Here are the number of women candidates per year in the City Council and School Committee elections as well as how many women were elected. You can sort in ascending order by clicking the desired column header. Click again for descending order.
| Year | CC candidates | CC women | CC elected | SC candidates | SC women | SC elected | women candidates | women elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 1943 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 1945 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1947 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1949 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 1951 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1957 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 1959 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1961 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1963 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1965 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1967 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1969 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1971 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1973 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 1975 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 1977 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 1979 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 1981 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| 1983 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 1985 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 1987 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 1989 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 1991 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 1993 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| 1995 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| 1997 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| 1999 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 |
| 2001 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 2003 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2005 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 2007 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 2009 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 2011 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 2013 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| 2015 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| 2017 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 8 |
CC = City Council; SC = School Committee
Index of all Cambridge City Council and School Committee candidates: 1941 to 2017 (plain text) (PDF) – updated Nov 27, 2017