2019 City Election - Lowell

City Council

Candidate	# of Votes	# of Votes in Lowell	Incumbent	Win
Rita Mercier	5191	5191	1	1
Vesna Nuon	4821	4821	1	1
John Drinkwater	4788	4788		1
Rodney Elliott	4738	4738	1	1
Sokhary Chau	4321	4321		1
John Leahy	4182	4181	1	1
David Conway	3738	3738	1	1
William Samaras	3734	3734	1	1
Dan Rourke	3726	3726		1
Corey Belanger	3708	3708
David Ouellette	3405	3405
Ty Chum	3322	3321
Marty Lorrey	3253	3253
Jeffrey Thomas	2536	2536
Harry Kortikere	2280	2280
Alexandra Amparo-Del Villar	1939	1939
Juan Castaneda	1892	1892
Martin Hogan	1653	1653

School Committee

Candidate	# of Votes	# of Votes in Lowell	Incumbent	Win
Mike Dillon	4296	4296		1
Jackie Doherty	4105	4105	1	1
Andre Descoteaux	4095	4095	1	1
Robert Hoey	4057	4057	1	1
Connie Martin	3768	3768	1	1
Hilary Clark	3747	3747		1
Dominik Lay	3645	3645	1
Ben Opara	3388	3388
Jim Peters	2779	2779
Jim Peters	2451	2451	1
Sherri O'Connor Barboza	-22236	2236

Election Day was Tuesday, November 5, 2019. The weather was overcast/drizzly with 45 degrees as an average temperature.

Of 59,509 registered voters, 11,051 (18.6%) participated in this election.

Three incumbent councilors did not seek re-election: Ed Kennedy, Jim Milinazzo and Karen Cirillo.

There were 3 referendum questions on the ballot:

Question 1 – Ranked Choice Election System (“Proportional Representation”)

Of the two options that the City can choose from, do you support the adoption of a Ranked Choice election system (also called “Proportional Representation”), according to which: the City will continue to have 9 City Councilors and 6 School Committee members; all candidates will run as at-large/city-wide representatives; and voters may vote for as many candidates as they wish, ranking their choice of candidates according to their preference? Yes or No. NO – 4431; YES – 4268

Question 2 – District & At-Large Election System (“Hybrid” System)

Of the two options that the City can choose from, do you support the adoption of a Combined District and At-Large System (also called a “Hybrid” system), according to which: the City Council will be enlarged to 11 members composed of 8 district representatives and 3 at-large/city-wide representatives; the School Committee will be composed of 4 district representatives and 2 at-large/city-wide representatives; and voters may vote for (A) one district City Council candidate and three at-large City Council candidates, and (B) one district School Committee candidate and two at-large School Committee candidates? Yes or No. YES – 5197; NO – 3507

Question 3 – Adoption of the Community Preservation Act

Shall the City of Lowell accept Sections 3 to 7, inclusive, of Chapter 44B of the General Laws, as approved by the Lowell City Council, a summary of which appears below? Yes or No. YES – 5018; NO – 3646

The evening after the election, at a joint meeting of the city council and school committee, members elected Lee Gitschier to fill the unexpired term of Ray Boutin on the Greater Lowell Vocational High School board. Boutin had resigned from the board in September.