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T H E  Y E A R   IN  R E V IE W








               L O C A L  G O V E R N M E N T  CONTINUED

               This year is an election year, and as always, the Bureau provides   Committee, Contested District School Committee, At-Large
               independent and non-partisan contributions to this year’s   City Council, Contested District City Council, and Mayor, the
               election cycle. Early on in the year, WRRB issued Worcester’s   community had the opportunity to learn about candidate’s
               2023 Election, a Primer explaining how municipal elections   positions  and  plans  for  their  potential  term  in  office.  Despite
               in Worcester work—with an election on November 7, 2023,   strong attendance at these debates and a very active election
               and  one  in  which  new  School  Committee  districts  were  to  be   cycle, turnout was approximately 19.5%, which while higher than
               used,  the  brief  served  as  an  introduction  and  a  refresher  to   typical turnout, is still substantially fewer than presidential or
               Worcester’s elections. As the election approached, WRRB   state elections. The 2023 election was explored in more depth
               released its traditional  Questions  for  the  Candidates report   with an interactive StoryMap, Worcester's Municipal Elections,
               which highlighted important issues facing the City, Schools, and   2013-2023. This series of maps looked at overall precinct-by-
               residents. Some of the same topics covered in this report, and   precinct turnout in a series of maps of municipal elections from
               others, were directly posed to the candidates during the 2023   2013 to 2019, and then looked at elections in 2021 and 2023 with
               Municipal Election Candidate Debates at Mechanics Hall. With   more depth. These more detailed maps allowed readers to see
               partners, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Worcester Regional   more detailed information about voter turnout, ballots cast in
               Chamber of Commerce, and Worcester Education Collaborative,   the mayoral election, and the results of district races, as well as
               the Worcester Regional Research Bureau gathered candidates to   information about citywide vote share for at-large candidates.
               discuss and debate the most pressing issues facing constituents.   Such maps demonstrate where Worcester's voters are coming
               In a series of 5 events, one for each race for At-Large School   from as well as trends over the past ten years.



               TURNOUT BY PRECINCT: NOVEMBER 7, 2023 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
                                                                              SCAN FOR MORE:



                                                                                         Bureau Brief:
                                                                                         Worcester's 2023
                                                                                         Election, a Primer





                                                                                         Questions for
                                                                                         the Candidates





                                                                                         2023 Worcester
                                                                                         Municipal Election
                                                                                         Candidate Debates




                                                                                         Worcester's
                                                                                         Municipal
                                                                                         Elections,
                                                                                         2013-2023










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