"I got more bang-for-the-buck than any other candidate out there," said challenger James M. Williamson, adding that he broke 100 votes and survived the first-round elimination.
Many Cantabrigians taking in the excitement at the Senior Center said they were disappointed with the low voter turnout.
Though the 18,549 votes cast this year were an improvement over the 17,229 from two years ago, it was still low relative to the more than 40,000 active registered voters in the city.
"It's a sad commentary that we're only able to turn out 18,000 voters for this election," Pedro said.
"I'm surprised that more people didn't get out and vote," said Lillian T. Maher, the candidate's mother.
Before the announcement of the unofficial results at 10 p.m., over 100 citizens, police officers, political pundits and election officials crowded the Senior Center in anticipation, just as they have done every two years.
"The excitement level is building," said one staffer for School Committee candidate Melody L. Brazo's campaign.
Julia B. Dunbar, a new Cambridge voter, said "The Count"--done by hand at the Longfellow School until 1997--was an example of democracy in action.
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