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This year's election presented a markedcontrast to last year's race for one of the city'sthree seats in the State House of Representatives.
But yesterday's unseasonably warm weather may have been as important as any political questions in sending city residents to the polls. In 1987 and 1985, many city residents attributed the low turnout to Election Day rain.
"I think it's just clearly the hardest-foughtelection in years," said Election CommissionerEdward J. Samp. "Both sides turned out theirvoters."
Although all the votes have been cast inCambridge's fall 1989 election, the contest isstill far from over. Because Cambridge uses anarcane system of proportional representation forCity Council and School Committee elections,election officials count all ballots by hand--aprocess which can take as long as a week.
But Connarton said that, aside from "the usualelection day glitches," yesterday's election wentoff smoothly.