Politics & Government
DeVellis, Gray Win Foxborough Selectmen's Race
John Gray, Jr. defeats incumbent Lynda Walsh, 1,796-1,614 in Tuesday's annual town election to join the Board of Selectmen along with re-elected member Jim DeVellis.
Editor's note: All town election results are unofficial Tuesday night. Foxborough Patch will publish the official results when they become available at the Town Clerk’s Office.
The town of Foxborough opted for a new voice on the Board of Selectmen, choosing challenger John Gray Jr. over incumbent Lynda Walsh Tuesday by 182 votes (1,796-1,614).
Current Board of Selectmen chair Jim DeVellis received the highest vote total of the three selectmen candidates with 2,287.
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For Walsh, the news was heartbreaking.
"I'm disappointed," said Walsh as she left the Ahern Middle School gymnasium Tuesday with supporters.
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Approximately 2,600 residents made it out to the polls Tuesday for Foxborough’s town election.
NOTE: Complete - and official - results, including voter turnout, from Tuesday’s election will be published Wednesday.
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