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HOLDEN, Mass. — Holden voted in favor of Republican Mitt Romney Tuesday, with 81.8 percent of voters turning out for the presidential election.
Throughout the day, 10,562 of the town's 12,917 registered voters poured into Holden's five precincts, with 5,055 voting for Barack Obama and 5,294 supporting Romney.
In the hotly contested race for the U.S. Senate seat, Holden voters also chose Republican incumbent Scott Brown over Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren.
Brown grabbed the Senate seat in 2010 special election following the death of longtime Democratic Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy, and in Tuesday's election received 6,358 votes from Holden.
Warren, a Harvard University professor and American Bankruptcy law expert, received 4,152 votes.
The close races also drew many first-time voters, including 18-year-old Tommy Jacobsen, who also held signs throughout the day.
"I turned 18 in September, so I hurried to register to vote," said Jacobsen, who said the actual voting process was a lot less dramatic than he thought it would be.
"You just walk in and fill out your circles and walk out," he said. "So it confuses me why more people don't vote, because it takes so little time."
Even before he could vote, Jacobsen has held signs during past elections, and even has aspirations of one day becoming a politician.
A Brown supporter, Jacobsen said he didn't want a "rubber stamp serving us in the senate" and while he knew President Obama would likely win Massachusetts, he still felt as though he could help Brown.
Holden's two legislative seats went unchallenged in the election, with incumbent State Sen. Harriette Chandler (D) garnering 7,347 votes and State Rep. Kimberly Ferguson getting 7,941 votes.
Holden's National and State Election Results:
President and Vice President:
Johnson and Gray: 100
Obama and Biden: 5,055
Romney and Ryan: 5,294
Stein and Honkala: 54
Senator In Congress:
Scott Brown: 6,358
Elizabeth Warren: 4,158
Representative in Congress:
James McGovern: 7,573
Councillor:
Jennie Caissie: 6,929
Senator in General Court:
Harriette Chandler: 7,347
Representative In General Court:
Kimberly Ferguson: 7,941
Clerk of Courts:
Dennis P. McManus: 6,841
Register of Deeds:
Anthony Vigliotti: 6,921
Question 1 - Motor Vehicle Access:
Yes: 4,705
No: 3,963
Question 2 - Terminally Ill Patients:
Yes: 4,705
No: 5,556
Question 3 - Medical Use of Marijuana:
Yes: 6,274
No: 3,963
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