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Top candidates advance to November 7 ballot
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By The Times Staff

The Preliminary Election to determine the top two candidates for the positions of Mayor of Somerville and Ward 1 School Committee member took place on Tuesday.

The two candidates with the most votes for each office will face each other in a final matchup on November 7.

As of press time, the unofficial results are as follows:

In the mayor’s race, incumbent Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone proved to be the top vote getter, garnering 58.16% of the vote.

Curtatone’s leading opponent, Payton Corbett, followed with 35.06% of the vote.

Mayoral contender Kenneth C. Van Buskirk III trailed with 6.78% of the vote, and is subsequently eliminated from the race.

In the race for Ward 1 School Committee, Emily Ackman led the field with 45.14% of the vote, while Kenneth M. Salvato followed with 33.07%. Both will share spots on the November ballot.

Third place finisher Guillermo Samuel Hamlin was eliminated from the race with a total of 21.78% of the vote.

The results listed here do not include absentee, provisional, overseas, or military ballots that will be added to the final counts.

The unofficial results as reported by the City of Somerville Elections Department can be found here.