DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 1

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  2,001.0  (12.5%)  Elected
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,524.0  (9.5%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,464.0  (9.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,459.0  (9.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,432.0  (8.9%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,330.0  (8.3%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,236.0  (7.7%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,207.0  (7.5%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,042.0  (6.5%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  973.0  (6.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  902.0  (5.6%)   
Gordon, Jesse A.  Chart color  626.0  (3.9%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  243.0  (1.5%)   
Hees, Bill  Chart color  198.0  (1.2%)   
Green, Andre Lerone  Chart color  181.0  (1.1%)   
LaTremouille, Robert J.  Chart color  118.0  (0.7%)   
Hall, Robert Lee, Sr.  Chart color  75.0  (0.5%)   
Condit, James E., III  Chart color  42.0  (0.3%)   
Write-In 1  Chart color  17.0  (0.1%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 2

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,607.0  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,557.7  (9.7%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,578.5  (9.8%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,477.9  (9.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,481.8  (9.2%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,350.0  (8.4%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,249.3  (7.8%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,240.7  (7.7%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,056.0  (6.6%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  979.2  (6.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  966.2  (6.0%)   
Gordon, Jesse A.  Chart color  632.4  (3.9%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  246.9  (1.5%)   
Hees, Bill  Chart color  201.7  (1.3%)   
Green, Andre Lerone  Chart color  183.8  (1.1%)   
LaTremouille, Robert J.  Chart color  120.8  (0.8%)   
Hall, Robert Lee, Sr.  Chart color  79.7  (0.5%)   
Condit, James E., III  Chart color  42.9  (0.3%)   
Write-In 1  Chart color  17.4  (0.1%)  Defeated
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Write-In 1) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 3

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,607.2  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,559.7  (9.7%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,578.5  (9.8%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,477.9  (9.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,481.8  (9.2%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,351.0  (8.4%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,250.3  (7.8%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,240.9  (7.7%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,056.0  (6.6%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  979.2  (6.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  966.2  (6.0%)   
Gordon, Jesse A.  Chart color  633.4  (3.9%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  246.9  (1.5%)   
Hees, Bill  Chart color  201.7  (1.3%)   
Green, Andre Lerone  Chart color  184.8  (1.2%)   
LaTremouille, Robert J.  Chart color  120.8  (0.8%)   
Hall, Robert Lee, Sr.  Chart color  79.7  (0.5%)   
Condit, James E., III  Chart color  42.9  (0.3%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  11.0  (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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 4

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,607.2  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,563.7  (9.7%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,581.5  (9.9%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,482.9  (9.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,482.8  (9.2%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,352.0  (8.4%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,250.5  (7.8%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,240.9  (7.7%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,056.0  (6.6%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  982.2  (6.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  969.4  (6.0%)   
Gordon, Jesse A.  Chart color  636.4  (4.0%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  249.1  (1.6%)   
Hees, Bill  Chart color  206.9  (1.3%)   
Green, Andre Lerone  Chart color  186.8  (1.2%)   
LaTremouille, Robert J.  Chart color  122.8  (0.8%)   
Hall, Robert Lee, Sr.  Chart color  81.7  (0.5%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  17.0  (0.1%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 5

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,609.9  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,565.7  (9.8%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,588.0  (9.9%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,486.1  (9.3%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,483.3  (9.2%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,359.4  (8.5%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,253.0  (7.8%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,253.2  (7.8%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,061.2  (6.6%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  986.2  (6.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  973.9  (6.1%)   
Gordon, Jesse A.  Chart color  641.4  (4.0%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  252.1  (1.6%)   
Hees, Bill  Chart color  213.9  (1.3%)   
Green, Andre Lerone  Chart color  193.0  (1.2%)   
LaTremouille, Robert J.  Chart color  122.8  (0.8%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  27.0  (0.2%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 6

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,611.3  (10.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,571.7  (9.8%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,596.9  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,497.3  (9.3%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,485.3  (9.3%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,366.4  (8.5%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,261.2  (7.9%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,263.2  (7.9%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,075.6  (6.7%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  995.2  (6.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  981.1  (6.1%)   
Gordon, Jesse A.  Chart color  647.7  (4.0%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  256.1  (1.6%)   
Hees, Bill  Chart color  221.1  (1.4%)   
Green, Andre Lerone  Chart color  198.0  (1.2%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  42.0  (0.3%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 7

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,613.7  (10.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,575.7  (9.8%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,608.5  (10.1%)  Elected
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,503.3  (9.4%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,494.5  (9.3%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,379.6  (8.6%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,266.2  (7.9%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,271.6  (7.9%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,088.8  (6.8%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,004.4  (6.3%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  990.5  (6.2%)   
Gordon, Jesse A.  Chart color  669.9  (4.2%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  259.1  (1.6%)   
Hees, Bill  Chart color  276.1  (1.7%)   
None of these  Chart color  68.0  (0.4%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 8

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,613.7  (10.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,576.5  (9.9%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,600.2  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,503.5  (9.4%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,496.6  (9.4%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,381.0  (8.6%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,266.2  (7.9%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,272.2  (8.0%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,089.5  (6.8%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,005.8  (6.3%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  991.1  (6.2%)   
Gordon, Jesse A.  Chart color  670.5  (4.2%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  259.1  (1.6%)  Defeated
Hees, Bill  Chart color  276.1  (1.7%)   
None of these  Chart color  68.0  (0.4%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 9

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,617.8  (10.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,599.7  (10.0%)  Elected
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,600.2  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,525.7  (9.5%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,507.1  (9.4%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,424.7  (8.9%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,273.2  (8.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,328.6  (8.3%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,114.7  (7.0%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,024.3  (6.4%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  999.4  (6.3%)   
Gordon, Jesse A.  Chart color  685.7  (4.3%)   
Hees, Bill  Chart color  281.1  (1.8%)   
None of these  Chart color  88.0  (0.6%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 10

