2009 Boston City Council election

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 2009. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were unopposed. Seven seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 7, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 22, 2009.

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Election day, Boston, November 3, 2009

At-large

Councillors John R. Connolly and Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected to their at-large seats. Incumbents Michael F. Flaherty and Sam Yoon did not run for re-election as they were running for Mayor of Boston; their seats were won by Felix G. Arroyo and Ayanna Pressley. Pressley's victory made her first woman of color to be elected to the council in its history. [1]

CandidatesPreliminary Election [2] General Election [3]
Votes%Votes%
John R. Connolly (incumbent)35,18218.08%51,36218.35%
Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent)30,36515.61%51,00818.22%
Felix G. Arroyo 25,85913.29%45,14416.13%
Ayanna Pressley 16,8668.67%41,87914.96%
Tito Jackson 12,5356.44%30,20310.79%
Andrew Kenneally12,6536.50%24,2498.66%
Tomás González10,1225.20%18,3106.54%
Doug Bennett10,5295.41%16,8426.02%
Ego Ezedi9,2604.76%
Hiep Quoc Nguyen7,6913.95%
Sean H. Ryan6,6653.43%
Jean-Claude Sanon5,3862.77%
Robert Fortes5,0712.61%
Bill Trabucco3,1321.61%
Scotland Willis2,6391.36%
all others5950.31%9510.34%

District 1

Councillor Salvatore LaMattina was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [4] General Election [5]
Votes%Votes%
Salvatore LaMattina (incumbent)5,59973.37%8,11176.58%
Chris Kulikoski1,14915.06%2,44423.07%
Laura Garza 85411.19%

District 2

Councillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed. [6]

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney ran unopposed. [7]

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey ran unopposed. [8]

District 5

Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed. [9]

District 6

General election

Councillor John M. Tobin, Jr. ran unopposed. [10]

Special election

In August 2010, Tobin resigned his seat to take a position as Vice President for City and Community Affairs at Northeastern University. [11] The seat was filled via a special election on November 16, 2010, with the preliminary election on October 19, 2010. Matt O'Malley was elected to serve the remainder of Tobin's term, defeating James W. Hennigan III, brother of former council member Maura Hennigan. [12]

Candidates [12] Special Prelim. Election [13] Special Gen. Election [14]
Votes%Votes%
Matt O'Malley 3,83053.16%5,28359.97%
James W. Hennigan III2,19730.50%3,48739.58%
Sean H. Ryan6138.51% 
Kosta Demos3504.86% 
Chun-Fai Chan1962.72% 
all others180.25%400.45%

District 7

General election

Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [15] General Election [16]
Votes%Votes%
Chuck Turner (incumbent)3,64852.57%5,52159.83%
Carlos Henriquez 1,65923.91%3,64439.49%
Althea Garrison 99514.34%
Roy Owens6108.79%

Special election

On December 1, 2010, Turner was expelled by an 11–1 vote, following his corruption conviction, making him the first councillor to be expelled in the history of the modern Boston City Council. [17] This created a vacancy that needed to be filled by a special election, which took place on March 15, 2011, with the preliminary election on February 15, 2011. Tito Jackson was elected to serve the remainder of Turner's term.

CandidatesSpecial Prelim. Election [18] Special Gen. Election [19]
Votes%Votes%
Tito Jackson 1,94467.38%2,82981.98%
Cornell Mills2719.39%55716.14%
Daneille Renee Williams2588.94%
Althea Garrison 1505.20%
Natalie Carithers963.33%
Roy Owens893.08%

District 8

Councillor Michael P. Ross was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [20]
Votes%
Michael P. Ross (incumbent)5,33184.10%
Oscar Brookins98115.48%

District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [21] General Election [22]
Votes%Votes%
Mark Ciommo (incumbent)3,49559.78%4,84964.31%
Alex Selvig1,35323.14%2,67835.42%
Abigail Furey78513.43%
Benjamin Ian Narodick1883.22%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ayanna Pressley: Former At-Large City Councilor". www.cityofboston.gov. Retrieved March 29, 2010.[ title missing ]
  2. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 CITY COUNCILOR AT LARGE" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2009 CITY COUNCILOR AT LARGE" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 1" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 1" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 2" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 3" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 4" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 5" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 5" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Tobin leaving Boston City Council". The Boston Globe. July 6, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  12. 1 2 Abel, David (October 16, 2010). "5 contenders competing for open City Council seat" . The Boston Globe . p. B.1. Retrieved March 10, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  13. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - OCTOBER 19, 2010 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  14. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 16, 2010 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  17. ↑ Boeri, David (December 1, 2010). "Boston City Council Expels Chuck Turner". WBUR-FM .
  18. ↑ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 8" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 9" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 9" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
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