
Working the polls on Tuesday were from left: Linda Cramer, Tino Capobianco, Donna Segreti Reilly, and Carol Walker.
Winthrop resident Valentino Capobianco was elected in the First Suffolk and Middlesex Senate District race for Democratic State Committeeman Tuesday.
Capobianco, a 23-year-old graduate of Winthrop High School and Suffolk University, received 712 votes in Winthrop while his opponent received 73. Capobianco won in Revere by a decisive 704-154 margin.
In the district that also includes parts of Cambridge and Boston, Capobianco received a total of 2,185 votes while Roosevelt received 903 votes. Roosevelt is the great-great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt.
“I’m very excited about being elected,†said Capobianco. “A lot of my friends and young voters turned out and I’m grateful to them and all of the people of Winthrop. I want to thank the voters and Speaker Robert DeLeo.â€
Capobianco conducted a well-organized and vigorous campaign, going door-to-door in Winthrop, mailing out “Dear Friend†cards, and advertising in the Sun-Transcript. Friends, family, and supporters held “Capobianco†signs at the polls on Election Day.
Capobianco will take office at the next Democratic State Committee meeting.
Denise V. LoConte of Winthrop was unopposed in her bid for Democratic State Committeewoman.
In the State Republican Presidential Primary in Winthrop, Mitt Romney received 800 votes while Rick Santorum was second with 114 votes. President Barack Obama, who is unopposed for the Democratic nomination, received 581 votes.
There were 1,952 votes cast in Winthrop. The election process went smoothly as the town used the Senior Center (along with the Winthrop Middle School gymnasium) as a polling location for the first time.
Other Results
Democratic Town Committee
ROBERT A. DELEO 636
RICHARD H. FERRINO 432
KIMBERLY COSTIGAN 335
CATHERIN S. DELVENTO 390
DENISE V. LOCONTE 411
STEPHEN G. STODDARD JR. 339
JEFFREY ROSARIO TURCO 412
VALENTINO CAPOBIANCO 503
OWEN F. BAILEY 288
JOSEPH A. BONCORE 407
LINDA J. CALLA 390
JAMES P. CAPOBIANCO 352
PETER S. CHRISTOPHER 360
PATRICK M. COSTIGAN 310
MARK S. DESMOND 283
CHARLES J. FAMOLARE 359
ANITA M. FLINTOFF 346
STEPHEN D. FLINTOFF 311
ARTHER A. FERNANDES 269
HANNA M. FERHARD 277
MARIANNE IMPEMBA 325
ROBERT IMPEMBA 313
PATRICK J. LALLY 369
PAUL W. O’DONNELL 316
ROSEMARIE OTTAVIANO 369
PETER B. OTTAVIANO SR. 353
THOMAS H. SCHLICHTING 345
LINDA A. VATALARO 329
FRANK VATALARO 326
MICHAEL VATALARO 333
SYLVIA E. WHITING 298
MAXWELL G. WHITING 282
LEE N. FICH 333
TONI ANN TITEMORE 334
Republican Town Committee
ROBERT J. WYNNE, JR 420
JOHN E. MARDEN, JR 351
MARIAMME RONUKAITUS 402
CAROL A. DEMIO 483
G. DAVID HUBBARD II 492
RICHARD D. DIMES 489
PAUL CARUCCIO 520
DAVID G. REYNOLDS, JR 342
MARTIN W. O’BRIEN 396
PAUL J. RONUKAITUS 396
PAUL J. REARDON, JR 414
RONALD E. MOSES 396
JAMES J. CIPOLETTA 434
SUSAN E. WESTPHAL 357
SCOTT M. MCGOVERN 459
MARYANN NOE 352
ALEXANDER P. MAVRAKOS 413
RICHARD N. BANGS 521