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With over 100,000 voters at the polls—the highest number in a mayoral election since 1993—Menino garnered 57 percent of the vote, or 63,123 ballots, to Flaherty’s 42 percent, or 46,768 ballots.
Defying predictions that this would be a close race, Menino defeated his opponent, former City Councilor Michael F. Flaherty, by a margin of 15 percent, according to unofficial election results provided by the City of Boston’s Web site.
In stark contrast to last year’s election, on-campus political clubs were generally inactive throughout Election Day yesterday, as the Harvard College Democrats were the only major political group to sponsor a phone campaign and a viewing party.
Last year, various Harvard organizations hosted events throughout Election Day, including the Democrats, the Harvard Republican Club, the Institute of Politics, and the Queer Students and Allies (then known as BGLTSA).
“People are generally sort of unaware that it’s Election Day,” said IOP President Mary K. B. Cox ’10. “It’s not even an off-year election, it’s an off-off...