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Mayoral election in Waltham, Massachusetts (2019)

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2019 Waltham elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 28, 2019
Primary election: September 17, 2019
General election: November 5, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 16 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2019

The city of Waltham, Massachusetts, held a general election for mayor on November 5, 2019. A primary was scheduled for September 17, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was June 28, 2019.[1]

Incumbent Jeannette McCarthy won election in the general election for Mayor of Waltham.

Elections

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Mayor of Waltham

Incumbent Jeannette McCarthy defeated Diane LeBlanc in the general election for Mayor of Waltham on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jeannette McCarthy (Nonpartisan)
 
66.8
 
7,780
Diane LeBlanc (Nonpartisan)
 
32.7
 
3,814
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
57

Total votes: 11,651
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Waltham

Incumbent Jeannette McCarthy and Diane LeBlanc defeated Melissa Downes in the primary for Mayor of Waltham on September 17, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jeannette McCarthy (Nonpartisan)
 
62.2
 
3,981
Diane LeBlanc (Nonpartisan)
 
32.0
 
2,052
Melissa Downes (Nonpartisan)
 
5.4
 
345
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
26

Total votes: 6,404
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Mayoral partisanship in 2019

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2019)

As of September 2025, 62 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 30 are affiliated with the Republican Party, four are independents, and four identify as nonpartisan. While most mayoral elections in the 100 largest cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party.

Thirty-one mayoral elections in the 100 largest cities are being held in 2019. In 20 of those cities, the pre-election incumbent is Democratic. Seven pre-election incumbents are Republican, three are independent, and the affiliation of one is unknown. For more on partisanship in 2019 municipal elections, click here.

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State profile

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Partisan data

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Presidential voting pattern

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State executives

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Massachusetts Party Control: 1992-2024
Ten years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Demographic data for Massachusetts
 MassachusettsU.S.
Total population:6,784,240316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):7,8003,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:79.6%73.6%
Black/African American:7.1%12.6%
Asian:6%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.9%3%
Hispanic/Latino:10.6%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:40.5%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$68,563$53,889
Persons below poverty level:13.1%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Massachusetts. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Massachusetts with 60 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 32.8 percent. In presidential elections between 1789 and 2016, Massachusetts voted Republican 36.2 percent of the time and Democratic 34.4 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Massachusetts voted Democratic all five times.[2]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Massachusetts. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 135 out of 160 state House districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 31.6 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 141 out of 160 state House districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 34.1 points. Clinton won 21 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 25 out of 160 state House districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 4.1 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 19 out of 160 state House districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 5.5 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

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