North Adams Elections Results

Additional reporting contributed by Mike Heck.

For the first time since November 2009, the city of North Adams has elected a new mayor.

Thomas Bernard was elected the new mayor of the city, defeating Robert Moulton Jr. on Tuesday night. Bernard will replace Richard Alcombright who was elected in the 2009 mayoral election. The current standing Mayor Alcombright had decided that he would not run this time for the re-election for the office.

The 1st Berkshire State Representative race took place on Tuesday night as well, as former North Adams Mayor John Barrett III took on Christine Canning. As of Tuesday night, full results have not come in, but all signs are pointing to Barrett III winning the seat.

In the race for North Adams City Council, 16 people vied for their opportunity to represent the city. Nine of them were elected, lead by Benjamin Lamb's 2,407 votes. Keith Bona earned the second amount of votes with 2,198.

There were two contested races for School Committee - which included a four-person race for the North Adams School Committee. Heather Putnam-Boulger, Ian Bergeron and James Holmes were elected.

The Northern Berkshire Regional School Committee had two names on the ballot, Paul Gigliotti and Gary Rivers. Both have earned seats on the Committee.

Check out the final results for these races below

1st Berkshire District

John Barrett the III 4976(Winner)
Christine Canning 1478

North Adams Mayoral Race:

Thomas Bernard - 2,404 (Winner)
Robert Moulton Jr. - 1023

North Adams City Council Winners:

Benjamin Lamb - 2,407
Keith Bona - 2,198
Marie Harpin - 1,971
Joshua Moran - 1,937
Paul Hopkins - 1,870
Eric Buddington - 1,840
Rebecca Cohen - 1,734
Jason LaForest - 1,780
Wayne Wilkinson - 1,655

North Adams School Committee Winners:

Heather Putnam-Bulger 2,362
James Holmes - 1,640 Even though Holmes won a seat, he had made the announcement before the elections that he was not running.
Ian Bergeron - 1,275

Northern Berkshire Regional School District Winners: