"We've been going after Republicans and unaffiliates in the Harvard Square area," Letalien said.

Some candidates, however, said they have toned down their campaigning before the election.

"It's in the hands of the voters at this stage," said candidate Robert Winters, who added that he doesn't have the money to send out citywide leaflets to voters.

"I don't have the resources of big-money candidates...so I just have to take my chances," said Winters, who is also a mathematics preceptor at Harvard.

Candidate Marjorie C. Decker said her campaign is calling and writing to voters in the last few days before the election but that "there's nothing magical at this point."

She said that she has been campaigning since mid-January, during which time she has door-knocked on 3,000 doors and gone to 55 house parties.

"It's been a wonderful process, a wonderful journey," Decker said, who added that she thinks she's gathered a lot of support.

"We'll find out how much of that support turns out on Tuesday," she added.