In a vote of confidence for the town government, Oak Bluffs voters today re-elected Gregory A. Coogan and Kathleen A. Burton to the board of selectmen.

Ms. Burton was the top vote getter with 611 votes, while Mr. Coogan received 580 votes. Challenger Roger Wey, a former seven-term selectman, received 371 votes.

Mr. Coogan and Ms. Burton exchanged a hug after the results were read at the Oak Bluffs library. “I am very excited that the voters have sent Greg and I to finish the work that we've started,” Ms. Burton said. “I'm looking very much forward to it.”

“I think both Kathy and my re-election says to us that we're going in the right direction and that the town is happy with what's been going on,” Mr. Coogan said. “It reaffirms for us that we've taken the right course.”

“I congratulate both of them, and anything I can do to help them,” Mr. Wey said. “They both did a good job, they work very hard, and the people have spoken.”

Turnout was light, with 891 of 3,245 voters coming to the polls, about 27 per cent.