Lake Worth Election History - Total Number of Votes Received - 2003-2007

This is an interesting look at the results from the elections from the past four years in Lake Worth. If anyone can supply me with the results from the Mayor and District #1 race in 2003, that would make the analysis more complete.

I do this since one candidate claimed that she won in a "landslide" in a recent re-election campaign video. That got me to thinking that one way to look at one's results in an election - beyond whether someone won or lost against a given candidate - is the total number of votes that a candidate received. This gives a sense of the actual number of people that voted for any one candidate - period. Of course, the total number of votes received is in actuality compared with the number of votes received by an opponent - which ultimately determines who won or who lost. But, with a larger voter turn-out expected this year due to the moving of the municipal elections to November (a national election) from their traditional March date, the numbers here are interesting to look at.

Here are the total votes received by all candidates in a general (first) election. Those highlighted eventually won their respective races.


Here are the total votes received by all candidates involved in run-off elections. Those highlighted won their respective races.