2017 City Election - Lowell

City Council

Candidate # of Votes # of Votes in Lowell Incumbent Win
Vesna Nuon 6518 6518 Win
Edward Kennedy 6483 6483 Incumbent Win
John Leahy 6114 6114 Incumbent Win
William Samaras 6094 6094 Incumbent Win
Rita Mercier 5730 5730 Incumbent Win
James Milinazzo 5688 5688 Incumbent Win
Rodney Elliott 5447 5447 Incumbent Win
David Conway 4974 4974 Win
Karen Cirillo 4973 4973 Win
Sokhary Chau 4756 4756
Dan Rourke 4729 4729 Incumbent
Corey Belanger 4722 4722 Incumbent
James Leary 4666 4666 Incumbent
Joseph Boyle 4170 4170
Martin Hogan 4082 4082
Matthew LeLacheur 4055 4055
Daniel Finn 3920 3920
Robert Gignac 3524 3524

School Committee

Candidate # of Votes # of Votes in Lowell Incumbent Win
Jackie Doherty 6360 6360 Incumbent Win
Robert Hoey 6030 6030 Incumbent Win
Connie Martin 6024 6024 Incumbent Win
Dominik Lay 5637 5637 Win
Andre Descoteaux 5107 5107 Incumbent Win
Gerry Nutter 4799 4799 Win
Dennis Mercier 4709 4709
Noelle Creegan 4670 4670
Timothy Blake 4501 4501
Daniel Shanahan 4374 4374

Election held Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Turnout was 13,916.

All nine council incumbents ran for reelection. Only four of six school committee candidates sought reelection (Steve Gendron did not run; Robert Gignac ran for city council).

Question 1 (non-binding) “The City of Lowell is reviewing several options for its high school project. Do you support extensive renovation and rebuild at the existing Lowell High School location, at 50 Father Morissette Boulevard, Lowell, MA 01852?

Yes –  7,254
No –  4,629