Kerry Scott, the incumbent selectman who campaigned for reelection on a platform of continued reform and openness in town government, easily defeated challenger Mac Starks during the annual town elections yesterday to win a second three-year term on the five-member board.
Ms. Scott received a total of 608 votes; Mr. Starks received 293 votes.
Total turnout on a rainy, windswept day was 972, or about 30 per cent of the registered voters.
In Oak Bluffs, ‘a Lot of Work' Lies Ahead as Town Tries to Heal Rifts from Election
Stay in Commission, Says Record Vote
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
Marking history and closing one of the most divisive chapters in the annals of the town, a record number of Oak Bluffs voters went to the polls this week and said no to pulling out of the Martha's Vineyard Commission.
Voters in Oak Bluffs, acting decisively yesterday, stared down at a seven-way race for two seats on the board of selectmen and put their pencil mar