David Y. Ross (R)

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Victories

Won 2 out of 7 generals.
Won 6 out of 22 primaries.
Won 8 out of 29 total contests.

Opponents

Leo Adelman 1944 General
Daisy Bartlett 1932 General
C . R. Beal 1928 General
William F. Beaman 1940 General
Susan Beckett 1964 General
Harold Beckett 1964 General
William J. Bell 1934 General
Mabelle E. Beres 1964 General
Harry B. Bowl 1930 General
Miriam E. Braman 1940 General
Elsie T. Bridge 1936 General
Donald F. Bridge 1936 General
William R. Brundage 1934 General
Margaret P. Bunker 1932 General
Eugene M. Carman 1936 General
Mabel S. Chamberlain 1964 General
Roy M. Cheney 1928 General
John L. Chiesa 1926 General
John Chiesa 1926 General
Kenneth E. Choate 1935 General
Harry B. Clark 1926 General
Elkins A. Clarke 1944 General
Norman E. Corwin 1930 General
Edith B. Davidson 1932 General
Hiram N. Dearborn 1934 General
Arthur P. Dionne 1925 General
James R. Doncaster 1956 General
Frank A. Eastman, Jr. 1964 General
Phyllis T. Eastman 1964 General
Annie L. Elliott 1926 General
Wilfred L. Ellis 1935 General
Elsie R. Ericson 1960 General
George R. Ericson 1960 General
Frederick M. Ernst 1936 General
Edmund H. Fisher 1934 General
Joseph Follomon 1944 General
Arthur A. Forte 1928 General
Clara Forte 1926 General
Gilbert R. Foster 1960 General
Mildred E. Foster 1964 General
John F. Foster 1932 General
Caulder L. Freeman 1940 General
Agnes E. Frohock 1944 General
Jean M. Fuller 1960 General
Gordon M. Furber 1944 General
Albert W. Furbish 1934 General
Ralph L. Garrett 1944 General
Elizabeth Garrett 1944 General
Wesley M. Goff 1926 General
Linda N Goldsmith 1926 General
Clarence W. Goldthwait 1930 General
Brenton R. Grant 1930 General
Clara B. Gratcyk 1926 General
Charles C. Grimmons 1932 General
Edmund W. Hadley 1952 General
James E. Hagan 1935 General
Foster G. Hardin 1932 General
Foster C. Hardin 1934 General
Robert C. Harris 1929 General
Leo B. Havican 1931 General
Nina W. Heald 1944 General
John J. Higgins 1926 General
Wm. Hilling 1930 General
Erminie M. Hobbs 1936 General
Walter Hooker 1930 General
Frank A. Howard 1925 General
William S. Howe 1929 General
Kathryne E. Hueber 1936 General
Kathryn E. Hueber 1940 General
Isabelle M. Huff 1932 General
Gordon F. Hughes 1960 General
Edith L. Hurd 1934 General
Donald P. Hurd 1935 General
Edith L. Hurd 1932 General
Nelson W. Irving 1940 General
Ethel E. Jackson 1944 General
Bess Jex 1926 General
John L. Jodice 1934 General
Clara E. Johanson 1964 General
Fred Johnson 1944 General
Anna B. Johnson 1964 General
Axel G. Johnson 1964 General
Joseph W. Jolly 1934 General
Wm. P . Jones 1930 General
Frances W. Kaan 1930 General
Ethel C. Kammerer 1932 General
Augusta L. Kammerer 1926 General
Ethel C . Kammerer 1934 General
Evelena L. Kincaid 1940 General
Allan Roy Kingston 1940 General
Allan R. Kingston 1936 General
Leslie E. Knox 1935 General
Maud Knox 1964 General
Charles A. Landers 1926 General
Alice V. Larson 1964 General
Wilbur F. Lewis 1936 General
Suzella C. Loan 1934 General
Helen G . Logue 1934 General
George T. Lowden 1936 General
John M. Lynch 1935 General
Ronald S. MacDonald 1925 General
Jessie B. MacKenzie 1964 General
Harry MacNutt 1944 General
Jessie L. MacQuarrie 1964 General
Ruel H. MacQuarrie 1964 General
Joseph F. Macrell 1940 General
Edmund V. Maloney 1927 General
J. Lucille Marquess 1934 General
J. Lucile Marquess 1930 General
Joseph F. McEvoy, Jr 1956 General
Robert W. McEvoy 1960 General
Horatio S. Merriam 1952 General
Louis A. Merry 1940 General
John P. Morey 1940 General
Beula E. Mudgett 1930 General
Frank A. Munyon 1928 General
G. Victor Murray 1940 General
Ruth E. Neil 1952 General
Joseph F. O'Brien 1956 General
Herbert W. Osborne 1926 General
Russell S. Palmer 1932 General
