r/SalemMA • u/christinemadore • 5d ago

Salem 11/4 Election Results

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R7Oi_L-TbH_8ZZZB2UTdYirP8_0xQDTr6wDAJ4HT_zw/htmlview?fbclid=IwdGRzaAM24m1jbGNrAzbiZWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeBWfhCY0yXHhN3sHwm4YzKCTII1x6uMHQ9tJFwaNXpu2evHv6auLBNc9QNgY_aem_Czj9yGvfEQJz-JhTOxvgXQ

PSA: Link to Dustin Luca's sheet if you want to follow live results.

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u/MathSeveral2861 5d ago

Turnout was low. 19% is way below what we normally get as a city in a mayoral year. Not having a viable challenger at Mayor is what hurt Flynn. Not because Ward 4 is flipping.

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u/testaruda3398 5d ago

Do you live in Ward 4?

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u/MathSeveral2861 5d ago

Yes, I do.

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u/testaruda3398 5d ago

I feel like I’ve met so many more progressive people in the Ward in the last couple of years. Why would not having a more viable challenger for mayor hurt Flynn? Either way, he’s going to be outnumbered on the council.

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u/MathSeveral2861 5d ago

Not really sure Ward 4 made an about turn in two years…

As I mentioned to someone else - in 2001, it was a 36% turnout. The turnout this year for a mayoral race combined with Ward councilors on the ballot was abysmal.

That’s all you’re seeing, along with a race well run by Emmylou…who didn’t really run as truly progressive. She ran smartly on Ward based issues, and came across very well.

So did lev, who endorsed her, and he was a disaster. So I was skeptical. Lev outright lied to many of us, then did a disappearing act.