Summary of Question 8
The Legislature has placed this question on the ballot in order to determine whether the people favor or oppose the construction of an oil refinery and deep water port in Massachusetts. The vote on this question is not binding on the Legislature. The question deals with the general advisability of such construction and is not a specific proposal for a facility. If a specific proposal is made, it would be subject to approval by the communities directly affected and subject to any restrictions imposed by the Legislature.
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View Official Source (PDF)1976 - Worcester County - Question 8The following is a non-binding advisory question: "Shall the General Court enact legislation authorizing the construction of an oil refinery and a deep water port, subject to the approval of those communities directly affected and any reservations that the General Court may prescribe?"
| View as: # | % | Worcester County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 172,523 |
96,542 |
30,352 | 289,417 | ||
| Ashburnham |
1,167 |
497 |
117 |
1,781 |
||
| Athol |
3,062 |
1,327 |
439 |
4,828 |
||
| Auburn |
5,127 |
2,354 |
594 |
8,075 |
||
| Barre |
1,258 |
591 |
206 |
2,055 |
||
| Berlin |
689 |
338 |
73 |
1,100 |
||
| Blackstone |
1,805 |
787 |
370 |
2,962 |
||
| Bolton |
782 |
413 |
53 |
1,248 |
||
| Boylston |
1,144 |
499 |
78 |
1,721 |
||
| Brookfield |
657 |
319 |
105 |
1,081 |
||
| Charlton |
1,471 |
724 |
208 |
2,403 |
||
| Clinton |
3,508 |
1,858 |
670 |
6,036 |
||
| Douglas |
955 |
625 |
163 |
1,743 |
||
| Dudley |
2,188 |
1,103 |
414 |
3,705 |
||
| E. Brookfield |
533 |
288 |
83 |
904 |
||
| Fitchburg |
10,813 |
4,583 |
1,677 |
17,073 |
||
| Gardner |
5,212 |
2,430 |
1,096 |
8,738 |
||
| Grafton |
3,344 |
1,690 |
445 |
5,479 |
||
| Hardwick |
642 |
336 |
124 |
1,102 |
||
| Harvard |
1,289 |
619 |
83 |
1,991 |
||
| Holden |
4,384 |
2,167 |
644 |
7,195 |
||
| Hopedale |
1,470 |
607 |
175 |
2,252 |
||
| Hubbardston |
484 |
227 |
60 |
771 |
||
| Lancaster |
1,613 |
667 |
182 |
2,462 |
||
| Leicester |
2,576 |
1,337 |
360 |
4,273 |
||
| Leominster |
9,160 |
3,982 |
1,988 |
15,130 |
||
| Lunenburg |
2,813 |
900 |
228 |
3,941 |
||
| Mendon |
913 |
468 |
107 |
1,488 |
||
| Milford |
6,013 |
3,657 |
1,008 |
10,678 |
||
| Millbury |
3,390 |
1,775 |
545 |
5,710 |
||
| Millville |
485 |
225 |
113 |
823 |
||
| New Braintree |
191 |
117 |
26 |
334 |
||
| N. Brookfield |
1,162 |
669 |
158 |
1,989 |
||
| Northborough |
3,471 |
1,353 |
211 |
5,035 |
||
| Northbridge |
2,085 |
1,208 |
2,234 |
5,527 |
||
| Oakham |
303 |
149 |
36 |
488 |
||
| Oxford |
2,286 |
1,466 |
439 |
4,191 |
||
| Paxton |
1,285 |
581 |
93 |
1,959 |
||
| Petersham |
357 |
232 |
25 |
614 |
||
| Phillipston |
271 |
116 |
38 |
425 |
||
| Princeton |
668 |
341 |
45 |
1,054 |
||
| Royalston |
275 |
144 |
30 |
449 |
||
| Rutland |
1,178 |
475 |
88 |
1,741 |
||
| Shrewsbury |
7,139 |
3,358 |
773 |
11,270 |
||
| Southborough |
2,133 |
796 |
120 |
3,049 |
||
| Southbridge |
3,211 |
2,711 |
1,052 |
6,974 |
||
| Spencer |
2,782 |
1,494 |
447 |
4,723 |
||
| Sterling |
1,555 |
657 |
112 |
2,324 |
||
| Sturbridge |
1,413 |
901 |
304 |
2,618 |
||
| Sutton |
1,440 |
843 |
200 |
2,483 |
||
| Templeton |
1,626 |
800 |
189 |
2,615 |
||
| Upton |
1,182 |
601 |
167 |
1,950 |
||
| Uxbridge |
2,378 |
1,313 |
390 |
4,081 |
||
| Warren |
1,057 |
520 |
173 |
1,750 |
||
| Webster |
3,717 |
2,110 |
967 |
6,794 |
||
| W. Boylston |
2,237 |
972 |
170 |
3,379 |
||
| W. Brookfield |
863 |
368 |
123 |
1,354 |
||
| Westborough |
4,425 |
1,766 |
343 |
6,534 |
||
| Westminster |
1,697 |
597 |
148 |
2,442 |
||
| Winchendon |
1,889 |
634 |
258 |
2,781 |
||
| Worcester |
39,300 |
31,857 |
8,585 |
69,742 |
||
| County Totals | 172,523 |
96,542 |
30,352 | 289,417 | ||