Jal David Mehta won the Lincoln Squirrel’s Town Meeting “guess the vote percentage” contest. He submitted a guess of 84 percent “yes” and 16 percent “no.”
Perhaps due to the sometimes angsty debate on LincolnTalk, only 10 of the 18 guesses predicted the school project vote would even clear the required two-thirds threshold. No one was so pessimistic as to predict the measure would not win a simply majority, though the lowest “yes” guess came close (51 percent to 49 percent). The full list of submissions can be found below.
Jal is now the proud owner of a year’s subscription to the Lincoln Squirrel for himself or to give as a gift—a $48 value. Thanks to all who played!
| "Yes" | "No" |
|---|---|
| 84% | 16% |
| 78% | 22% |
| 78% | 21% |
| 74% | 26% |
| 72% | 28% |
| 70% | 30% |
| 68% | 32% |
| 68% | 32% |
| 67% | 33% |
| 67% | 33% |
| 65% | 35% |
| 63.21% | 36.79%* |
| 63% | 37% |
| 60% | 40% |
| 59% | 41% |
| 56% | 44% |
| 54% | 40% |
| 51% | 49% |
* (an inside engineering joke, we’re told)