Patrick H. Patrick H. Ryan 1925 General
Georgina Patten 1934 General
Constance A. Patterson 1964 General
Winfield S. Patterson 1934 General
Arthur G. Pearson 1928 General
Warren A. Perry 1934 General
Leo E. Phillips 1940 General
Charles G. Pickett 1940 General
Ernest G. Pynn 1930 General
Elinor Ramsdell 1952 General
Robert A. Repetto 1944 General
Alfred J. Repetto 1927 General
Charles R. Rice 1928 General
Edmund E. Ricker 1925 General
Edward H. Riley 1940 General
Enoch B. Robertson 1929 General
Mary J. Ross 1944 General
Mabel F. Rumery 1964 General
Arthur W. Russell 1930 General
Patrick Henry Ryan 1925 General
Marie V. Sanborn 1940 General
James C. Scanlan 1932 General
William R. Seaman 1964 General
Bernice W. Seaman 1964 General
Philip Sherman 1944 General
Elizabeth S. Smith 1960 General
E. Maude Stanton 1936 General
William Stern 1940 General
Vance S. Tarr 1934 General
Nellie M. Thather 1930 General
Morton J. Thorburn 1944 General
Helen Thorburn 1944 General
Leonard F. Tibbetts 1944 General
Elizabeth E. Toothaker 1932 General
Louis Turco 1932 General
William L. Vaughan 1940 General
Paul B. Volk 1930 General
Mollie I. Walker 1928 General
John J. Walsh 1964 General
Alfred C. Walton 1940 General
Warren C. Warren C. Warren C. Daggett 1929 General
Adelia H. Waters 1932 General
John N. Wheeler 1928 General
Madeline W. Whitaker 1964 General
Grover R. Winn 1934 General
Eugene W. Wohr 1964 General
Ada G. Wohr 1960 General
William T. Wright 1932 General
William Thomas Wright 1934 General

David Y. Ross (R)

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1964Apr 28 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 6
Eugene W. Wohr ran (4%) against 28 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Eugene W. Wohr
 112 3.7%
Elsie R. Ericson
 111 3.7%
Ada G. Wohr
 111 3.7%
Robert W. McEvoy
 110 3.7%
George R. Ericson
 109 3.6%
Clara E. Johanson
 107 3.6%
Alice V. Larson
 107 3.6%
Mabel F. Rumery
 107 3.6%
...and 21 more candidates »
Blank Votes 2,205  
Total Votes Cast 3,010  
Total Ballots Cast 5,215  
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1960Apr 26 Republican Primary Ward CommitteeGroup 2 Ward 6
George R. Ericson ran (4%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
George R. Ericson
 93 3.5%
Gilbert R. Foster
 91 3.5%
Elsie R. Ericson
 89 3.4%
David Y. Ross
 89 3.4%
Jean M. Fuller
 82 3.1%
Ada G. Wohr
 81 3.1%
Gordon F. Hughes
 73 2.8%
Elizabeth S. Smith
 69 2.6%
...and 1 more candidates »
Blank Votes 7,069  
Total Votes Cast 734  
Total Ballots Cast 7,803  
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1956Nov 6 General Election State Representative 25th Middlesex District
Joseph F. McEvoy, Jr ran (34%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Joseph F. McEvoy, Jr
 7,839 33.9%
James R. Doncaster
 7,728 33.4%
Leslie E. Knox
 3,542 15.3%
David Y. Ross
 3,316 14.3%
Joseph F. O'Brien
 727 3.1%
Blank Votes 2,468  
Total Votes Cast 23,152  
Total Ballots Cast 25,620  
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1952Apr 29 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 7
David Y. Ross ran (13%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
David Y. Ross
 487 13.4%
Ralph L. Garrett
 477 13.1%
Edmund W. Hadley
 477 13.1%
Leo Adelman
 453 12.4%
Horatio S. Merriam
 448 11.5%
Elizabeth Garrett
 444 12.2%
Elinor Ramsdell
 443 12.1%
Ruth E. Neil
 429 11.8%
...and 1 more candidates »
Blank Votes 24,321  
Total Votes Cast 3,679  
Total Ballots Cast 28,000  
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1944Apr 25 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 7
Philip Sherman ran (7%) against 17 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 191 6.7%
Ralph L. Garrett
 176 6.2%
Leonard F. Tibbetts
 172 6.1%
