2013 Boston mayoral election

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2013 Boston mayoral election
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  Marty Walsh (b).jpg John Connolly IMG 6364 - Version 2 (10678402686) (a).jpg
Candidate Marty Walsh John R. Connolly
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote72,51467,606
Percentage51.55%48.06%
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Results by ward
Walsh:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Connolly:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Mayor before election

Thomas Menino

Elected mayor

Marty Walsh

The 2013 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Incumbent mayor Thomas Menino had declined to run for re-election to a sixth term. A non-partisan preliminary election was held on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. 12 candidates made the ballot to replace Menino, with state representative Marty Walsh and at-large city councilor John R. Connolly advancing to the general election. Walsh was elected to his first term, defeating Connolly by 3% of the vote, and was inaugurated on Monday, January 6, 2014. [2]

Contents

Walsh and Connolly advanced to the general election after outperforming a crowded field in the nonpartisan primary. Other candidates in the primary included Charlotte Golar Richie (former state representative and former city chief of housing & neighborhood development), Daniel F. Conley (Suffolk County district attorney and former district city councilor), Felix G. Arroyo (at-large city councilor), John Barros (civic organizer and former Boston School Committee member), Robert Consalvo (state representative), Michael P. Ross (district city councilor), Bill Walczak (community activist), and Charles Yancey (district city councilor).

Background

Incumbent mayor Thomas Menino had held office ever since ascending to the mayoralty following the resignation of Raymond Flynn in 1993. In 2013, Menino opted against seeking what would have been his sixth elected term as mayor. He announced his decision not to seek reelection on March 27, 2013. [3]

Without an incumbent seeking reelection, this made the 2013 election the first open election since 1984, thirty years earlier. [3] Menino did not endorse a candidate. [4]

Candidates

Candidates who advanced to general election

CandidateExperienceAnnouncedRef
The following candidates advanced to the general election held on November 5. [5]
John Connolly IMG 6364 - Version 2 (10678402686) (1).jpg
John Connolly 		Boston City Councilor At-Large (2008-2014)February 26, 2013
Connolly for Boston 2013 logo.png 		[6]
Marty Walsh (a).jpg
Marty Walsh 		Massachusetts state representative from the 13th Suffolk district (1997-2014)
May 4, 2013
Martin J. Walsh for Mayor logo 2013.png 		[7]

Candidates eliminated in the primary

CandidateExperienceAnnouncedRef
The following candidates were eliminated in the primary election and did not advance to the general election. [8]
Felix G. Arroyo (8064221689).jpg
Felix G. Arroyo 		Boston City Councilor At-Large (2010-2014)June 15, 2013 [9]
John Barros 2013 (1).jpg
John Barros 		Former Boston School Committee member (2010–2013)
Former executive director of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative 		April 25, 2013
Barros for Mayor 2013 (6160691).png 		[10] [11]
Charles ClemmonsCo-owner of TOUCH 106.1FM
Former police officer		August 21, 2011 [8] [12]
DFC2013 (1).jpg
Daniel F. Conley 		Suffolk County District Attorney (2002-2018)April 3, 2013
Dan Conley for Mayor logo (1).png 		[13]
Rob Consalvo 2009 (2).jpg
Robert Consalvo 		Boston City Councilor from District 5 (2002-2014)April 4, 2013
Rob Consalvo for Mayor logo (1).png 		[14]
Charlotte Golar Richie 2013 (1) 3x4.jpg
Charlotte Golar Richie 		Former Massachusetts state representative from the 5th Suffolk district (1995–1999)May 1, 2013
Charlotte Golar Richie for Mayor (1).png 		[15]
Michael P. Ross 2013 (a) (3x4a).png
Michael P. Ross 		Boston City Councilor from District 8 (2000-2013)
Former President of the Boston City Council (2009–2010)		April 11, 2013
Mike Ross for Mayor logo.png 		[16]
Bill Walczak Co-founder of the Codman Square Health Center
Community organizer		April 6, 2013
Bill Walczak for Mayor logo.png 		[8] [17]
David James WyattCandidate for Boston City Council in 2007 [8]
Charles Yancey (9501945637).jpg
Charles Yancey 		Boston City Councilor from District 4 (1984-2015)July 1, 2013 [18]

Withdrew

Declined

Primary

Campaign

Incumbent mayor Tom Menino had served since being elected to the position in 1993, making him the longest-serving mayor in Boston's history. [38] The first candidate to announce a campaign for mayor was at-Large Boston City Councillor John R. Connolly in February 2013, who announced an intent to base his campaign on reforming public education and opposing the influence of the Boston Teachers Union. [39] Connolly's campaign was considered to have little chance of succeeding if Menino decided to run for re-election, as the incumbent was highly popular in the city. [39] On March 28, Menino announced that he would not be seeking re-election, stating that health issues were preventing him from carrying out his tasks as mayor to a satisfactory standard. [40]

Soon after Menino's announcement, a field of candidates began to amass. On April 3, Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley became the second candidate to join the field (after Connolly). [41] The next day, district city councillor Rob Consalvo (a resident of the of Hyde Park neighborhood) announced his candidacy. On April 7, activist Bill Walczak (a resident of the Dorchester neighborhood) entered the field. [42] [43] On April 10, state representative Marty Walsh and at-large city councillor Felix G. Arroyo both announced their candidacies. [44] Several other candidates, including City Councillors Michael P. Ross and Charles Yancey, former state representative Charlotte Golar Richie, and Boston School Committee member John Barros announced campaigns over the following weeks. In total, twelve candidates made the ballot for the preliminary election. [45]

