). 9:08 p.m, Lawn HQ: Patch reporter Matt Tempesta reporting Lawn has officially won the Democratic primary. 9:05 p.m., Durkee HQ: Durkee just said he called Lawn and conceded the race. 8:50 p.m., Ciccone HQ: Ciccone has stepped outside to call Lawn to concede the race. Lots of supporters here at West Street Tavern, including Ward 6 Alderman-at-Large Charlie Shapiro and President Scott Lennon. 8:47 p.m., …
Friday, April 8, 2011
Meet the Republican candidate from Waltham.
With days to go until the Tuesday, April 12 primary election, Patch recently sat down with Jim Dixon, a Republican candidate for the 10th Middlesex District state representative seat. The special general election will be held Tuesday, May 10 and its winner will replace former State Rep. Peter Koutoujian, who was appointed Middlesex County Sheriff earlier this year. Information from this Q&A was submitted via email. Check out our previous video profiles of the Democrats running in the primary: Waltham resident Sean Durkee, Waltham City Councilor Gary Marchese, Watertown Town Councilor John Lawn as well as Newton Alderman Allan Ciccone Jr. --- Jim Dixon (To view of video of Dixon, click on the video box above.) Age: 56 Job & Professional …
Meet the Democratic candidate from Newton.
With days to go until the Tuesday, April 12 primary election, Patch recently sat down with Allan Ciccone Jr. (known as Jay to most constituents), a Democratic candidate for the 10th Middlesex District state representative seat. The special general election will be held Tuesday, May 10 and its winner will replace former State Rep. Peter Koutoujian, who was appointed Middlesex County Sheriff earlier this year. Information from this Q&A was submitted via email. Check out our previous video profiles of the Democrats running in the primary: Waltham resident Sean Durkee, Waltham City Councilor Gary Marchese, Watertown Town Councilor John Lawn as well as Waltham Republican Jim Dixon. --- Allan Ciccone Jr., (Jay) (To view of video of Ciccone, …
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Republican ran against former state Rep. Peter Koutoujian in November.
A third Waltham resident has decided to jump in the race for the 10th Middlesex District state representative seat. Republican James (Jim) Dixon announced in an e-mailed statement last night his plans to run for the seat vacated by Peter Koutoujian, which covers parts of Waltham, parts of Watertown and Newton Ward 1, precincts 1 and 4 and Ward 3, precinct 4. "The voters told me loud and clear that their number one issue was the economy and jobs," Dixon said in the statement. "The taxes are high enough...it's runaway spending!" Dixon is the first Republican to officially join the race, which currently has four Democrats vying for the seat including Newton Alderman Allan Ciccone Jr., Waltham City Councilor Gary Marchese, Watertown Town …
Karen
9:48 am on Thursday, May 12, 2011
Congratulations, John! Well Done!!! more ›