Agnes E. Frohock
 166 5.9%
Elizabeth Garrett
 163 5.7%
David Y. Ross
 160 5.6%
Harry MacNutt
 158 5.6%
Nina W. Heald
 155 5.5%
...and 10 more candidates »
Blank Votes 2,080  
Total Votes Cast 2,840  
Total Ballots Cast 4,920  
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1940Apr 30 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 6
Allan Roy Kingston ran (7%) against 19 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Allan Roy Kingston
 331 6.7%
Leo E. Phillips
 281 5.7%
David Y. Ross
 277 5.6%
Louis A. Merry
 272 5.5%
Charles G. Pickett
 272 5.5%
Gilbert R. Foster
 268 5.4%
William Stern
 268 5.4%
G. Victor Murray
 261 5.3%
...and 12 more candidates »
Blank Votes 4,955  
Total Votes Cast 4,945  
Total Ballots Cast 9,900  
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1936Apr 28 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 6
Allan R. Kingston and 17 others ran (top 20 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Allan R. Kingston
 745 6.9%
Wilbur F. Lewis
 665 6.2%
George T. Lowden
 660 6.1%
David Y. Ross
 637 5.9%
Erminie M. Hobbs
 626 5.8%
Eugene M. Carman
 614 5.7%
Marie V. Sanborn
 592 5.5%
Caulder L. Freeman
 591 5.5%
...and 10 more candidates »
Blank Votes 8,727  
Total Votes Cast 10,753  
Total Ballots Cast 19,480  
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1935Oct 15 Preliminary Election Mayor City of Somerville
James E. Hagan won (35%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James E. Hagan
winner
9,997 35.4%
Leslie E. Knox
 8,760 31.0%
John M. Lynch
 8,445 29.9%
David Y. Ross
 971 3.4%
Kenneth E. Choate
 73 0.3%
Donald P. Hurd
 2 0.0%
Wilfred L. Ellis
 1 0.0%
Blank Votes 266  
Total Votes Cast 28,249  
Total Ballots Cast 28,515  
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1934Sep 20 Republican Primary State Representative 25th Middlesex District
Philip Sherman and 3 others ran (top 2 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 2,491 36.0%
Hiram N. Dearborn
 2,125 30.7%
Allan Roy Kingston
 1,266 18.3%
David Y. Ross
 1,030 14.9%
Blank Votes 974  
Total Votes Cast 6,912  
Total Ballots Cast 7,886  
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1934Apr 24 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 4
William J. Bell and 18 others ran (top 20 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William J. Bell
 334 6.1%
Edith L. Hurd
 328 6.0%
Warren A. Perry
 309 5.7%
David Y. Ross
 301 5.5%
Ethel C . Kammerer
 288 5.3%
Albert W. Furbish
 287 5.3%
Foster C. Hardin
 287 5.3%
William Thomas Wright
 284 5.2%
...and 11 more candidates »
Blank Votes 2,400  
Total Votes Cast 5,460  
Total Ballots Cast 7,860  
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1932Nov 8 General Election State Senator 3rd Middlesex District
James C. Scanlan ran (54%) against David Y. Ross. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James C. Scanlan
 19,038 53.9%
David Y. Ross
 16,272 46.1%
Blank Votes 2,356  
Total Votes Cast 35,310  
Total Ballots Cast 37,666  
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1932Sep 20 Republican Primary State Senator 3rd Middlesex District
David Y. Ross ran (64%) against John F. Foster. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
David Y. Ross
 5,185 64.1%
John F. Foster
 2,906 35.9%
Blank Votes 1,173  
Total Votes Cast 8,091  
Total Ballots Cast 9,264  
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1932Sep 20 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 4
David Y. Ross and 19 others ran (top 20 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
David Y. Ross
 1,166 5.7%
Edith B. Davidson
 1,161 5.7%
Warren A. Perry
 1,138 5.6%
Edith L. Hurd
 1,121 5.5%
Charles C. Grimmons
 1,117 5.5%
Elizabeth E. Toothaker
 1,081 5.3%
Ethel C. Kammerer
 1,077 5.3%
