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Sullivan is the only city councillor thus far officially elected; he attained the necessary quota of 2499 votes from his "number one" ballots. After yesterday's redistribution of Sullivan's 1100 vote surplus to the "number two" candidates marked on each of the 1100 ballots, Vellucci, Danehy, and Crane now need only 78 votes, 152 votes, and 254 votes respectively to meet the quota...
Incumbent councillor Thomas H. D. Mahoney retained eighth place after the redistribution; Mahoney now has a total of 1415 votes...
Have Cambridge's blacks concentrated their votes among the three black candidates sufficiently to assure one of the three of election? Currently, Thomas Coates, a black former councillor, is running ninth with 1171 votes. If the firstround votes cast for the other two blacks-School Committeeman Gustave M. Solomons (819) and Henry F. Owen III (525-eventually go to Coates in the redistribution, he will just barely squeak in over the 2492 quota. If an appreciable number of the votes are scattered to white candidates. Coates probably won't make...
James Hennigan, incumbent Joseph Lee '21, and former Governor's Councillor John Craven were the other successful candidates...
When the council elected today is seated in January, its first order of business will be to elect one of their numbers the new mayor. Though he presides ?? council meetings, the mayor is for practical purposes, only one more councillor there. His only real influence comes from his swing position on the School Committee...