Harding will be seated on the School Committee; challenger King decides against seeking recount
There will be no recount for a School Committee seat in Cambridge, as candidate Andrew King opted to let a 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline pass without a challenge.
Balanced on a knife’s edge: Harding keeps seat on committee 51% of time in recount analysis
This year’s School Committee election remains basically a coin flip between Andrew King and Richard Harding. If King requests a recount, a change in a single ballot could swing the election in his favor. Or maybe not.
Count puts Harding back on School Committee, leaves challenger King within range for recount
The advantage held by Andrew King on Nov. 9 was razor-thin – only three ballots ahead of Richard Harding – but Harding ended a Friday count eight votes ahead.
Big spenders got seats on Cambridge’s council, but war chests were no guarantee in elections (updated)
City Council candidates who spent more money generally fared better in Tuesday’s election in Cambridge. Earning donations was an even better metric.
A note of thanks after the 2023 election season
Thank you to everyone who ran for elected office in 2023, to advocacy group leaders and workers, family members of candidates and campaign workers, Election Commission, polling workers and police officers and to the voters.
King gets a Cambridge School Committee seat, upsetting what was thought to be Harding win
A Cambridge School Committee win on an unofficial Tuesday ballot count has been overturned on the third day of running Cambridge votes, swapping in first-time challenger Andrew King for Richard Harding – though on a mere three-vote difference that could be short-lived.
It was Gregg Moree’s final campaign
Moree was a lifelong Cantabrigian, a graduate of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and a carpenter. He died at 66 never knowing the outcome of his latest run for council – though a last-place finish likely wouldn’t have mattered much.
Sobrinho-Wheeler, Wilson and Pickett elected onto council, Hudson and King for schools (updated)
Unofficial results put Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Ayesha Wilson and Joan Picket on the City Council and Elizabeth Hudson and Richard Harding on the School Committee. Sobrinho-Wheeler and Harding are returning to office after gaps.
It’s an incumbent’s night in Somerville elections, but in Ward 5, Sait tops Perenick for an open seat
Ballot counts from election night indicate Mayor Katjana Ballantyne will see another term, joined by familiar faces on the City Council and first-timer Naima Sait, who triumphed over Jack Perenick in an open contest for Ward 5, as well as by Will Mbah, who regained his seat as a councilor at large.
City Council candidates for 2023 in Cambridge, polarized time with three new faces guaranteed
Candidates clash over three ordinances that have taken center stage throughout election season: the Cycling Safety Ordinance, updates to Affordable Housing Overlay zoning and the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance.
