Some facts about last week’s city of Lowell election:

• Registered Voters in Lowell: 59,265
• Number who voted on Tuesday; 10,714
• Turnout percent: 18.1%
• Average council votes cast per ballot: 6.0
• Average school committee votes per ballot: 3.7
• Precinct with highest per ballot CC vote: 9-1 (6.8 votes)
• Precinct with lowest per ballot CC vote: 2-2 (5.1 votes)
• Precinct with highest per ballot SC vote: tie, 5-3 & 9-1 (4.2 votes)
• Precinct with lowest per ballot SC vote: 2-2 (2.9 votes)
• Precinct with highest turnout percentage: 1-2 (41.7%)
• Precinct with lowest turnout percentage: 2-1 (6.8%)
• Biggest precinct: 1-2 (2424 registered voters)
• Smallest precinct: 2-1 (1448 registered voters)
• Precinct with most who voted: 1-2 (1010)
• Precinct with least who voted: 201 (99)
• Precinct with biggest vote increase from 2013: 6-2 (+20)
• Precinct with biggest vote decline since 2013: 1-3 (-108)
• # Precincts with vote increase since 2013: 7
• # Precincts with vote decrease since 2013: 26
• Overall drop in votes since 2013: down 867
• Precincts Rita Mercier #1 – 21
• Precincts Rodney Elliott #1 – 5
• Precincts Vesna Nuon #1 – 2
• Precincts Jim Milinazzo #1 – 1
• Precincts Ed Kennedy #1 – 1
• Precincts Bill Samaras #1 – 1
• Precincts Paul Ratha Yem #1 – 1
• Precincts Jim Leary #1 – 1
• Precincts Steve Gendron #1 – 13
• Precincts Jackie Doherty #1 – 4
• Precincts Bob Hoey #1 – 4
• Precincts Kamara Kay #1 – 4
• Precincts Dennis Mercier #1 – 4
• Precincts Bob Gignac #1 – 2
• Precincts Connie Martin #1 – 1
• Precincts Dominik Lay #1 – 1
• Precincts Steve Gendron #1 – 1
• Precincts Steve Gendron #1 – 1
• Number of votes needed to become mayor: 5
• Number of councilors who want to become mayor: ????