DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 1

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,857.0  (11.6%)  Elected
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,781.0  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,746.0  (10.9%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,285.0  (8.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,285.0  (8.0%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,249.0  (7.8%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,165.0  (7.2%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  899.0  (5.6%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  883.0  (5.5%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  755.0  (4.7%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  735.0  (4.6%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  682.0  (4.2%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  385.0  (2.4%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  377.0  (2.3%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  256.0  (1.6%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  239.0  (1.5%)   
Leavitt, Neal W.  Chart color  136.0  (0.8%)   
Flanagan, Mark F.  Chart color  111.0  (0.7%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  89.0  (0.6%)   
Podgers, Kathy  Chart color  78.0  (0.5%)   
Moree, Gregg J.  Chart color  47.0  (0.3%)   
Write-In 2  Chart color  18.0  (0.1%)   
Write-In 3  Chart color  13.0  (0.1%)   
Write-In 6  Chart color  2.0  (0.0%)   
Pie chart

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 2

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,607.3  (10.0%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,781.0  (11.1%)  Elected
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,746.0  (10.9%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,314.6  (8.2%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,307.5  (8.1%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,278.8  (8.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,192.3  (7.4%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  942.4  (5.9%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  887.7  (5.5%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  774.8  (4.8%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  756.8  (4.7%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  701.0  (4.4%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  387.8  (2.4%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  386.5  (2.4%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  264.7  (1.6%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  240.8  (1.5%)   
Leavitt, Neal W.  Chart color  139.1  (0.9%)   
Flanagan, Mark F.  Chart color  113.2  (0.7%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  89.6  (0.6%)   
Podgers, Kathy  Chart color  80.4  (0.5%)   
Moree, Gregg J.  Chart color  47.4  (0.3%)   
Write-In 2  Chart color  18.3  (0.1%)   
Write-In 3  Chart color  13.0  (0.1%)   
Write-In 6  Chart color  2.0  (0.0%)   
Pie chart

Simmons, E. 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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 3

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,607.3  (10.0%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,607.3  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,746.0  (10.9%)  Elected
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,326.9  (8.3%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,319.7  (8.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,288.3  (8.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,249.2  (7.8%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  959.4  (6.0%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  896.0  (5.6%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  783.3  (4.9%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  778.7  (4.8%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  710.1  (4.4%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  389.9  (2.4%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  389.4  (2.4%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  269.4  (1.7%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  242.8  (1.5%)   
Leavitt, Neal W.  Chart color  139.9  (0.9%)   
Flanagan, Mark F.  Chart color  114.4  (0.7%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  90.9  (0.6%)   
Podgers, Kathy  Chart color  82.3  (0.5%)   
Moree, Gregg J.  Chart color  48.1  (0.3%)   
Write-In 2  Chart color  18.4  (0.1%)   
Write-In 3  Chart color  13.1  (0.1%)   
Write-In 6  Chart color  2.0  (0.0%)   
Pie chart

Toomey, Jr., Timothy J. 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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 4

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,607.3  (10.0%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,607.3  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,607.3  (10.0%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,354.8  (8.4%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,324.7  (8.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,297.7  (8.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,264.9  (7.9%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  965.5  (6.0%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  937.4  (5.8%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  789.6  (4.9%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  787.9  (4.9%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  713.5  (4.4%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  394.9  (2.5%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  391.6  (2.4%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  270.7  (1.7%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  243.3  (1.5%)   
Leavitt, Neal W.  Chart color  141.0  (0.9%)   
Flanagan, Mark F.  Chart color  116.9  (0.7%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  91.8  (0.6%)   
Podgers, Kathy  Chart color  82.7  (0.5%)   
Moree, Gregg J.  Chart color  48.8  (0.3%)   
Write-In 2  Chart color  18.4  (0.1%)   
Write-In 3  Chart color  13.1  (0.1%)   
Write-In 6  Chart color  2.0  (0.0%)  Defeated
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Write-In 6) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 5

