DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 1

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  3,230.0  (18.9%)  Elected
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,716.0  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,713.0  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,540.0  (9.0%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,402.0  (8.2%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,339.0  (7.8%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,316.0  (7.7%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,141.0  (6.7%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,091.0  (6.4%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,017.0  (5.9%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  378.0  (2.2%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  345.0  (2.0%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  278.0  (1.6%)   
Horowitz, Jacob  Chart color  155.0  (0.9%)   
Hall, Robert L.  Chart color  153.0  (0.9%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  92.0  (0.5%)   
Peixoto, Helder  Chart color  69.0  (0.4%)   
Condit, James E., III  Chart color  63.0  (0.4%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  58.0  (0.3%)   
Write-in  Chart color  29.0  (0.2%)   
Pie chart

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Galluccio, Anthony D. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 2

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,712.5  (10.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,716.0  (10.0%)  Elected
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,713.0  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,674.6  (9.8%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,594.7  (9.3%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,424.2  (8.3%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,696.8  (9.9%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,298.9  (7.6%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,137.8  (6.6%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,393.1  (8.1%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  419.6  (2.4%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  354.4  (2.1%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  293.6  (1.7%)   
Horowitz, Jacob  Chart color  168.5  (1.0%)   
Hall, Robert L.  Chart color  180.0  (1.1%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  101.9  (0.6%)   
Peixoto, Helder  Chart color  85.6  (0.5%)   
Condit, James E., III  Chart color  68.7  (0.4%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  62.2  (0.4%)   
Write-in  Chart color  29.0  (0.2%)   
Pie chart

Murphy, Brian has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 3

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,712.5  (10.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,712.5  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,713.0  (10.0%)  Elected
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,675.4  (9.8%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,594.8  (9.3%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,424.8  (8.3%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,697.0  (9.9%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,299.1  (7.6%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,138.5  (6.6%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,393.4  (8.1%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  419.8  (2.5%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  354.4  (2.1%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  293.6  (1.7%)   
Horowitz, Jacob  Chart color  168.7  (1.0%)   
Hall, Robert L.  Chart color  180.1  (1.1%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  101.9  (0.6%)   
Peixoto, Helder  Chart color  85.7  (0.5%)   
Condit, James E., III  Chart color  68.7  (0.4%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  62.2  (0.4%)   
Write-in  Chart color  29.0  (0.2%)   
Pie chart

Davis, Henrietta has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 4

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,712.5  (10.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,712.5  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,712.5  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,675.5  (9.8%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,594.8  (9.3%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,424.9  (8.3%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,697.0  (9.9%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,299.2  (7.6%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,138.6  (6.6%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,393.4  (8.1%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  419.8  (2.5%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  354.4  (2.1%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  293.6  (1.7%)   
Horowitz, Jacob  Chart color  168.7  (1.0%)   
Hall, Robert L.  Chart color  180.1  (1.1%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  101.9  (0.6%)   
Peixoto, Helder  Chart color  85.7  (0.5%)   
Condit, James E., III  Chart color  68.7  (0.4%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  62.2  (0.4%)   
Write-in  Chart color  29.0  (0.2%)  Defeated
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Write-in) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 5

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,712.5  (10.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,712.5  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,713.5  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,678.5  (9.8%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,595.8  (9.3%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,424.9  (8.3%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,698.0  (9.9%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,303.2  (7.6%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,139.6  (6.7%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,393.4  (8.1%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  419.8  (2.5%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  357.4  (2.1%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  294.6  (1.7%)   
Horowitz, Jacob  Chart color  169.7  (1.0%)   
Hall, Robert L.  Chart color  180.1  (1.1%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  102.9  (0.6%)   
Peixoto, Helder  Chart color  85.7  (0.5%)   
Condit, James E., III  Chart color  68.7  (0.4%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  62.2  (0.4%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  12.0  (0.1%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Williamson, James M.) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 6

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,713.5  (10.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,713.5  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,713.5  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,686.1  (9.9%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,597.8  (9.3%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,431.5  (8.4%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,703.0  (10.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,306.2  (7.6%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,145.6  (6.7%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,394.4  (8.1%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  421.8  (2.5%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  366.4  (2.1%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  295.6  (1.7%)   
Horowitz, Jacob  Chart color  172.7  (1.0%)   
Hall, Robert L.  Chart color  181.6  (1.1%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  105.4  (0.6%)   
Peixoto, Helder  Chart color  86.7  (0.5%)   
Condit, James E., III  Chart color  74.7  (0.4%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  15.0  (0.1%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Condit, James E., III) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 7