Albert W. Furbish
 1,069 5.2%
...and 12 more candidates »
Blank Votes 8,038  
Total Votes Cast 20,502  
Total Ballots Cast 28,540  
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1932Sep 20 Republican Primary Delegate to State Convention Ward 4
David Y. Ross and 8 others ran (top 9 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
David Y. Ross
winner
1,213 11.8%
Warren A. Perry
winner
1,191 11.6%
Edith L. Hurd
winner
1,173 11.4%
Edmund H. Fisher
winner
1,135 11.0%
J. Lucille Marquess
winner
1,125 10.9%
Ethel C. Kammerer
winner
1,119 10.9%
Margaret P. Bunker
winner
1,115 10.9%
Louis Turco
winner
1,107 10.8%
...and 1 more candidates »
Blank Votes 2,563  
Total Votes Cast 10,280  
Total Ballots Cast 12,843  
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1931Nov 3 Municipal Election CouncilorAt-Large From Ward 4 City of Somerville
Leo B. Havican won (53%) against David Y. Ross. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Leo B. Havican
winner
15,351 52.5%
David Y. Ross
 13,867 47.5%
Blank Votes 3,435  
Total Votes Cast 29,218  
Total Ballots Cast 32,653  
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1931Oct 13 Republican Primary CouncilorAt-Large From a Ward Ward 4
David Y. Ross won unopposed. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
David Y. Ross
winner
1,250 100.0%
Blank Votes 82  
Total Votes Cast 1,250  
Total Ballots Cast 1,332  
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1930Nov 4 General Election State Senator 3rd Middlesex District
James C. Scanlan ran (54%) against David Y. Ross. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James C. Scanlan
Democratic
 16,362 53.6%
David Y. Ross
Republican
 14,175 46.4%
Blank Votes 1,202  
Total Votes Cast 30,537  
Total Ballots Cast 31,739  
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1930Sep 16 Republican Primary State Senator 3rd Middlesex District
David Y. Ross ran (78%) against Clarence W. Goldthwait. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
David Y. Ross
 5,606 78.0%
Clarence W. Goldthwait
 1,581 22.0%
Blank Votes 1,491  
Total Votes Cast 7,187  
Total Ballots Cast 8,678  
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1930Sep 16 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 4
Warren A. Perry and 19 others ran (top 20 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Warren A. Perry
 1,093 6.1%
David Y. Ross
 1,085 6.1%
Edith B. Davidson
 1,053 5.9%
Frances W. Kaan
 1,003 5.6%
Winfield S. Patterson
 1,002 5.6%
Edith L. Hurd
 995 5.6%
Suzella C. Loan
 986 5.5%
Brenton R. Grant
 983 5.5%
...and 12 more candidates »
Blank Votes 11,004  
Total Votes Cast 17,916  
Total Ballots Cast 28,920  
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1930Sep 16 Republican Primary Delegate to State Convention Ward 4
David Y. Ross and 11 others ran (top 11 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
David Y. Ross
winner
1,117 13.6%
Warren A. Perry
winner
1,115 13.6%
Winfield S. Patterson
winner
1,036 12.6%
Frances W. Kaan
winner
1,012 12.3%
Edith L. Hurd
winner
1,008 12.3%
Ethel C. Kammerer
winner
976 11.9%
Beula E. Mudgett
winner
975 11.9%
J. Lucile Marquess
winner
966 11.8%
...and 4 more candidates »
Scattered 3  
Blank Votes 7,694  
Total Votes Cast 8,209  
Total Ballots Cast 15,906  
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1929Oct 15 Republican Primary Mayor City of Somerville
William S. Howe won (44%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William S. Howe
winner
4,514 43.6%
Warren C. Daggett
 3,247 31.3%
David Y. Ross
 1,009 9.7%
Enoch B. Robertson
 873 8.4%
Robert C. Harris
 717 6.9%
Blank Votes 209  
Total Votes Cast 10,360  
Total Ballots Cast 10,569  
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1928Sep 18 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 4
