2003 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election

The 2003 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election was held on November 4, 2003. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Tim Murray to a second term.

Worcester mayoral election, 2003
November 4, 2003[1]
 
Nominee Tim Murray Juan Gomez William Coleman
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 10,411 2,043 1,881
Percentage 72.62% 14.26% 13.12%
Mayor before election

Tim Murray
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Tim Murray
Democratic

Elections in Massachusetts

Election system

In order to be elected mayor in Worcester, a person must place first in the mayor's race and also finish among the top six in the at-large city council election, being also elected a councilor at large. An individual cannot be elected mayor without additionally winning at at-large city council seat.[2][3]

In addition, the candidate elected to the office of councilor at large who receives the second-highest number of votes for the office of mayor will become vice-chair of the Worcester City Council.[3]

Candidates
  • William Coleman,[4] III, community activist,[5] candidate for mayor in 1993 and 2001[6][7]
  • Juan Gomez,[4] Worcester City Council at-large member since 2000[8]
  • Tim Murray, incumbent mayor[4]

Results
General election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Timothy P. Murray (incumbent) 10,411 72.62
Nonpartisan Juan A. Gomez 2,043 14.26
Nonpartisan William Coleman, III 1,881 13.12
Total votes 14,335

Murray also finished first in the at-large city council election.[4] Coleman finished second, Gomez finished fifth, Coleman finished seventh.[4] Gomez, by rules of the city charter, became the vice-chair of the Worcester City Council.

References
  1. "Election Results | City of Worcester, MA". Worcester, Massachusetts. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  2. Kotsopoulos, Nick (September 21, 2019). "Politics and the City: And they're off and running for Worcester mayor". telegram.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  3. "Ordinances & Regulations | City of Worcester, MA". www.worcesterma.gov. Worcester. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. "WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS STATEMENT OF VOTES CAST MUNICIPAL ELECTION WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS" (PDF). Worcester, Massachusetts. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  5. "Worcester Candidate Profile: Bill Coleman For Mayor". Patch. October 24, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  6. "WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION SUMMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS" (PDF). Worcester, Massachusetts. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  7. "WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS STATEMENT OF VOTES CAST MUNICIPAL ELECTION WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS" (PDF). Worcester, Massachusetts. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  8. Staff, Mark SullivanTelegram & Gazette (August 2, 2015). "Worcester candidate: Council hopeful Juan Gomez touts plan to bring business, jobs to city". telegram.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
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