Garballey Tops Thielman, O’Brien in State Rep Race
– Allison Goldsberry
Twenty-two year-old Arlington School Committee member Sean Garballey beat the competition in a three-way race in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary for state representative.
According to results compiled by Arlington-Mass.com, Garballey earned 5,741 votes, 420 more than Jeff Thielman’s 5,321 and 4,041 more than Andrew O’Brien’s 1,280.
Garballey beat School Committee colleague Thielman despite Thielman’s edge in Medford in the three precincts that voted- 3-2, 6-1, and 6-2. Thielman earned 1,224 votes in Medford compared to Garballey’s 1,074.
Garballey now faces Republican candidate John Worden and independent candidate Robert Valeri in a special election on March 4.
The three candidates are vying for a seat vacated by Jim Marzilli, now a state senator. Whoever is elected to the seat will also have to run again in the fall, as the seat comes up for election in November.
More…