Arthur G. Pearson ran (8%) against 16 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Arthur G. Pearson
 1,867 7.9%
Edith B. Davidson
 1,779 7.5%
David Y. Ross
 1,759 7.5%
Charles C. Grimmons
 1,744 7.4%
Winfield S. Patterson
 1,686 7.1%
Warren A. Perry
 1,684 7.1%
Edmund H. Fisher
 1,651 7.0%
Ethel C. Kammerer
 1,645 7.0%
...and 9 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 23,620  
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1928Sep 18 Republican Primary Delegate to State Convention Ward 4
Arthur G. Pearson won (12%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Arthur G. Pearson
winner
1,932 12.2%
Edith B. Davidson
 1,844 11.6%
David Y. Ross
 1,828 11.5%
Winfield S. Patterson
 1,772 11.2%
Frances W. Kaan
 1,716 10.8%
Edmund H. Fisher
 1,709 10.8%
Edith L. Hurd
 1,703 10.7%
Ethel C. Kammerer
 1,698 10.7%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 15,880  
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1927Nov 8 Municipal Election Councilor Ward 4
Arthur G. Pearson and 3 others ran for 2 seats. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Arthur G. Pearson
winner
2,346 32.9%
David Y. Ross
winner
2,242 31.4%
Edmund V. Maloney
 1,313 18.4%
Alfred J. Repetto
 1,230 17.3%
Blank Votes 477  
Total Votes Cast 7,131  
Total Ballots Cast 7,608  
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1927Oct 18 Republican Primary Councilor Ward 4
Arthur G. Pearson and 2 others ran (top 2 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Arthur G. Pearson
winner
702 37.4%
David Y. Ross
winner
679 36.2%
Edith B. Davidson
 494 26.4%
Blank Votes 185  
Total Votes Cast 1,875  
Total Ballots Cast 2,060  
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1926Sep 14 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 4
Arthur G. Pearson and 14 others ran (top 15 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Arthur G. Pearson
 1,104 7.3%
Warren A. Perry
 1,052 6.9%
David Y. Ross
 1,052 6.9%
Edith B. Davidson
 1,048 6.9%
Frances W. Kaan
 1,030 6.8%
Herbert W. Osborne
 1,007 6.6%
Linda N Goldsmith
 1,003 6.6%
Harry B. Clark
 1,002 6.6%
...and 7 more candidates »
Blank Votes 6,502  
Total Votes Cast 15,233  
Total Ballots Cast 21,735  
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1926Sep 14 Republican Primary Delegate to State Convention Ward 4
John J. Higgins and 10 others ran (top 10 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John J. Higgins
winner
1,127 11.8%
Edith B. Davidson
winner
1,092 11.4%
David Y. Ross
winner
1,090 11.4%
Annie L. Elliott
winner
1,064 11.1%
Frank A. Munyon
winner
1,044 10.9%
Ethel C. Kammerer
winner
1,041 10.9%
Augusta L. Kammerer
winner
1,037 10.9%
Clara B. Gratcyk
winner
1,033 10.8%
...and 3 more candidates »
Blank Votes 4,033  
Total Votes Cast 9,557  
Total Ballots Cast 13,590  
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1925Nov 3 Municipal Election Councilor Ward 5
Arthur G. Pearson and 4 others ran for 2 seats. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Arthur G. Pearson
winner
2,064 27.0%
David Y. Ross
winner
1,980 25.9%
Arthur P. Dionne
 1,847 24.2%
Patrick H. Ryan
 1,748 22.9%
Frank A. Howard
 1 0.0%
Blank Votes 646  
Total Votes Cast 7,640  
Total Ballots Cast 8,286  
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1925Oct 13 Republican Primary Councilor Ward 5
Arthur G. Pearson and 4 others ran (top 2 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Arthur G. Pearson
winner
981 33.8%
David Y. Ross
winner
774 26.6%
Ronald S. MacDonald
 556 19.1%
Edmund E. Ricker
 398 13.7%
Patrick Henry Ryan
 197 6.8%
Blank Votes 428  
Total Votes Cast 2,906  
Total Ballots Cast 3,334  
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