PROVIDENCE – Cathleen DeSimone will be the next mayor of Attleboro.
The city councilor defeated Acting Mayor James DiLisio, former City Councilor John Davis and political newcomer Timothy Barone in a special election that was held Tuesday to fill the void when former Mayor Paul Heroux, a Democrat, left office in January after being elected Bristol County sheriff.
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DeSimone told the Attleboro Sun Chronicle that she will take office on March 11 after the vote is certified.
She received 2,667 votes to DiLisio ‘s 2,279 votes – giving her a 49% to 42% margin of victory, according to WPRI-TV CBS 12. Only 5,446 of 32,932 eligible voters braved Tuesday’s storm to vote.
DeSimone, a lawyer, ran on a platform of preserving the city’s financial stability for the special election.
It won’t be long before election season ramps up again. The city’s regular elections are set for Nov. 8.
