PLYMPTON - May 16, 2026 - Plympton voters selected new leadership and re-elected multiple incumbents to key municipal positions during Saturday’s Annual Town Election. Daniel Cadogan won a competitive race for a three-year seat on the Selectman board, defeating opponent Jacquelynn Norrie by a comfortable margin. The election drew a light turnout of local voters, with municipal officials reporting that 14.6% of registered voters participated.
The Full Story
A total of 377 ballots were cast out of Plympton’s 2,582 registered voters to decide several contested and uncontested local administrative positions. The most prominent race on the ballot featured Daniel Cadogan and Jacquelynn Norrie squaring off for a three-year seat on the Selectman board. Cadogan secured the open position with 234 votes compared to Norrie’s 122 votes.
The Board of Health also featured a competitive race for a three-year term. Arthur Bloomquist won the seat by gathering 230 votes, prevailing over challenger Kyle Lambert, who received 137 votes.
In the Planning Board race, James Cohen successfully won a five-year term with 225 votes. Cohen held off Jacquelynn Norrie, who ran a dual campaign across the ballot but finished second with 117 votes.
For the Plympton School Committee, voters filled two open three-year terms. Incumbent Robert Montgomery won re-election to his seat with 270 votes, while newcomer Ross MacPherson earned the second open seat, one which he had been serving in an appointed role, with 267 votes.
Other town races were uncontested or heavily shaped by blank write-ins. Ethan Stiles locked in a three-year term as Assessor with 283 votes. For the Finance Committee, Marilyn Browne won a one-year term with 297 votes, while Kathryn Shepard claimed a three-year seat with 267 votes. Douglas Reese won one of two open three-year terms for Constable with 280 votes, while the second seat saw a massive wave of 408 blank ballots.
The Library Trustees races saw Jonathan Mulcahy easily capture a three-year seat with 301 votes. Rebecca Archambeault secured the second three-year position with 48 votes, and additionally won a separate two-year vacancy on the library board with 15 votes over Colby Leoncio’s 8 votes.
Official Minutes & Data
Key Election Vote Tally
Selectman (3-Year Term - Vote One)
Daniel M. Cadogan: 234 votes (Elected)
Jacquelynn M. Norrie: 122 votes
Blanks / All Others: 21 votes
Board of Health (3-Year Term - Vote One)
Arthur G. Bloomquist: 230 votes (Elected)
Kyle Justin Lambert: 137 votes
Blanks: 10 votes
Planning Board (5-Year Term - Vote One)
James E. Cohen: 225 votes (Elected)
Jaquelynn M. Norrie: 117 votes
Blanks: 35 votes
School Committee (3-Year Term - Vote Two)
Robert Montgomery: 270 votes (Elected)
Ross MacPherson: 267 votes (Elected)
Blanks: 217 votes
Assessor (3-Year Term - Vote One)
Ethan C. Stiles: 283 votes (Elected)
Blanks: 94 votes
Finance Committee (3-Year Term - Vote Two)
Kathryn E. Shepard: 267 votes (Elected)
Jon K. Wilhelmsen: 240 votes (Elected)
Blanks / All Others: 247 votes
Finance Committee (1-Year Term - Vote One)
Marilyn H. Browne: 297 votes (Elected)
Blanks: 80 votes
Constable (3-Year Term - Vote Two)
Douglas F. Reese: 280 votes (Elected)
Jameson Wright: 61 votes
Blanks / All Others: 413 votes
Library Trustees (3-Year Term - Vote Two)
Jonathan R. Mulcahy: 301 votes (Elected)
Rebecca Archambeault: 48 votes (Elected)
Blanks / All Others: 405 votes
Library Trustees (2-Year Term - Vote One)
Rebecca Archambeault: 15 votes (Elected)
Colby Leoncio: 8 votes
Blanks / All Others: 354 votes
Source Video: Town of Plympton Unofficial Election Night Data Tally