Cambridge Municipal Election News
Nov 18 – I got the ballot data for the recent municipal election last night, did my usual tests, and everything checks out (as, of course, it should). I also determined who all the replacements would be should any of the newly elected officials vacate their seat. (More on that later.) Later today I will be doing additional analysis and posting some of the more interesting results. The closeness of the final School Committee results (8 vote difference) creates the possibility that a recount may be sought, but there are good reasons for not doing so. Andrew King has until Wed, Nov 22 at 5:00pm to file signatures seeking a recount if he chooses to proceed with that option. [Update – Andrew King has decided to not seek a recount, so the election results are final.] – RW
City Council #1 Votes by Ward/Precinct School Committee #1 Votes by Ward/Precinct
City Council #2 Vote Distribution School Committee #2 Vote Distribution
City Council Replacements – in the event of a vacancy
Burhan Azeem –> Adrienne Klein
Marc McGovern –> Adrienne Klein
Patricia Nolan –> Cathie Zusy
Joan Pickett –> Cathie Zusy
Sumbul Siddiqui –> Ayah Al-Zubi
Denise Simmons –> Joe McGuirk
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler –> Dan Totten
Paul Toner –> John Hanratty
Ayesha Wilson –> Joe McGuirk
Nov 17 – Final Official Election Results. The winners in the City Council election have not changed. However, in the School Committee election, Richard Harding is now the last person elected (by a margin of 8 votes) over Andrew King. – RW
| City Council (in order of election): Sumbul Siddiqui Burhan Azeem Marc C. McGovern Patricia M. Nolan Paul F. Toner Jivan G. Sobrinho-Wheeler E. Denise Simmons Ayesha M. Wilson Joan F. Pickett |
School Committee (in order of election): Rachel B. Weinstein Elizabeth Clark Polner Hudson David J. Weinstein Caroline M. Hunter José Luis Rojas Villarreal Richard Harding |
| Round-by-Round Results (PDF) – official City version | Round-by-Round Results (PDF) – official City version |
| Spreadsheet (PDF) – with transfer details | Spreadsheet (PDF) – with transfer details |
| Cost per #1 Vote – City Council 2023 | Cost per #1 Vote – School Committee 2023 |
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Here Come the Slates — For better or worse, the various candidate slates are taking shape (Sept 27, updated Oct 24):
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Cambridge Citizens Coalition (CCC) For School Committee: |
Cambridge Voters for Good Government (CV4GG) For City Council: Cathie Zusy Ayesha Wilson Joan Pickett Paul Toner Carrie Pasquarello Robert Winters Hao Wang |
A Better Cambridge (ABC) For City Council: Burhan Azeem Adrienne Klein Marc McGovern Joe McGuirk Frantz Pierre Sumbul Siddiqui E. Denise Simmons Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Ayesha Wilson |
Our Revolution Cambridge (ORC) For School Committee: |
Cambridge Residents Alliance (CResA) For City Council: Ayah Al-Zubi Doug Brown Patty Nolan Sumbul Siddiqui Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Dan Totten Vernon Walker Ayesha Wilson |
| Boston Democratic Socialists of America (BDSA) For City Council: Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Dan Totten |
Who has been raising and spending money? [Feb 2, 2022 – present]
(source – Mass. Office of Campaign and Political Finance)
Note: Expenditures last updated Jan 31, 2024.
Note: You may have to “Clear Cache” in order to refresh some of the embedded charts/tables for campaign finance.
City Council Campaign Finance – Sorted by Receipts
2023 Cambridge Candidate Pages Calendar of 2023 Election-related events
City Council Campaign Finance – Sorted by Expenditures
Periodic OCPF Bank Reports
Union Contributions to Candidates – Incumbency Protection
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School Committee Campaign Finance
| Candidates on the November 2023 ballot | ||
| City Council: (24 candidates for 9 seats) | School Committee: (11 candidates for 6 seats) | |
| Ayah Al-Zubi, 2B Dodge St., 02139 | Alborz Bejnood, 166 Auburn St., Apt B, 02139 | |
| Burhan Azeem, 96 Berkshire St., 02141 | Richard Harding, 189 Windsor St. #1, 02139 | |
| Doug Brown, 35 Standish St., 02138 | Elizabeth Hudson, 236 Walden St., 02140 | |
| John Hanratty, 15 Mt. Vernon St. #7, 02140 | Caroline Hunter, 23 Rockwell St., 02139 | |
| Peter Hsu, 70 Gore St. #2, 02141 | Andrew King, 71 Chilton St., 02138 | |
| Adrienne Klein, 7 Beech St. #308, 02140 | Frantz Pierre, 22 Water St. #808, 02141 | |
| Marc McGovern, 17 Pleasant St., 02139 | José Luis Rojas Villarreal, 19 Cornelius Way, 02141 | |
| Joe McGuirk, 314 Columbia St. #1, 02139 | Eugenia Schraa Huh, 259 Washington St., 02139 | |
| Gregg J. Moree, 25 Fairfield St., 02140 | Robert V. Travers, Jr., 54 Fulkerson St., 02141 | |
| Federico Muchnik, 82 Richdale Ave., 02140 | David J. Weinstein, 45 S. Normandy Ave., 02138 | |
| Patricia Nolan, 184 Huron Ave., 02138 | Rachel Weinstein, 60 Standish St., 02138 | |
| Carrie Pasquarello, 230 Upland Rd., 02140 |
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| Joan Pickett, 59 Ellery St. #1, 02138 | ||
| Frantz Pierre, 22 Water St. #808, 02141 | ||
| Sumbul Siddiqui, 283 Sydney St. #3, 02139 | ||
| E. Denise Simmons, 188 Harvard St., 02139 | ||
| Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, 187 Brookline St. #3, 02139 | ||
| Paul Toner, 24 Newman St., 02140 | ||
| Dan Totten, 54 Bishop Allen Dr. #2, 02139 | ||
| Vernon Walker, 165 Main St. #1205, 02139 | ||
| Hao Wang, 1 Longfellow Rd., 02138 | ||
| Ayesha M. Wilson, 15 Concord Ave., 02138 | ||
| Robert Winters, 366 Broadway, 02139 | ||
| Catherine Zusy, 202 Hamilton St., 02139 | ||
