Wolf led throughout the night and withstood a late surge by Galluccio as ballots from North Cambridge precincts trickled in after 9 p.m.

Turnout in two Harvard University precincts was abysmal.

Only 18 of the 127 voters registered at Quincy House cast ballots, along with six of 52 in the Yard.

Wolf defeated Galluccio in the two precincts, 13 to nine. Cavallo received two votes.

Quincy House election inspector James Scanlon said Harvard's turnout was the lowest turnout on record.

Precinct warden Annie Scanlon, who brought a portable television to entertain herself, said "I've been here for [43] years, and I don't remember anything like this."

Interest around the city, however, ran high. Both candidates worked throughout the day, mobilizing voters, either through phone calls or by driving vans around the city.

Yard signs grace the entirety of Mr. Auburn Street and Mass. Ave.

Terrence Smith stood in the rain outside Quincy House, pleading with students to vote for Galluccio, his beloved neighbor.

Smith, a 1991 graduate of the Kennedy School of Government, said Galluccio's race was an uphill one.

"[Wolf] has a base of support. We ran against the Cambridge institution."

Some Galluccio backers aid they will ask for a recount, as this was the first election to use a computerized vote-tallying system