Cahill wins wards 2,4 and 6. Zarella takes Ward 1. Waiting on 3 and 4. All results unofficial.

Unofficial results: Cahill 2717, Zarella 1758, Venezia 304. Cahill and Zarella advance.

The turnout in yesterday's Beverly preliminary election was 16.45%. That might not sound like much, but it's more than double the 7.1% turnout of the 2021 prelim.

The largest turnout came in Ward 1, where 1,069 people voted. Ward 1 is Ryal Side, where residents have been most affected by the closing of the Hall-Whitaker Bridge. It's also the only ward won by challenger Jamie Zarella.

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Turnout in today's Beverly election was 17.8% as of 2 p.m., according to the City Clerk's office. That already tops the 16.4% turnout for last month's preliminary.

Early results in mayor race — Cahill 423, Zarella 372 in Ward 1 Precinct 1.

Cahill 382, Zarella 237 in Ward 2 precinct 1.

Cahill wins Ward 4 precinct 2 — 939 to 297

Looks like Cahill has won Ward 1, which Zarella won in the prelim

So far Cahill has won all seven of the precincts that have come in.

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10 of 12 precincts in, Cahill has won them all

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Cahill wins with 61.5% of vote, sweeping all 12 precincts, according to unofficial results.

Unofficial totals — Cahill 6,091, Zarella 3,596

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