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,607.3  (10.0%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,607.3  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,607.3  (10.0%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,354.8  (8.4%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,324.7  (8.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,297.7  (8.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,264.9  (7.9%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  965.5  (6.0%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  937.4  (5.8%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  790.6  (4.9%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  787.9  (4.9%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  713.5  (4.4%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  394.9  (2.5%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  391.6  (2.4%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  270.7  (1.7%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  243.3  (1.5%)   
Leavitt, Neal W.  Chart color  141.0  (0.9%)   
Flanagan, Mark F.  Chart color  116.9  (0.7%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  91.8  (0.6%)   
Podgers, Kathy  Chart color  82.7  (0.5%)   
Moree, Gregg J.  Chart color  48.8  (0.3%)   
Write-In 2  Chart color  18.4  (0.1%)   
Write-In 3  Chart color  13.1  (0.1%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  1.0  (0.0%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Write-In 3) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 6

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,607.3  (10.0%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,607.4  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,607.3  (10.0%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,355.8  (8.4%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,324.7  (8.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,297.7  (8.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,265.9  (7.9%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  965.5  (6.0%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  937.4  (5.8%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  790.6  (4.9%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  787.9  (4.9%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  713.5  (4.4%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  395.9  (2.5%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  391.6  (2.4%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  270.7  (1.7%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  244.3  (1.5%)   
Leavitt, Neal W.  Chart color  141.0  (0.9%)   
Flanagan, Mark F.  Chart color  117.9  (0.7%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  91.8  (0.6%)   
Podgers, Kathy  Chart color  83.7  (0.5%)   
Moree, Gregg J.  Chart color  48.8  (0.3%)   
Write-In 2  Chart color  18.4  (0.1%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  8.0  (0.0%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Write-In 2) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 7

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,607.5  (10.0%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,607.4  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,607.3  (10.0%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,355.8  (8.4%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,325.7  (8.3%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,300.7  (8.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,268.9  (7.9%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  965.6  (6.0%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  937.4  (5.8%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  792.6  (4.9%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  787.9  (4.9%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  713.5  (4.4%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  395.9  (2.5%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  392.7  (2.4%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  271.7  (1.7%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  244.3  (1.5%)   
Leavitt, Neal W.  Chart color  141.0  (0.9%)   
Flanagan, Mark F.  Chart color  117.9  (0.7%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  91.8  (0.6%)   
Podgers, Kathy  Chart color  83.7  (0.5%)   
Moree, Gregg J.  Chart color  48.8  (0.3%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  15.0  (0.1%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 8

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,607.5  (10.0%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,607.5  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,607.4  (10.0%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,356.9  (8.5%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,326.7  (8.3%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,305.8  (8.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,273.0  (7.9%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  967.6  (6.0%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  941.7  (5.9%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  794.8  (5.0%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  789.9  (4.9%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  715.6  (4.5%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  396.9  (2.5%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  395.9  (2.5%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  273.8  (1.7%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  244.3  (1.5%)   
Leavitt, Neal W.  Chart color  142.1  (0.9%)   
Flanagan, Mark F.  Chart color  117.9  (0.7%)   
Williamson, James M.  Chart color  91.8  (0.6%)  Defeated
Podgers, Kathy  Chart color  96.9  (0.6%)   
None of these  Chart color  19.0  (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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 9

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,607.5  (10.0%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,608.9  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,607.4  (10.0%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,358.2  (8.5%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,327.8  (8.3%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,312.1  (8.2%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,281.3  (8.0%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  973.9  (6.1%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  942.9  (5.9%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  802.1  (5.0%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  800.1  (5.0%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  720.7  (4.5%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  397.9  (2.5%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  401.0  (2.5%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  279.9  (1.7%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  257.4  (1.6%)   
Leavitt, Neal W.  Chart color  143.2  (0.9%)   
Flanagan, Mark F.  Chart color  123.0  (0.8%)   
Podgers, Kathy  Chart color  102.9  (0.6%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  25.0  (0.2%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 10

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,608.5  (10.0%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,610.4  (10.0%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,608.4  (10.0%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,365.5  (8.5%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,329.8  (8.3%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,319.6  (8.2%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,291.7  (8.1%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  979.9  (6.1%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  945.1  (5.9%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  809.3  (5.0%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  804.4  (5.0%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  726.3  (4.5%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  402.9  (2.5%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  407.1  (2.5%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  291.6  (1.8%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  262.4  (1.6%)   
Leavitt, Neal W.  Chart color  145.2  (0.9%)   
Flanagan, Mark F.  Chart color  127.1  (0.8%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  38.0  (0.2%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 11

