15-04-2025
Swansea voters decide Selectmen race, add new faces to government: Full unofficial results
SWANSEA — In this year's annual town election on Monday, April 14, voters elected Robert C. Medeiros to the Board of Selectmen, defeating Gary C. Lund in a tight race, according to unofficial polling results.
Medeiros received 496 votes; newcomer Lund, who is a lifelong Swansea resident, received 447 votes, according to unofficial results.
On the School Committee, Kristen Barkett Pettey snagged a seat in a close race over opponent Geraldine Mullaly, 469 to 439 votes, according to unofficial polling results. Only 30 votes separated the candidates.
As of the close of the polls on Election Day, no races were officially called. Total vote counts were to be certified following a hand count the day after the election, April 15.
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Patrick J. Travis renewed a three-year term after serving on as vice chairman on the board, securing 675 votes.
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Incumbents Sarah K. Hunicke and Susan T. McMullen renewed their three-year terms as trustees of the Swansea Public Library, collecting 675 and 681 votes, respectively.
Brian D. Bell, Jonathan K. Furtado and Robert K. Furtado will hold their current positions as constables of the Swansea Police Department, each with a three-year term. Bell received 649 votes, followed by Robert K. Furtado which 680, and Jonathan K. Furtado who secured 661 votes.
Newcomer Joshua D. Harrington forged a successful campaign for the Parks Commission. He ran for a seat on the Swansea School Committee in the 2024 annual town election, but came in third with 1,154 votes according to election results. In this year's election, he garnered 730 votes, according to unofficial election results.
As Sewer Commissioner Richard C. Cunha's term was due to expire, Randy J. Lebeau beat out Jared Anthony Picchi for the seat in a 392-377 split.
Matthew David Beane returned to his seat on the Housing Authority with 677 votes.
Chairman of the Planning Board Timothy F. Cabral renewed a five-year term with 665 votes; Steven A. Bogle successfully secured a position on the board with a three-year term with 661.
According to a public records request for election information, no papers were pulled for the one available seat on the Community Preservation Committee, though Robert F. Silveira's term expires this year. The position received 111 write-ins, but a clear winner has not yet been determined.
This article originally appeared on The Herald News: 2025 Swansea town election results: Incumbents and newcomers voted in
