Preliminary results in yesterday’s local election show that incumbent Jill Hai has won re-election to the Select Board over challenger Cindy Arens, Kathleen Lenihan and Deepika Sawhney maintain their positions on the School Committee, beating out newcomer Johan Lindborg, and Michael Schanbacher and Melanie Thompson have been re-elected to the Planning Board over challengers Tina McBride and Lin Jensen.

In the presidential primaries, Lexington’s Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly voted for President Biden, while Lexington Republican voters favored Nikki Haley over Donald Trump by nearly two to one. Her big win in Lexington was not enough for Haley, who is expected to suspend her campaign today.

Visit the Town’s website for a more detailed breakdown of the results, and for Town Meeting Members by precinct.

Candidates and supporters gathered at the Lexington Depot on election night. Select Board member Jill Hai and her husband Marc Rubenstein watch the results come in.
School Committee member Larry Freeman and Town Meeting member Taylor Singh field calls with totals from each precinct.
Candidates Lin Jensen, Tina McBride, Cindy Arens, Deepika Sawhney and supporters applaud in a moment of unity at the end of the evening.

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  1. Congratulations to all the successful candidates. One clarification: It is misleading to say “Democrats overwhelmingly voted for President Biden, while Lexington Republicans favored Nikki Haley.” Many voters are Unenrolled and choose a party ballot in the primaries. There’s nothing wrong with that, just suggesting you edit the copy to reflect that.

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