2013 Boston City Council election

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 2013. Twelve seats (eight district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbent in district 3 was unopposed. Eight seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 4, 5, and 8) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 24, 2013.

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At-large

Councillors Ayanna Pressley and Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected, while the seats formerly held by John R. Connolly and Felix G. Arroyo were won by Michael F. Flaherty and Michelle Wu. Connolly and Arroyo did not seek re-election, as they ran for Mayor of Boston; Arroyo was eliminated in the preliminary election, while Connolly was defeated by Marty Walsh in the general election.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [1] General Election [2]
Votes%Votes%
Ayanna Pressley 42,91516.71%60,79918.30%
Michelle Wu 29,38411.44%59,74117.98%
Michael F. Flaherty 39,90415.54%55,10416.59%
Stephen J. Murphy 31,72812.35%44,99313.54%
Annissa Essaibi George 12,2444.77%30,5389.19%
Jeffrey Michael Ross13,9395.43%28,8798.69%
Martin J. Keogh15,7436.13%26,5007.98%
Jack F. Kelly III11,9094.64%23,9677.22%
Catherine M. O'Neill10,9524.26% 
Althea Garrison 10,2684.00% 
Ramon Soto9,9283.87% 
Philip Arthur Frattaroli5,8322.27% 
Gareth R. Saunders5,3632.09% 
Christopher J. Conroy3,4331.34% 
Seamus M. Whelan3,1181.21% 
Francisco L. White2,7451.07% 
Douglas D. Wohn2,3820.93% 
Frank John Addivinola Jr.2,2400.87% 
Keith B. Kenyon1,9500.76% 
Jamarhl Crawford21†0.01% 
all others8320.32%16580.50%

† write-in votes

District 1

Councillor Salvatore LaMattina was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [3] General Election [4]
Votes%Votes%
Salvatore LaMattina 7,07073.38%9,99970.73%
Brian J. Gannon1,52615.84%4,06828.78%
John Ribeiro Jr.99610.34% 
all others430.45%700.50%

District 2

Councillor Bill Linehan was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [5]
Votes%
Bill Linehan 9,32252.88%
Suzanne Lee8,25046.80%
all others580.33%

District 3

Councillor Frank Baker ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [6]
Votes%
Frank Baker 9,94597.76%
all others2282.24%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [7] General Election [8]
Votes%Votes%
Charles Yancey 6,14465.39%8,14568.34%
Terrance J. Williams1,54730.84%3,67616.46%
Steven Godfrey8499.04% 
Divo Rodrigues Monteiro7688.17% 
all others880.94%980.82%

District 5

The seat formerly held by Robert Consalvo was won by Timothy McCarthy. Consalvo did not seek re-election, as he was running for Mayor of Boston. [9]

CandidatesPreliminary Election [10] General Election [11]
Votes%Votes%
Timothy McCarthy 3,73224.30%9,60354.65%
Jean-Claude Sanon3,05519.89%7,88144.85%
Mimi E. Turchinetz2,69117.52% 
Ava D. Callender1,79511.69% 
Patrice Gattozzi1,4269.29% 
Andrew Norman Cousino1,3778.97% 
Michael E. Wells III7054.59% 
Margherita Ciampa-Coyne5153.35% 
all others610.40%880.50%

District 6

Councillor Matt O'Malley was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [12]
Votes%
Matt O'Malley 18,20485.08%
Luis F. Valerio3,08814.43%
all others1050.49%

District 7

Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [13]
Votes%
Tito Jackson 7,67674.61%
Roy Owens 1,68016.33%
Jamarhl C. Crawford653†6.35%
all others2792.71%

† write-in votes

District 8

The seat formerly held by Michael P. Ross was won by Josh Zakim. Ross did not seek re-election, as he was running for Mayor of Boston. [9]

CandidatesPreliminary Election [14] General Election [15]
Votes%Votes%
Josh Zakim 2,69145.32%4,49852.39%
Michael Joseph Nichols1,61927.27%4,03847.03%
Gloria Murray84114.16% 
Thomas Joseph Dooley III4998.40%11†0.13%
Angelica Elle Addivinola2594.36% 
all others290.49%390.45%

† write-in votes

District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [16]
Votes%
Mark Ciommo 6,27181.78%
Michael C. Bronner1,33017.34%
all others670.87%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTONMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Handy, Delores (November 1, 2013). "Expect Many New Faces On Boston City Council". WBUR-FM . Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  12. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTONMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  13. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  14. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  15. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  16. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

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