2011 Boston City Council election

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 8, 2011. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 1, 5, 6, 8, and 9 were unopposed. Three seats (districts 2, 3, and 7) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 27, 2011.

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At-large

Councillors John R. Connolly, Stephen J. Murphy, Felix G. Arroyo, and Ayanna Pressley were re-elected to the four at-large seats. Pressley's victory made her the first woman of color to be re-elected to the council; entering 2012, she was the only female member of the council. [1]

CandidatesGeneral Election [2]
Votes%
Ayanna Pressley 37,53221.42%
Felix G. Arroyo 35,48320.25%
John R. Connolly 32,82718.74%
Stephen J. Murphy 26,73015.26%
Michael F. Flaherty 25,80514.73%
Will Dorcena 8,7394.99%
Sean H. Ryan7,3764.21%

District 1

Councillor Salvatore LaMattina ran unopposed. [3]

District 2

Councillor Bill Linehan was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary election [4] General election [5]
Votes%Votes%
Bill Linehan 2,33435.02%5,07850.28%
Suzanne Lee2,60839.14%4,98149.32%
Bob Ferrara1,68925.35%

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney, a member of the council since 1994, did not seek re-election; [6] she subsequently took the job of city clerk. Frank Baker was elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [7] General Election [8]
Votes%Votes%
Frank Baker 2,33831.53%5,26255.78%
John O'Toole1,91625.84%4,12043.68%
Craig Galvin1,76923.86%
Doug Bennett7039.48%
Marydith Tuitt3344.50%
Stephanie Everett2663.59%
Martin Hogan630.85%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [9]
Votes%
Charles Yancey 3,89388.54%
J. R. Rucker4359.89%

District 5

Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed. [10]

District 6

Councillor Matt O'Malley ran unopposed. [11] O'Malley had won his seat through a special election to fill a vacancy for District 6, which took place on November 16, 2010, with the preliminary election on October 19, 2010.

District 7

Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected. Jackson had won his seat through a special election to fill a vacancy for District 7, which took place on March 15, 2011, with the preliminary election on February 15, 2011.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [12] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Tito Jackson 1,87676.07%4,81884.35%
Sheneal Parker27311.07%79913.99%
Althea Garrison 2168.76%
Roy Owens 853.45%

District 8

Councillor Michael P. Ross ran unopposed. [14]

District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo ran unopposed. [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ayanna Pressley / Former At-Large City Councilor". www.cityofboston.gov. Retrieved March 29, 2010.[ title missing ]
  2. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor At Large" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 1" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 2" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 2" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Andrew (November 15, 2011). "Feeney, long on council, leaves quietly". The Boston Globe .
  7. ↑ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 3" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 3" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 4" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 5" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 6" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 8" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 9" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

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