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,715.1  (10.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,713.5  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,713.5  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,695.1  (9.9%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,599.8  (9.4%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,436.0  (8.4%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,706.1  (10.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,308.7  (7.7%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,146.6  (6.7%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,399.4  (8.2%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  422.8  (2.5%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  370.4  (2.2%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  307.1  (1.8%)   
Horowitz, Jacob  Chart color  176.7  (1.0%)   
Hall, Robert L.  Chart color  185.1  (1.1%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  117.4  (0.7%)   
Peixoto, Helder  Chart color  89.7  (0.5%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  22.0  (0.1%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Peixoto, Helder) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 8

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,720.7  (10.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,713.5  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,713.5  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,701.1  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,610.9  (9.4%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,441.0  (8.4%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,718.2  (10.1%)  Elected
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,318.2  (7.7%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,151.6  (6.7%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,407.0  (8.2%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  424.4  (2.5%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  372.9  (2.2%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  308.6  (1.8%)   
Horowitz, Jacob  Chart color  178.7  (1.0%)   
Hall, Robert L.  Chart color  187.1  (1.1%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  120.5  (0.7%)   
None of these  Chart color  37.0  (0.2%)   
Pie chart

Sullivan, Michael A. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 9

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,720.7  (10.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,713.5  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,713.5  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,702.0  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,616.0  (9.5%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,441.0  (8.4%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,708.8  (10.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,319.9  (7.7%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,152.1  (6.7%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,407.4  (8.2%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  425.2  (2.5%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  372.9  (2.2%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  308.6  (1.8%)   
Horowitz, Jacob  Chart color  178.7  (1.0%)   
Hall, Robert L.  Chart color  187.1  (1.1%)   
Dixon, Vincent Lawrence  Chart color  120.5  (0.7%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  37.0  (0.2%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Dixon, Vincent Lawrence) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 10

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,724.8  (10.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,713.5  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,714.5  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,714.0  (10.0%)  Elected
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,622.1  (9.5%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,449.0  (8.5%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,710.8  (10.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,326.5  (7.8%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,168.1  (6.8%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,412.5  (8.3%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  431.2  (2.5%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  382.5  (2.2%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  323.2  (1.9%)   
Horowitz, Jacob  Chart color  183.2  (1.1%)   
Hall, Robert L.  Chart color  201.2  (1.2%)   
None of these  Chart color  48.0  (0.3%)   
Pie chart

Decker, Marjorie C. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 11

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,724.8  (10.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,713.5  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,714.5  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,707.7  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,623.3  (9.5%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,449.0  (8.5%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,710.8  (10.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,328.3  (7.8%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,168.7  (6.8%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,413.8  (8.3%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  431.2  (2.5%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  383.1  (2.2%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  323.8  (1.9%)   
Horowitz, Jacob  Chart color  183.2  (1.1%)  Defeated
Hall, Robert L.  Chart color  201.2  (1.2%)   
None of these  Chart color  48.0  (0.3%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Horowitz, Jacob) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 12

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,728.5  (10.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,714.5  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,716.5  (10.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,707.7  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,628.4  (9.5%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,470.6  (8.6%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,710.8  (10.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,338.4  (7.8%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,194.3  (7.0%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,420.8  (8.3%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  478.9  (2.8%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  418.7  (2.5%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  329.8  (1.9%)   
Hall, Robert L.  Chart color  205.2  (1.2%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  62.0  (0.4%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Hall, Robert L.) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 13

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,739.3  (10.2%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,715.5  (10.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,718.5  (10.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,711.7  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,634.9  (9.6%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,538.8  (9.0%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,711.8  (10.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,356.5  (8.0%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,204.8  (7.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,445.5  (8.5%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  490.0  (2.9%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  444.3  (2.6%)   
Jens, Steven E.  Chart color  338.4  (2.0%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  75.0  (0.4%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Jens, Steven E.) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 14

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,762.5  (10.4%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,717.6  (10.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,721.5  (10.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,715.7  (10.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,671.0  (9.8%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,557.3  (9.2%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,721.8  (10.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,379.1  (8.1%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,228.8  (7.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,520.8  (9.0%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  519.7  (3.1%)   
Iskovitz, Steve  Chart color  459.4  (2.7%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  150.0  (0.9%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Iskovitz, Steve) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 15

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,775.2  (10.5%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,727.6  (10.2%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,731.5  (10.2%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,726.7  (10.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,691.6  (10.0%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,698.4  (10.0%)  Elected
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,721.8  (10.2%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,410.1  (8.3%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,318.0  (7.8%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,536.3  (9.1%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  597.8  (3.5%)   
None of these  Chart color  190.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

