Louis Gitto Elected To Stoughton Select Board In Special Election

STOUGHTON, MA — Stoughton residents elected a familiar face to the select board in Tuesday's special town election.

Louis Gitto will return to the select board after defeating Mark Zamanian 702 votes to 506, according to unofficial results. Gitto has served in town government in several roles over nearly 50 years. That experience includes three terms as a selectman and also serving as a member of the redevelopment authority, finance committee, planning board and master planning committee.

Gitto in his campaign identified getting a new fire station as the town's most important issue. He said the current station has been "in deplorable shape for a decade or more."

"There are no plans, no location for the station and no funding mechanism," Gitto said in his candidate profile with Patch. "Because of inaction, this project requires action right next to the South School at a time when has Stoughton has been invited by the Massachusetts School Building Authority to likely receive significant State funding if Stoughton also contributes to the cost of a new elementary school. I say 'Stoughton is Stuck and I want to unstick Stoughton."

The town had already picked two select board members in its annual town election in April, but needed to fill another seat when former Select Board Chair Christine Howe resigned to take a government job in Idaho.

See vote totals below:

Stoughton Unofficial Special Election Results

Select Board (one wins)

• Mark Zamanian: 506
• Louis Gitto: 702