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,612.1  (10.1%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,615.0  (10.1%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,610.3  (10.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,372.2  (8.6%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,330.8  (8.3%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,325.9  (8.3%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,304.0  (8.1%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  985.0  (6.1%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  950.6  (5.9%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  823.5  (5.1%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  808.7  (5.0%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  733.7  (4.6%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  407.9  (2.5%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  412.2  (2.6%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  312.3  (1.9%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  264.4  (1.7%)   
Leavitt, Neal W.  Chart color  150.4  (0.9%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  54.0  (0.3%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 12

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,616.0  (10.1%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,619.3  (10.1%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,610.6  (10.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,383.8  (8.6%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,334.1  (8.3%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,338.9  (8.4%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,312.1  (8.2%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,004.6  (6.3%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  955.7  (6.0%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  841.7  (5.3%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  815.2  (5.1%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  741.9  (4.6%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  416.1  (2.6%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  422.5  (2.6%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  322.9  (2.0%)   
Adkins, Lawrence J.  Chart color  265.5  (1.7%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  72.0  (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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 13

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,616.1  (10.2%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,621.8  (10.2%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,612.0  (10.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,385.8  (8.7%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,337.3  (8.4%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,347.7  (8.5%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,343.8  (8.5%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,007.9  (6.4%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  959.0  (6.0%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  857.1  (5.4%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  828.6  (5.2%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  753.0  (4.7%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  424.4  (2.7%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  426.5  (2.7%)   
Glick, Silvia P.  Chart color  333.0  (2.1%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  219.0  (1.4%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 14

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,628.5  (10.3%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,624.8  (10.3%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,613.6  (10.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,398.8  (8.8%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,360.6  (8.6%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,390.9  (8.8%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,370.3  (8.7%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,037.5  (6.6%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  966.2  (6.1%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  895.9  (5.7%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  849.3  (5.4%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  804.0  (5.1%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  452.4  (2.9%)   
Stohlman, Jr., Thomas J.  Chart color  441.2  (2.8%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  239.0  (1.5%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 15

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,640.8  (10.4%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,633.8  (10.3%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,616.0  (10.2%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,437.2  (9.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,372.9  (8.7%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,437.8  (9.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,384.4  (8.8%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,129.5  (7.2%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  994.7  (6.3%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  939.9  (6.0%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  881.9  (5.6%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  850.3  (5.4%)   
Marquardt, Charles J.  Chart color  471.8  (3.0%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  282.0  (1.8%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 16

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,646.0  (10.5%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,639.4  (10.4%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,622.1  (10.3%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,476.9  (9.4%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,387.3  (8.8%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,495.4  (9.5%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,406.7  (9.0%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,163.5  (7.4%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  1,056.9  (6.7%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,013.9  (6.5%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  906.7  (5.8%)   
vanBeuzekom, Minka Y.  Chart color  885.3  (5.6%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  373.0  (2.4%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 17

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,688.4  (10.8%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,660.1  (10.6%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,636.2  (10.5%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,517.7  (9.7%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,433.4  (9.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,631.6  (10.4%)  Elected
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,459.8  (9.3%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,308.8  (8.4%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  1,092.8  (7.0%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,199.5  (7.7%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  997.8  (6.4%)   
None of these  Chart color  447.0  (2.9%)   
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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 18

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,688.4  (10.8%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,660.1  (10.6%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,636.2  (10.5%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,524.9  (9.8%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,434.8  (9.2%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,562.6  (10.0%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,462.0  (9.4%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,347.6  (8.6%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  1,094.9  (7.0%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,207.1  (7.7%)   
Ward, Larry W.  Chart color  1,007.5  (6.4%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  447.0  (2.9%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 19

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,746.1  (11.2%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,713.3  (11.0%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,657.3  (10.7%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,669.7  (10.7%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,505.0  (9.7%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,576.6  (10.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,675.6  (10.8%)  Elected
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,551.5  (10.0%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  1,144.9  (7.4%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,309.0  (8.4%)   
None of these  Chart color  524.0  (3.4%)   
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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 20