Simmons, Denise has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 16

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,775.2  (10.5%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,727.6  (10.2%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,731.5  (10.2%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,726.7  (10.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,691.9  (10.0%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,693.5  (10.0%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,721.8  (10.2%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,410.7  (8.3%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,320.3  (7.8%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,536.6  (9.1%)   
King, Ethridge A.  Chart color  599.4  (3.5%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  190.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (King, Ethridge A.) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 17

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,808.3  (10.7%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,747.7  (10.4%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,760.6  (10.4%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,742.7  (10.3%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,735.7  (10.3%)  Elected
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,715.8  (10.2%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,722.8  (10.2%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,536.0  (9.1%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,488.7  (8.8%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,626.8  (9.6%)   
None of these  Chart color  240.0  (1.4%)   
Pie chart

Toomey, Timothy J., Jr. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 18

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,808.3  (10.7%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,747.7  (10.4%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,760.6  (10.4%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,742.7  (10.3%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,688.5  (10.0%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,715.8  (10.2%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,722.8  (10.2%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,550.3  (9.2%)   
Pitkin, John  Chart color  1,500.9  (8.9%)  Defeated
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,647.4  (9.8%)   
None of these  Chart color  240.0  (1.4%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Pitkin, John) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















  

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 19

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,895.9  (11.3%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,979.6  (11.8%)  Elected
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,968.9  (11.7%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,822.4  (10.8%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,714.3  (10.2%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,878.4  (11.2%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,749.7  (10.4%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,860.9  (11.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,931.9  (11.5%)   
None of these  Chart color  323.0  (1.9%)   
Pie chart

Murphy, Brian has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 20

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,895.9  (11.3%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,968.9  (11.7%)  Elected
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,898.5  (11.3%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,718.7  (10.2%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,878.4  (11.2%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,764.7  (10.5%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,878.2  (11.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,931.9  (11.5%)   
None of these  Chart color  323.0  (1.9%)   
Pie chart

Davis, Henrietta has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 21

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,895.9  (11.3%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,898.5  (11.3%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,751.6  (10.4%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,878.4  (11.2%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,833.7  (10.9%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,878.2  (11.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,931.9  (11.5%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  323.0  (1.9%)   
Pie chart

Maher, David P. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 22

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,895.9  (11.3%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,898.5  (11.3%)  Elected
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,770.3  (10.5%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,878.4  (11.2%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,880.1  (11.2%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,878.2  (11.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  323.0  (1.9%)   
Pie chart

Decker, Marjorie C. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 23

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,895.9  (11.3%)  Elected
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,801.9  (10.7%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,878.4  (11.2%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,880.1  (11.2%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,878.2  (11.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  323.0  (1.9%)   
Pie chart

Galluccio, Anthony D. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 24

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,830.9  (10.9%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,878.4  (11.2%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,880.1  (11.2%)  Elected
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,878.2  (11.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  323.0  (1.9%)   
Pie chart

Sullivan, Michael A. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 25

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,844.1  (11.0%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,878.4  (11.2%)  Elected
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,878.2  (11.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  323.0  (1.9%)   
Pie chart

Simmons, Denise has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 26

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,855.5  (11.0%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,878.2  (11.2%)  Elected
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  323.0  (1.9%)   
Pie chart

Reeves, Kenneth E. has enough votes to guarantee victory (10%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Round 27

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)  Elected
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)  Elected
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)  Elected
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)  Elected
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)  Elected
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)  Elected
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)  Elected
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)  Elected
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,866.9  (11.1%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  323.0  (1.9%)   
Pie chart

At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.

In the end, 98.1% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 84.6% if only the first-round votes were used. You should be able to see that the winners have a more equal mandate in the final round than in the first round.

Note that even the "highest first-round votes" method is more democratic than most methods used in US public elections: the "vote for 9" method, which allows the largest block of voters to dominate, and the district method, where choices are restricted to the one or two viable candidates within geographical boundaries drawn by the politicians in office.

Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2001 City Council Election
(By DemoChoice rules)

9 candidates will be elected with 17,125 ballots cast.


Ballot Depth

This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidates.

Rank Fraction of votes for winners
1st    75.8% 
2nd    13.9% 
3rd    4.1% 
4th    2.1% 
5th    1.3% 
6th    0.8% 
7th    0.6% 
8th    0.5% 
9th    0.3% 
14th    0.0% 
Pie chart