Cambridge Civic Journal Forum

November 16, 2025

2025 Cambridge Final Election Results (and some curiosities)

Official Results (Fri, Nov 14):
City Council
(in order of election):
Sumbul Siddiqui
Marc C. McGovern
Ayah Al-Zubi
Cathie Zusy
Burhan Azeem
Jivan G. Sobrinho-Wheeler
Tim Flaherty
E. Denise Simmons
Patricia M. Nolan
Official Results (Fri, Nov 14):
School Committee
(in order of election):
Elizabeth Hudson
Richard Harding
Luisa De Paula Santos
Caitlin Dube
Arjun Jaikumar
David Weinstein
Charter Ballot Question:
Yes:  18,414 (73%)
No:     5,899 (23%)
Blank: 1,039 (4%)
Total: 25,352 (100%)
Round-by-Round Results (HTML) – official City version Round-by-Round Results (HTML) – official City version  
Spreadsheet (PDF) – with transfer details Spreadsheet (PDF) – with transfer details  
City Council #1 Votes by Ward/Precinct School Committee #1 Votes by Ward/Precinct  
City Council #2 Vote Distribution School Committee #2 Vote Distribution  
Replacements (should a vacancy occur in the upcoming 2026-2027 term):
City Council:
Al-Zubi –> Rifkin
Azeem –> Bullister
Flaherty –> Hanratty
McGovern –> Bullister
Nolan –> Bullister
Siddiqui –> Wilson
Simmons –> Wilson
Sobrinho-Wheeler –> Bullister
Zusy –> Hanratty
School Committee:
De Paula Santos –> Havstad
Dube –> Goetz
Harding –> Hunter
Hudson –> Schraa Huh
Jaikumar –> Goetz
Weinstein –> Rojas Villarreal
What would happen if we used this year’s City Council and School Committee ballots in a Runoff to determine the Chair of each?
Instant Mayor:
Count 7: McGovern 8377, Siddiqui 8012; Zusy 5748
Count 8: McGovern 9330, Siddiqui 8786
Instant School Committee Chair:
Count 4: Hudson 6690, de Paula Santos 6674, Harding 5693
Count 5: Hudson 9526, dePaula Santos 7226

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