Hill Voters Help Re-Elect Walsh for Second Term

By Dan Murphy
Like voters citywide, Beacon Hill turned out to support the incumbent Mayor Martin J. Walsh for a second term over his challenger City Councilor Tito Jackson in last Tuesday’s municipal election.
According to the city’s unofficial results, nearly 70 percent of voters in Ward 3, Precinct 6 and Ward 5, Precincts 3, 4, 5 and 11 cast their ballots for Walsh as 30 percent did for Jackson, with Walsh garnering 1,383 votes, compared to Jackson’s 587.
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