Politics & Government
North Andover Election: Pietrowski, Phillips, Incumbents Win
Two newcomers and the two incumbents won the North Andover School Committee and Select Board elections.
NORTH ANDOVER, MA — Pam Pietrowski has been elected to the North Andover School Committee and Janice Phillips to the Select Board, according to the unofficial results. Incumbent School Committee member Andrew McDevitt and incumbent Selectman Richard Vaillancourt were re-elected.
"This was definitely a different and difficult race," McDevitt said. "I am truly humbled to return to the School Committee. There is a lot of great work still needing to be done and I look forward to working with Pam Pietrowski. We live in an amazing community and are lucky to have many candidates step-up for office. I hope that my experience and dedication helps us provide the best for all North Andover families and students."
The 2021 ballot saw five candidates competing for two seats on the School Committee and three running for two seats on the Select Board.
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Max Butterbrodt was elected unopposed to the Housing Authority. Mark DiSalvo was re-elected town moderator unopposed.
Election Results
Unofficial results. Winners printed in bold type. Candidates for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Percentages may not add up to exactly 100 due to rounding.
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School Committee (two seats available)
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| Andrew McDevitt* | 1,499 | 18.7 |
| Rebecca Stronck | 1,125 | 14.1 |
| Pamela Pietrowski | 1,746 | 21.8 |
| David Brown | 1,206 | 15.1 |
| Joe Hicks | 1,428 | 17.9 |
| Write-ins | 12 | 0.2 |
| Blanks | 980 | 12.3 |
Select Board (two seats available)
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Richard Vaillancourt* | 2,440 | 30.5 |
| Janice Phillips | 2,364 | 29.6 |
| Joseph Finn | 1,841 | 23.0 |
| Write-ins | 20 | 0.3 |
| Blanks | 1,331 | 16.6 |
Housing Authority (one seat available)
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Max Butterbrodt | 2,928 | 73.2 |
| Write-ins | 35 | 0.4 |
| Blanks | 1,035 | 25.9 |
Moderator (one seat available)
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Mark DiSalvo | 3,026 | 75.7 |
| Write-ins | 68 | 1.7 |
| Blanks | 904 | 22.6 |
Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.
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