A Check on Medford's Preliminary Election Results

Thousands of voters took to the polls on Tuesday to vote in Medford’s 2015 City Council preliminary election. The Nov. 3 ballot is now rounding into shape.

16 candidates were on the ballot with only seven available City Council seats. When the polls came to a close Tuesday evening, Brian Chamberlain and Mario Martin learned they had finished with the least votes out of all the candidates, effectively ending their run for a seat.

John Falco earned the most votes with 2,042 votes. Breanna Lungo Koehn, Michael Marks, Adam Knight and George Scarpelli rounded out the top 5.

Neal McSweeney edged out Martin by just one vote with 388 as opposed to 387.

The final election for City Council will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Here’s a look at the vote count for each candidate:

1. John Falco: 2,042
2. Breanna Lungo-Koehn: 2,031
3. Michael Marks: 1,874
4. Adam Knight: 1,835
5. George Scarpelli: 1,669
6. Fred Dello Russo: 1,644
7. Rick Caraviello: 1,625
8. Neil Osborne: 1,532
9. Bill O’Keefe: 1,405
10. Mark Crowley: 1,359
11. Chris D’Aveta: 1,338
12. Michael Ruggiero: 921
13. Leonore Eforo: 515
14. Neal McSweeney: 388
15. Mario Martin: 387
16. Brian Chamberlain: 346