There were two open seats on the nine member Town Council here in Watertown going into yesterday's election, but I certainly never would have predicted that four incumbents would not be returning next year. H2Otown has the results, so I won't get into them too much. One of the most telling things is that while voter turnout increased from roughly 25% to 30%, the three of the four incumbents who lost seats (assuming the District A vote holds up on recount) actually decreased their vote totals from 2003. Only Susan Falkoff was able to increase her share of the vote -- her 2,615 would have been good enough for second place two years ago -- however, the other repeat candidates for at large seats managed to outperform her percentage gains. In contrast, the two candidates who ran unsuccessfully in 2003 increased their vote totals the most, and won. Here's a table with the 2003 and 2005 vote totals for those candidates who ran in both years:
| Candidate | 2003 Votes | 2005 Votes | % Change |
| Clyde Younger | 2,111 | 3,476 | 64.66% |
| Stephen Corbett | 2,187 | 2,954 | 35.07% |
| Mark Sideris | 2,522 | 3,063 | 21.45% |
| Marilyn Devaney | 2,677 | 3,230 | 20.66% |
| Susan Falkoff | 2,192 | 2,615 | 19.30% |
| Stephen Romanelli | 949* | 1,088* | 14.65% |
| Pam Piantedosi | 2,788 | 2,635 | -5.49% |
| Sal Ciccarelli | 607* | 564 | -7.08% |
| Fred Pugliese | 1,011* | 742 | -26.61% |
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