Edward J. Clancy Jr.
2009 Lynn Mayoral Election
Table:
General Election

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

±%

Nonpartisan

Judith Flanagan Kennedy

8,043

49.94

Nonpartisan

Edward J. Clancy Jr.

8,016

49.78

Write-in

Write-in

45

0.28

Turnout

16,104

33.1

Looking at the following table labelled Edward J. Clancy Jr. — section "2009 Lynn Mayoral Election", write a short sentence answer to the question: How many votes did Judith Flanagan Kennedy defeat Clancy with in 2009? Return your answer as JSON: {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: In 2009, Clancy was defeated by Judith Flanagan Kennedy by a total of 8,043 votes to 8,016.