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Three incumbent city councillors surged toward re-election yesterday as Cambridge continued its complex counting of Tuesday's election returns.
School committeeman Daniel J. Clinton also received a boost-an additional 140 votes-from the redistribution. Clinton, who ranks seventh with a total of 1766 votes, seems to be moving toward election, as do challenger Robert Moncrieff (fifth with 2112 votes) and incumbent Barbara Ackormann (sixth with 1826 votes).
Today, the Election Commission will begin eliminating the candidates ranking lowest in the field of 26 candidates, giving their ballots to their voters' "number two" choices. These eliminations may well produce some dramatic shifts higher in the standings.
No new School Committee returns emerged yesterday. In that race, the Election Commission spent the day ratifying the results of Thursday's initial count.
Forget those instant computer predictions. Throw out those political analysts whose tales are already stale by the 11 p.m. news on election Tuesday. You're in Cambridge, and election night isn't over, not by a long shot. Here, you've got nearly a week after elections to figure out...