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,746.1  (11.2%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,713.3  (11.0%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,657.3  (10.7%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,669.7  (10.7%)  Elected
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,524.4  (9.8%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,576.6  (10.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,554.9  (10.0%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,602.7  (10.3%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  1,174.4  (7.6%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,329.6  (8.6%)   
None of these  Chart color  524.0  (3.4%)   
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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 21

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,746.1  (11.2%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,713.3  (11.0%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,657.3  (10.7%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,554.9  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,541.7  (9.9%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,576.6  (10.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,554.9  (10.0%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,602.7  (10.3%)  Elected
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  1,222.0  (7.9%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,379.5  (8.9%)   
None of these  Chart color  524.0  (3.4%)   
Pie chart

Seidel, Sam 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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 22

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,746.1  (11.2%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,713.3  (11.0%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,657.3  (10.7%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,554.9  (10.0%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,553.4  (10.0%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,576.6  (10.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,554.9  (10.0%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,554.9  (10.0%)   
Sullivan, Edward J.  Chart color  1,225.9  (7.9%)  Defeated
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,411.6  (9.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  524.0  (3.4%)   
Pie chart

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

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Cambridge, MA Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 23

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,791.6  (11.7%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,781.2  (11.6%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,947.5  (12.7%)  Elected
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,728.6  (11.3%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,636.8  (10.7%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,626.3  (10.6%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,602.1  (10.4%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,574.9  (10.3%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,649.0  (10.8%)   
None of these  Chart color  735.0  (4.8%)   
Pie chart

Toomey, Jr., Timothy J. 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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 24

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,791.6  (11.7%)  Elected
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,781.2  (11.6%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,728.6  (11.3%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,655.6  (10.8%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,695.2  (11.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,686.0  (11.0%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,609.8  (10.5%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,685.8  (11.0%)   
None of these  Chart color  735.0  (4.8%)   
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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 25

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,781.2  (11.6%)  Elected
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,728.6  (11.3%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,666.5  (10.9%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,714.0  (11.2%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,702.7  (11.1%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,637.9  (10.7%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,698.6  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  735.0  (4.8%)   
Pie chart

Simmons, E. 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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 26

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,728.6  (11.3%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,675.2  (10.9%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,714.0  (11.2%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,745.0  (11.4%)  Elected
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,655.4  (10.8%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,707.1  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  735.0  (4.8%)   
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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 27

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,728.6  (11.3%)  Elected
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,679.3  (10.9%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,714.0  (11.2%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,692.1  (11.0%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,707.1  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  735.0  (4.8%)   
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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 28

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,679.4  (10.9%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,714.0  (11.2%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,716.4  (11.2%)  Elected
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,707.1  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  735.0  (4.8%)   
Pie chart

Seidel, Sam 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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 29

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,691.6  (11.0%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,714.0  (11.2%)  Elected
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,707.1  (11.1%)   
None of these  Chart color  735.0  (4.8%)   
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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 30

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,701.3  (11.1%)   
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)   
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,707.1  (11.1%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  735.0  (4.8%)   
Pie chart

Cheung, Leland 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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 ballots cast.


Round 31

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Davis, Henrietta  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)  Elected
Simmons, E. Denise  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)  Elected
Toomey, Jr., Timothy J.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)  Elected
Maher, David P.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)  Elected
Decker, Marjorie C.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)  Elected
Kelley, Craig A.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)  Elected
Reeves, Kenneth E.  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)  Elected
Seidel, Sam  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)  Elected
Cheung, Leland  Chart color  1,704.2  (11.1%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  735.0  (4.8%)   
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, 95.4% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 75.6% 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 Nov 13, 2009 City Council Election

9 candidates will be elected with 16,073 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    72.9% 
2nd    14.1% 
3rd    6.0% 
4th    2.7% 
5th    1.5% 
6th    1.1% 
7th    0.6% 
8th    0.4% 
10th    0.2% 
12th    0.1% 
14th    0.1% 
18th    0.0% 
20th    0.0% 
Pie chart