2017 Lowell Preliminary Election Results

Results from the September 26, 2017 preliminary election. 7680 people voted which constitutes 11.7 percent of all registered voters. Here is the order of finish and votes:

1. Ed Kennedy – 3266
2. John Leahy – 3262
3. Bill Samaras – 3254
4. Vesna Nuon – 3095
5. Rita Mercier – 3073
6. Jim Milinazzo – 3057
7. Dave Conway – 2834
8. Rodney Elliott – 2700
9. Dan Rourke – 2479
10. Jim Leary – 2466
11. Corey Belanger – 2262
12. Karen Cirillo – 2224
13. Matthew LeLacheur – 2150
14. Daniel Finn – 2140
15. Sokhary Chau – 2115
16. Martin Hogan – 1822
17. Joe Boyle – 1758
18. Robert Gignac – 1746
19. Paul Ratha Yem – 1638
20. Jose Negron – 1536
21. Pan So – 1025
22. Jeffrey Wilson – 636
23. Robert Merrill – 493

The top 18 candidates will appear on the November 7, 2017 final election ballot. That means the campaigns of Yem, Negron, So, Wilson and Merrill are finished for this year.

Here are the results of the 2015 preliminary election in which 3952 voters (6.7 percent) participated.

1. Rita Mercier – 2129
2. Rodney Elliott – 1778
3. John Leahy – 1678
4. Dan Rourke – 1669
5. Jim Milinazzo – 1562
6. Ed Kennedy – 1562
7. Jim Leary – 1558
8. Bill Samaras – 1533
9. Vesna Noun – 1303
10. Corey Belanger – 1273
11. Joe Mendonca – 1203
12. Dave Conway – 1138
13. Raul Ratha Yem – 1125
14. Jordan Gys – 812
15. Pan So – 706
16. Cheth Khim – 697
17. Martin Hogan – 424
18. Robert Merrill – 291
19. Mayon Mitchell – 283