RESULTS: City Council race 2020
As the polls throughout Burlington close, the Vermont Cynic has reporters inside City Hall waiting for the Wards 1-8 races to be called.
Check back on this post as we update it with more results.
Here are the unofficial results from City Hall:
Ward 1: According to poll workers at Ward 1, Progressive Zoraya Hightower won with 912 votes, unseating incumbent Sharon Bushor who received 408. UVM SGA President Jillian Scannell, a senior, received 369.
Ward 2: Incumbent Max Tracy, a Progressive, has won against Democratic challenger Ryan Nick. Tracy received 1,211 votes to Nick’s 529.
Ward 3: Incumbent Brian Pine, a Progressive, has kept his seat in Ward 3. He was unopposed and received 1,586 votes.
Ward 4: Democrat Sarah Carpenter has won, beating Independent challenger Ericka Redic. Carpenter received 1,517 while Redic received 263 votes.
Ward 5: Incumbent Democrat William “Chip” Mason has won to keep his seat from Progressive Nate Lantieri. Mason received 1,212 votes while Lantieri received 1,027.
Ward 6: Incumbent Karen Paul has won to keep her seat. She had no opponent.
Ward 7: Incumbent Ali Dieng, a Progressive will keep his seat. He ran unopposed.
Ward 8: Jane Stromberg, a Progressive has just unseated incumbent Adam Roof, a Democrat. Stromberg won with 635 voters and Roof received 427.