Voters Narrow The Field In Northampton Election

Unofficial election results have arrived in Northampton’s preliminary election, narrowing down a historically large field of City Council and mayoral candidates ahead of the general election on Nov. 4.

According to results posted by the City Clerk’s Office, the biggest vote-getter of the night was Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra, who took first place in the mayoral race with 2,991. But in the four-way race, 3,206 people ended up voting for candidates other than the incumbent. Sciarra will face off in November against former Downtown Northampton Association head Jillian Duclos, who received 1,510 votes to come in second place. Dan Breindel came in third with 1,214 votes and David Dombrowski finished last with 482 votes.

Duclos was one of five candidates endorsed by the Support Our Schools and Services Political Action Committee, all of whom advanced Tuesday night to the November general election. The SOS PAC emerged from the grassroots movement to fight against staff cuts that resulted from Sciarra’s budget in 2024, which a majority of the City Council supported.

Incumbent at-large City Councilor Garrick Perry was the top vote getter in the at-large race, beating out his five opponents with 2,249 votes. Meg Robbins was close behind with 2,201 votes. Rounding out the four-person race will be Benjamin Spencer and Deb Henson, who along with Robbins is an SOS-backed candidate. The four will compete for two seats in November’s general election.


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