Stoneham Town Election 2021: Incumbents Sweep Contested Races

STONEHAM, MA — Stoneham voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast a ballot in the 2021 Town Election. There were contested races for Select Board, Constable and one- and three-year seats on the School Committee.

The polls closed at 8 p.m. Voters also had the option to cast a ballot by mail thanks to expanded rules that allowed any person taking precautions related to COVID-19 to qualify for absentee voting by reason of physical disability.

Raymie Glass Parker was re-elected to the Select Board, receiving the most votes of the three candidates. Challenger David Pignone Jr. edged out Robert Lawler by 11 votes, landing the second three-year seat.

Jaime Wallace was re-elected to a three-year term on the School Committee. Voters selected Melanie Fiore for the second open seat.

Betty Chu Pryor won the race for a one-year term on the School Committee. All three incumbent candidates for constable were re-elected.

See the vote totals below:

Select Board (choose 2) - Three-year term

• Raymie Glass Parker (incumbent) - 1,269
• Robert Lawler - 1,053
• David Pignone Jr. - 1,064

School Committee (choose 2) - Three-year term

• Jaime Wallace (incumbent) - 1,388
• Melanie Fiore - 1,161
• George Georgountzos - 787

School Committee (choose 1) – One-year term

• Rati Chaudhary-Murray - 709
• Betty Chu Pryor - 976

Constable (choose 3) – Three-year term

• David Luciano (incumbent) - 1,099
• Robert Nardone (incumbent) - 1,139
• Robert Sweeney (incumbent) - 1,085
• Jon Michael Chiavelli - 681