The at Large primary preliminary vote totals
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The recent primary election played out as expected by Quincy Quarry News for the most part, albeit with a few surprises.

In the eight person race to cut down to six candidates to compete for three at Large council seats in November’s general election, the two newcomers who were expected by Quincy Quarry News to fall by the wayside care of the primary election did so.

And as for surprises in this primary election, one was how a former at Large Councillor running to return to the city council topped the field as well as by a fair margin over the usual at Large top vote-getter.who instead finished second in spite of or perhaps because of his yet again littering Quincy with campaign signs.

Vote early, vote often, vote incumbents out? …
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Further, problematic for the mayoral Mini Me wannabe second place finisher, the former councilor looking to return to the council spent bupkis whereas the wannbe spent into five figures in August per OCPF candidate report filings.

Even so, perhaps the bigger surprise of the at Large primary was that the first time female Asian candidate come in fourth given a solidly respectable votes received.

So respectable was her vote total that if she can maintain her momentum she could conceivably overtake the incumbent third place finisher and so take his seat on the city council come the start of 2026.

The Ward 6 primary preliminary vote totals
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And as for the only other primary, while the Ward 6 incumbent topped the field, it was barely by 2% over the second place finisher who received 35% of the vote.with two other contenders splinting the remaining 28% of the votes cast in a race that saw a 60% greater turnout than was the case for the at Large council seats race.

Needless to stay, such an outsized turnout does not bode well for the incumbent, not to mention that his narrow margin lead by an incumbent further does not bode well for him come the November’s general election.

Ruh roo!!!
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Then again, there is always a silver-lining as longtime local figure Atherton Hough noted in an earlier Quincy Quarry News story on the primary earlier this week, the post office is always looking for holiday help.

Further, it would appear that the odds are compelling that come the start of 2026 Quincy could have at least three female city councillors with as many as a majority of five is within the realm of possible.

Needless to say, such possibilities have surely seen the good old boys in City Hall call for at least DEFCON Three alert status.

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