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Armand LeMay was elected
mayor on the first ballot, defeating Leo Farley with a vote of 5 to 4.
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City Manager James
Sullivan resigned in April 1974 to return to Cambridge. He was
replaced by Paul Sheehy.
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The Sun reported that
balloting "was light" with only 27,791 residents voting.
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The Sun also wrote that
incumbent council Gail Dunfey "was given little chance for
re-election after a controversy erupted over her refusal to change her
name when she married last summer." (She finished 11th).
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The November 7, 1973
Lowell Sun headline was "Voters Oust Mayor; elect 4 new
councilors" The article began "In one of the most
stunning upsets in recent Lowell history, Mayor Ellen Sampson was
defeated for re-election to the city council, finishing a dismal 12th
with only 10,031 votes." (Sampson had topped the ticket in
the prior election).
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Many attributed
Sampson's electoral plunge to her role as chair of the school
committee since, according to the Lowell Sun, "the current school
committee has been riddled with controversy almost since its
inauguration two years ago."
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Two school committee
members who had been elected in the prior election, David Flanagan and
William Collins, resigned during the term. Flanagan was replaced
by George Kouloheras; Collins by Paul Robinson.
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Incumbent school
committee members Joseph Abrams, Paul Robinson, George Kouloheras and
Clement McDonough all sought re-election.
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Incumbent school
committee member Victor Forsley ran for city council (and was elected)
and incumbent Ernest Hermann did not seek re-election.
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New comer (and former
school superintendent) Wayne Peters topped the school committee
ticket, followed by Katherine Stoklosa, George Kouloheras, George
O'Hare, Patricia Molloy and Paul Robinson.
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