The number of women on the twenty-four member City Council will jump from nine to twelve (assuming Allison Sharma’s review of write-in votes falls short). As I discussed here, the possible outcomes ranged from eight to fifteen women. Jim Cote, Jay Ciccone, and Chris Markiewicz prevailed in contests where a woman could have won the seat (Julia Malaki, Nicole Castillo/Janet Sterman, and Allison Sharma). Deb Crossley/Andreae Downs and Brenda Noel beat two incumbent men (Brian Yates and Dick Blazar). And, Susan Albright (and Jake Auchincloss) held off Braden Houston.

It will be very interesting to see who gets leadership positions on the new Council.