Cambridge Review

A Thoughtful Review of Cambridge Politics

City Council Election 2025

Basic Stats

Election Date: November 4th, 2025
Counted Dates: November 4th, 2025
Total: 25366
Quota: 2537

All Candidates

  • Ayah A. Al-Zubi
  • Ayesha M. Wilson
  • Burhan Azeem
  • Catherine Zusy
  • Dana Ray Bullister
  • E. Denise Simmons
  • Elizabeth Bisio
  • Jivan G. Sobrinho-Whee.
  • John Hanratty
  • LaQueen Arleen Battle
  • Louise A. Venden
  • Marc C. McGovern
  • Ned S. Melanson
  • Patricia M. Nolan
  • Peter Hsu
  • Robert Winters
  • Stanislav A. Rivkin
  • Sumbul Siddiqui
  • Timothy R. Flaherty
  • Zion Nathaniel Sherin

Elected

  1. Sumbul Siddiqui
  2. Marc C. McGovern
  3. Ayah A. Al-Zubi
  4. Catherine Zusy
  5. Burhan Azeem
  6. Jivan G. Sobrinho-Wheeler
  7. Timothy R. Flaherty
  8. E. Denise Simmons
  9. Patricia M. Nolan

Voting Rounds

Summary

  • Round 1: Sumbul Siddiqui elected. Excesss 332 votes transfered.
  • Round 2: Marc C. McGovern elected. Excesss 327 votes transfered.
  • Round 3: Ayah A. Al-Zubi elected. Excesss 8 votes transfered.
  • Round 4: Louise A. Venden and Write-in 2 eliminated with 71 votes transfered.
  • Round 5: LaQueen Arleen Battle eliminated with 79 votes transfered.
  • Round 6: Robert Winters eliminated with 259 votes transfered.
  • Round 7: Stanislav A. Rivkin eliminated with 362 votes transfered.
  • Round 8: Zion Nathaniel Sherin eliminated with 417 votes transfered.
  • Round 9: Ned S. Melanson eliminated with 584 votes transfered.
  • Round 10: Elizabeth Bisio eliminated with 625 votes transfered.
  • Round 11: Peter Hsu eliminated with 709 votes transfered.
  • Round 12: Catherine Zusy elected. Excesss 118 votes transfered. Ayesha M. Wilson eliminated with 1233 votes transfered.
  • Round 13: Burhan Azeem and Jivan G. Sobrinho-Whee. elected. Excesss 220 votes transfered. Dana Ray Bullister eliminated with 1615 votes transfered.
  • Round 14: Timothy R. Flaherty, E. Denise Simmons and Patricia M. Nolan elected. All others defeated.

Interactive

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Ayah A. Al-Zubi 2,493 36 2,529 8 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537
Ayesha M. Wilson 1,032 49 1,081 20 1,101 6 1,107 9 1,116 9 1,125 26 1,151 7 1,158 12 1,170 23 1,193 40 1,233 -1,233 0 0 0 0 0
Burhan Azeem 1,999 44 2,043 84 2,127 2 2,129 5 2,134 10 2,144 29 2,173 5 2,178 119 2,297 3 2,300 34 2,334 98 2,432 105 2,537 0 2,537
Catherine Zusy 2,025 12 2,037 12 2,049 3 2,052 4 2,056 49 2,105 49 2,154 85 2,239 15 2,254 47 2,301 118 2,419 118 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537
Dana Ray Bullister 1,199 6 1,205 27 1,232 0 1,232 1 1,233 17 1,250 16 1,266 14 1,280 216 1,496 39 1,535 43 1,578 37 1,615 -1,615 0 0 0
E. Denise Simmons 1,642 61 1,703 29 1,732 6 1,738 7 1,745 18 1,763 20 1,783 21 1,804 21 1,825 16 1,841 46 1,887 357 2,244 236 2,480 57 2,537
Elizabeth Bisio 502 3 505 0 505 7 512 9 521 21 542 10 552 62 614 11 625 -625 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jivan G. Sobrinho-Whee. 1,892 72 1,964 64 2,028 3 2,031 3 2,034 3 2,037 76 2,113 10 2,123 91 2,214 7 2,221 39 2,260 162 2,422 115 2,537 0 2,537
John Hanratty 1,325 1 1,326 4 1,330 5 1,335 2 1,337 33 1,370 15 1,385 95 1,480 4 1,484 334 1,818 158 1,976 66 2,042 62 2,104 -2,104 0
LaQueen Arleen Battle 78 1 79 0 79 0 79 -79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Louise A. Venden 49 0 49 0 49 -49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marc C. McGovern 2,864 0 2,864 -327 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537
Ned S. Melanson 528 9 537 18 555 1 556 0 556 4 560 16 576 8 584 -584 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patricia M. Nolan 1,506 17 1,523 31 1,554 4 1,558 1 1,559 18 1,577 38 1,615 27 1,642 43 1,685 24 1,709 82 1,791 93 1,884 468 2,352 185 2,537
Peter Hsu 557 3 560 6 566 7 573 7 580 10 590 19 609 39 648 19 667 42 709 -709 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Winters 253 3 256 2 258 0 258 1 259 -259 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stanislav A. Rivkin 337 3 340 6 346 2 348 7 355 7 362 -362 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sumbul Siddiqui 2,869 -332 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537 0 2,537
Timothy R. Flaherty 1,818 10 1,828 12 1,840 2 1,842 10 1,852 32 1,884 14 1,898 25 1,923 12 1,935 72 2,007 73 2,080 109 2,189 78 2,267 270 2,537
Zion Nathaniel Sherin 376 2 378 4 382 3 385 0 385 14 399 18 417 -417 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Write-in 2 22 0 22 0 22 -22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 25,366

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Source: https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/electioncommission/news/2025/11/2025municipalelectionofficialresultsnovember14thupdate

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