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Seven incumbents, all of whom have at least two terms of experience, are running for reelection Nov. 2, while 17 challengers are also running in a tough race for the nine spots on the council...
Overall, Cambridge's neighborhood voters seem to play the most pivotal role in the City Council elections. From East Cambridge in the old industrial section of the city, to Cambridgeport's residential streets, to the more affluent area of West Cambridge, loyal neighborhood voters serve as important bases of support for both candidates and incumbent councillors alike...
Some councillors can trace their longevity in the council to specific neighborhoods--Timothy J. Toomey in East Cambridge, for example, or Henrietta Davis in Cambridgeport or Kathleen L. Born in Porter Square...
...With two council heavyweights--Mayor Francis H. Duehay '55 and former mayor Sheila T. Russell--retiring after this year, many longtime number one votes that traditionally went to them will be up for grabs...
...candidates have high regard for the senior citizen vote," says Leroy L. Cragwell, vice president of Cambridge's Council on Aging, citing the big senior picnics put on each year by candidates...