The Gaithersburg City Council elections are one week away, and the candidates are making their final push to reach as many voters as possible. Getting elected, in a lot of ways, is a numbers game.
We've rounded up some of the numbers and statistics that define this election.
- Election Day: Nov. 8
- Swearing in of candidates: Nov. 14
- Number of candidates: 5 (3 incumbents)
- Seats available: 3
- Election districts (polling places): 6
- Total city population: 61,172
- Registered voters: 31,137 (50.9 percent)
- 2009 voter turnout: 3,631 ballots (12.92 percent of voters)
- 2007 voter turnout: 3,579 ballots (14.6 percent of voters)
- Dollars spent promoting 2011 election: $26,700 (total)
- Money raised by the candidates: total=$28,285
-Spiegel: $8,640
-Ross: 5,740
-Rowse: 5,146
-Drzyzgula: 4,514
-Ashman: 4,245 - Money spent by candidates: total=$12,689
-Spiegel: $4,248
-Ross: 2,440
-Rowse: 2,397
-Ashman: 1,881
-Drzyzgula: 1,723
For more information on where your polling place is, visit the city's elections website.
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Councilmembers Jud Ashman, Cathy Drzyzgula and Ryan Spiegel are facing re-election challenges from Tom Rowse and Paula Ross.
Population and voter turnout information provided by the City of Gaithersburg.
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