Kassandra Gove
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Kassandra Gove | |||
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| Mayor of Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States | |||
| In office January 2, 2020 – Present | |||
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| Born | Kassandra M. Gove August 5, 1985 | ||
| Residence | Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States3 | ||
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| Website | kassandragove | ||
Kassandra Gove is the Mayor of Amesbury, Massachusetts. She was elected as an Independent Voter on November 5, 2019, defeating incumbent Ken Gray by 157 votes.[1]
On November 2, 2021, Mayor Gove won re-election for another two-year term by defeating Republican challenger James Kelcourse by 1307 votes.[2]
Gove is a fifth-generation native of Amesbury. Her family has owned several businesses in the city since the 1920's including Gove Hardware Store, KenGo Gas, and Giggles toy store. Prior to election in 2019, she served as the Executive Directory of the Amesbury Chamber of Commerce.
Electoral history
| Amesbury Mayoral - 2019 Primary | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Unenrolled | Kassandra Gove (inc.) | 847 | 44.8 |
| Republican | Ken Gray | 802 | 42.4 |
| Unenrolled | Ted Semesnyei | 227 | 12 |
| Unenrolled | James Thivierge | 15 | 0.8 |
| Amesbury Mayoral - 2019 General | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Unenrolled | Kassandra Gove | 2,318 | 51.7 |
| Republican | Ken Gray (inc.) | 2,155 | 48 |
| Write-ins | All others | 8 | 0.3 |
| Amesbury Mayoral - 2021 General | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Unenrolled | Kassandra Gove (inc.) | 3,611 | 61 |
| Republican | James Kelcourse | 2,307 | 38.9 |
| Write-ins | All others | 12 | 0.1 |
- ↑ "Gove elected Amesbury's mayor". newburyportnews.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ↑ "Gove wins reelection in Amesbury". newburyportnews.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ↑ "September 17, 2019 Preliminary Election Official Results | Amesbury, MA". www.amesburyma.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ↑ [https://www.amesburyma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6891/f/news/20191105_official_results.pdf
- ↑ [https://www.amesburyma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6891/f/news/11-2-2021_official_tally_sheet-website.pdf