FRAMINGHAM - The unofficial results for Framingham voters during the general election held this Tuesday, November 5, are in.

Initial numbers from the Framingham City Clerk’s office show that 29,737 ballots were cast, representing close to 68% of the 43,783 registered voters within the city. In comparison, 32,235 voters out of the 41,678 eligible in Framingham—just over 77% of the registered base—took part in the 2020 election.

Framingham voters largely supported candidates from the Democratic Party this year, as 20,382 local residents voted for Kamala Harris in the race for President en route to her Electoral College victory within Massachusetts. Republican Donald Trump, who was declared the winner of the nationwide race by the Associated Press at 5:38 a.m. on Wednesday, gained 8,194 votes in Framingham. A total of 1,161 ballots in the city featured presidential candidates from other parties, write-in candidates, or blank votes for president.

‍Democratic U.S. Senator for Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren won re-election to Capitol Hill thanks partially to her 19,689 votes from Framingham, compared to the 9,147 ballots cast locally for Republican challenger John Deaton.

‍U.S. Representative for Massachusetts’ 5th Congressional District Katherine Clark also won another term in the House after running unopposed; 22,922 Framingham residents voted for her.

As for the state legislature, Democrat Kate Donaghue was victorious over independent Boyd Stewart Conklin—who was listed as the Massachusetts Great Again candidate on the ballot—in her bid to win another term as 19th Worcester District State Representative. Donaghue garnered 792 votes in Framingham compared to Conklin’s 192.

The three other State Representatives for the city—Democrats Jack Patrick Lewis (9,794 votes in Framingham), Priscila Sousa (9,250 votes in Framingham), and Danielle Gregoire (2,742 votes in Framingham)—were all re-elected without opposition.

2nd Middlesex and Norfolk District State Senator Karen Spilka also ran uncontested and received 22,987 votes in Framingham.

Democrat Tamisha Civil was elected to the District 2 seat on the Massachusetts Governor’s Council. Her 18,064 votes in Framingham were enough to top the 8,500 votes submitted for GOP nominee Frank Crimmins Jr.

Democrats Michael Sullivan and Maria Curtatone won the races for Middlesex County Clerk of Courts and Middlesex South Register of Deeds, respectively. Sullivan earned 22,285 votes in Framingham in an unopposed re-election bid, while Curatone got 18,922 votes in the city compared to independent challenger Billy Tauro’s 6,547 tallies.

Framingham residents were in line with the rest of the voters across Massachusetts on all five questions that were on the ballot.

Framingham voters joined the rest of the state’s voters in approving Question 1, which permits the audits of members of the state legislature (19,400 in favor and 8,238 opposed in the city), Question 2, which repeals the requirement to do well enough on the MCAS exam in order to graduate high school (16,735 in favor and 12,007 opposed in the city), and Question 3, which gives rideshare drivers the opportunity to form unions (15,820 in favor and 11,967 opposed in the city).

Framingham voters were part of the base that rejected Question 4, which would have legalized the use of some psychedelic drugs in the state (12,407 in favor and 15,831 opposed in the city) along with Question 5, which would have raised the minimum wage for tipped workers in Massachusetts across a five-year period (11,406 in favor and 16,928 opposed in the city).