Just for some perspective...

[turil.livejournal.com]

Joe Curtatone, while winning the election for mayor, was voted in by less than 8% of Somerville's human population.

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[turil.livejournal.com]

No one was officially running against him this time.

[derekp.livejournal.com]

Which is why only 8% of our population voted for him. What percentage of eligable voters voted for him?

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

Which is undoubtedly why, of those who voted, many people didn't vote for him OR a write-in candidate.