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,617.8  (10.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,598.2  (10.0%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,600.2  (10.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,525.9  (9.5%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,507.1  (9.4%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,425.1  (8.9%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,273.2  (8.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,329.1  (8.3%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,114.7  (7.0%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,024.4  (6.4%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  999.5  (6.3%)   
Gordon, Jesse A.  Chart color  685.8  (4.3%)   
Hees, Bill  Chart color  281.1  (1.8%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  88.0  (0.6%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 11

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,628.4  (10.2%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,598.2  (10.0%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,603.2  (10.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,536.9  (9.7%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,523.6  (9.6%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,432.1  (9.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,289.8  (8.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,334.1  (8.4%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,168.1  (7.3%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,049.4  (6.6%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,048.4  (6.6%)   
Gordon, Jesse A.  Chart color  713.8  (4.5%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  144.0  (0.9%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 12

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,636.3  (10.3%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,609.2  (10.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,606.8  (10.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,644.0  (10.4%)  Elected
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,545.4  (9.7%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,502.3  (9.5%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,377.9  (8.7%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,386.5  (8.7%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,278.9  (8.1%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,210.6  (7.6%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,073.1  (6.8%)   
None of these  Chart color  199.0  (1.3%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 13

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,636.3  (10.3%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,609.2  (10.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,606.8  (10.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,587.1  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,547.0  (9.7%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,515.7  (9.5%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,394.4  (8.8%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,394.1  (8.8%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,283.3  (8.1%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,218.4  (7.7%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,078.8  (6.8%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  199.0  (1.3%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 14

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,733.3  (11.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,633.3  (10.3%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,664.8  (10.5%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,605.1  (10.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,883.0  (11.9%)  Elected
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,596.5  (10.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,570.9  (9.9%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,478.5  (9.4%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,350.8  (8.6%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,279.9  (8.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  274.0  (1.7%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 15

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,733.3  (11.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,633.3  (10.3%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,664.8  (10.5%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,605.1  (10.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,579.6  (10.0%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,596.5  (10.1%)  Elected
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,664.9  (10.5%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,613.7  (10.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,392.6  (8.8%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,312.3  (8.3%)   
None of these  Chart color  274.0  (1.7%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 16

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,733.3  (11.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,633.3  (10.3%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,664.8  (10.5%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,605.1  (10.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,579.6  (10.0%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,579.6  (10.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,664.9  (10.5%)  Elected
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,613.7  (10.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,401.6  (8.9%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,320.3  (8.4%)   
None of these  Chart color  274.0  (1.7%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 17

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,733.3  (11.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,633.3  (10.3%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,664.8  (10.5%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,605.1  (10.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,579.6  (10.0%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,579.6  (10.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,579.6  (10.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,613.7  (10.2%)  Elected
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,439.5  (9.1%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,367.6  (8.7%)   
None of these  Chart color  274.0  (1.7%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 18

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,733.3  (11.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,633.3  (10.3%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,664.8  (10.5%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,605.1  (10.2%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,579.6  (10.0%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,579.6  (10.0%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,579.6  (10.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,579.6  (10.0%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,459.3  (9.2%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,381.9  (8.7%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  274.0  (1.7%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 19

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,818.3  (11.6%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,740.4  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,700.5  (10.8%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,730.4  (11.0%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,616.7  (10.3%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,657.3  (10.5%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,691.2  (10.8%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,624.5  (10.3%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  2,147.8  (13.7%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  343.0  (2.2%)   
Pie chart

Kelley, Craig 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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 20

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,818.3  (11.6%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,805.0  (11.5%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,728.7  (11.0%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,849.1  (11.8%)  Elected
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,637.2  (10.4%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,710.2  (10.9%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,787.7  (11.4%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,643.5  (10.4%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  343.0  (2.2%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 21

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,818.3  (11.6%)  Elected
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,805.0  (11.5%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,744.3  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,642.4  (10.4%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,773.0  (11.3%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,787.7  (11.4%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,661.5  (10.6%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  343.0  (2.2%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 22

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,805.0  (11.5%)  Elected
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,804.7  (11.5%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,645.7  (10.5%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,773.0  (11.3%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,787.7  (11.4%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,668.6  (10.6%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  343.0  (2.2%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 23

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,804.7  (11.5%)  Elected
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,661.7  (10.6%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,773.0  (11.3%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,787.7  (11.4%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,710.1  (10.9%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  343.0  (2.2%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 24

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,700.9  (10.8%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,773.0  (11.3%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,787.7  (11.4%)  Elected
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,728.2  (11.0%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  343.0  (2.2%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 25

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,712.0  (10.9%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,773.0  (11.3%)  Elected
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,757.3  (11.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  343.0  (2.2%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 26

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,737.6  (11.0%)   
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,757.3  (11.2%)  Elected
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  343.0  (2.2%)   
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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 ballots cast.


Round 27

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Galluccio, Anthony D.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)  Elected
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)  Elected
Sullivan, Michael A.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)  Elected
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)  Elected
Toomey, Timothy J., Jr.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)  Elected
Simmons, Denise  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)  Elected
Murphy, Brian  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)  Elected
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)  Elected
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,747.4  (11.1%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  343.0  (2.2%)   
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, 97.9% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 79% 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 2005 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,070 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    77.2% 
2nd    10.7% 
3rd    5.1% 
4th    2.9% 
5th    1.6% 
6th    0.8% 
7th    0.5% 
8th    0.4% 
9th    0.2% 
10th    0.1% 
Pie chart