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Cambridge Corrects Unofficial Vote After 2,158 Test Ballots Skewed School Committee Race

City officials attribute the error to unremoved vendor test data, with staff retraining promised as the affected candidate considers a recount.

Cambridge City Hall before this week, without its scaffolding.
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A bus picks up passengers along Massachusetts Ave at Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass. on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

Overview

  • The revised unofficial count shows incumbent David Weinstein retaining the sixth School Committee seat after challenger Eugenia Schraa Huh’s apparent win was reversed.
  • Officials said 1,370 test ballots were mistakenly included in the School Committee tally, 632 in the City Council count, and 156 in a ballot question, for a total of 2,158.
  • The Election Commission identified the discrepancy through an internal audit and removed the test data before releasing updated figures on Friday night.
  • Cambridge named LHS Associates as the vendor responsible for not clearing test ballots and said the firm has committed to retraining its staff to prevent a repeat.
  • Schraa Huh is weighing a recount and has been gathering voter signatures, while observers report no evidence of deliberate wrongdoing and city officials say other race outcomes were unaffected.