2007 Boston City Council election

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 6, 2007. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 1, 2, 5, 6, and 8 were unopposed. Two seats (districts 7 and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 25, 2007.

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At-large

Councillors Michael F. Flaherty, Stephen J. Murphy, and Sam Yoon were re-elected, while incumbent Felix D. Arroyo was beaten for the final seat by John R. Connolly. [1]

CandidatesGeneral Election [2]
Votes%
Michael F. Flaherty 25,86320.57%
Stephen J. Murphy 23,65918.82%
Sam Yoon 23,23018.48%
John R. Connolly 21,99717.50%
Felix D. Arroyo 18,57914.78%
Martin J. Hogan4,0083.19%
Matthew Geary3,0302.41%
William P. Estrada2,4391.94%
David James Wyatt2,3831.90%
all others5420.43%

District 1

Councillor Salvatore LaMattina ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [3]
Votes%
Salvatore LaMattina 2,84895.80%
all others1254.20%

District 2

Councillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [4]
Votes%
Bill Linehan 3,91695.68%
all others1774.32%

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [5]
Votes%
Maureen Feeney 4,36182.92%
Michael J. Cote86916.52%
all others290.55%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [6]
Votes%
Charles Yancey 2,55989.01%
J. R. Rucker30810.71%
all others80.28%

District 5

Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [7]
Votes%
Robert Consalvo 4,62198.49%
all others711.51%

District 6

Councillor John M. Tobin Jr. ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [8]
Votes%
John M. Tobin Jr. 5,90497.85%
all others1302.15%

District 7

Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [9] General Election [10]
Votes%Votes%
Chuck Turner 1,47675.73%3,25881.13%
Carlos Henriquez 31716.26%72818.13%
Althea Garrison 1517.75%17†0.42%
all others50.26%130.32%

† write-in votes

District 8

Councillor Michael P. Ross ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [11]
Votes%
Michael P. Ross 2,03597.14%
all others602.86%

District 9

The seat formerly held by Jerry P. McDermott was won by Mark Ciommo. McDermott had announced in May 2007 that he would not seek re-election. [12]

CandidatesPreliminary Election [13] General Election [14]
Votes%Votes%
Mark Ciommo 1,40731.11%2,83859.80%
Gregory J. Glennon1,25027.64%1,88939.80%
Timothy N. Schofield96521.34% 
Rosie Hanlon57712.76% 
Alessandro Selvig2936.48% 
James Joseph Jenner280.62% 
all others30.07%190.40%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stidman, Pete (November 7, 2007). "Arroyo out, Connolly in for at-large council; Anemic turnout across city". Dorchester Reporter. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 20075 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRCT[sic] 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  11. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ "City councilor to vacate Allston-Brighton seat" . The Boston Globe . May 8, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

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