Connolly’s status as the only mayoral candidate to have announced a campaign before Menino declared that he would not run for re-election gave him an advantage in that it had given him more time to build a campaign apparatus and political platform. [46]

Upon his entry into the race Walsh had demonstrated organizational strength by gathering the required signatures to get on the ballot in a single day, which impressed political insiders and showcased the influence of the labor unions who were supporting his candidacy. [47] The advantages enjoyed by the two men led to them being considered the frontrunners for the two spots in the general election in the campaign's early stages. [47]

By mid-September, it was suggested by radio station WBUR-FM that a clear top tier of candidates had arisen in the race, consisting of Connolly, Walsh, Golar Richie, Arroyo and Conley. [48] Golar Richie's campaign was viewed as having gained significant momentum by this stage on the race, helped by her status as the most prominent black and only female candidate in the race. [48]

Debates

2013 Boston mayoral election primary debates
 No.Date & timeHostModeratorLinkParticipants
Key:
 P Participant   A Absent   N Non-invitee  
Felix G. Arroyo John Barros Charles Clemons Daniel F. Conley John R. Connolly Robert Consalvo Charlotte Golar Richie Michael P. Ross Bill Walczak Marty Walsh David Wyatt Charles Yancey
  1 [49]  
August 7, 2013
Matt Lauzon
Dante Ramos
AAAAAPAPAPAA
  2 [50]  
September 9, 2013
Joe Battenfield
PPPPPPPPPPPP
  3 [51]  
September 12, 2013
Dean Hardin Coleman
Alyssa Sarkis
PPPPPAAAAAAP

Endorsements

Felix Arroyo
State officials
Labor unions
John Barros
State officials
Newspapers and publicatipns
Individuals
Daniel F. Conley
State officials
Newspapers and publications
John R. Connolly
State officials
Local officials
Organizations
Newspapers and publications
Rob Consalvo
State officials
Labor unions
Charlotte Golar Richie
Federal officials
State officials
Individuals
Organizations
Mike Ross
Newspapers and publications

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Felix
Arroyo		John
Barros		Daniel
Conley		John
Connolly		Robert
Consalvo		Charlotte Golar
Richie		Michael
Ross		Bill
Walczak		Marty
Walsh		Charles
Yancey		Other/
Undecided
Suffolk University/Boston Herald September 12–17, 2013600± 4%6%3%12%16%8%10%5%6%12%1%22% [a]
Mass Inc September 14–16, 2013487± 4.4%8%3%8%15%5%10%6%4%12%1%27% [b]
UNH September 5–12, 2013411± 4.8%6%6%10%15%6%10%5%4%10%3%27% [c]
Suffolk University/Boston Herald July 10–15, 2013600± 4%4%1%9%12%8%5%5%2%11%3%40% [d]

Results

2013 Boston mayoral election [68] [69]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Marty Walsh 20,854 18.47
Nonpartisan John R. Connolly 19,435 17.21
Nonpartisan Charlotte Golar Richie 15,54613.77
Nonpartisan Daniel Conley 12,77511.32
Nonpartisan Felix Arroyo 9,8958.76
Nonpartisan John Barros 9,1488.10
Nonpartisan Robert Consalvo 8,6037.62
Nonpartisan Michael Ross 8,1647.23
Nonpartisan Bill Walczak 3,8253.39
Nonpartisan Charles Yancey 2,3892.12
Nonpartisan Charles Clemons1,8001.59
Nonpartisan David Wyatt3340.30
Write-in 1300.12
Total votes112,898 100%

General election

Campaign

Both Connolly and Walsh were regarded to be liberal Democrats, with Connolly being perceived as being focused on education and Walsh having the reputation of being the candidate of organised labor. [70] Connolly was considered the frontrunner as the campaign began, as he was more well-known and was considered to have a superior field organisation to Walsh. [71] However, Walsh's campaign was boosted by large spending by labor unions, who were dissatisfied with Connolly due to his staunch support for charter schools. [71] Connolly raised objections to the support that Walsh had received, arguing that it would make him beholden to the unions if he were to win, but he made sure to temper his criticism to avoid alienating labor unions from his campaign completely. [70] Walsh responded to this criticism by arguing that his ties to labor would make him more effective at negotiating contracts and preventing strikes. [70] Walsh's campaign was also boosted by endorsements from his preliminary rivals Golar Richie, Barros and Arroyo. [72]

The relative lack of policy differences between the candidates led to the election largely coming down to a contest between biographies and personalities. Walsh supporters derided Connolly as a "corporate lawyer" while Connolly supporters characterised Walsh as a puppet of organized labor. [72] Connolly's base of support largely came from his home neighborhood of West Roxbury and the relatively affluent communities in Boston's west, while Walsh had support from both the more working-class, culturally conservative areas in South Boston and from left-wing activists who had been invigorated by Elizabeth Warren's successful campaign for U.S. Senate the previous year. [73] [72]

Debates

2013 Boston mayoral general election debates
 No.Date & timeHostModeratorLinkParticipants
Key:
 P Participant   A Absent   N Non-invitee  
John R. Connolly Marty Walsh
  1 [74]  
October 15, 2013
Jon Keller
Akilah Johnson
PP
  2 [75]  
October 23, 2013
Margery Eagan
Jim Braude [76]
PP

Endorsements

Endorsements in bold endorsed after the primary.

John R. Connolly
State officials
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Newspapers and publications
Marty Walsh
Federal officials
State officials
Local officials
Labor unions

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Marty
Walsh		John
Connolly		Undecided
Suffolk University/Boston Herald October 29–31, 2013555± 4.2%46%43%11%
UMass Poll, UMass Amherst October 22–26, 2013405± 5.9%47%40%13%
University of New Hampshire October 17–22, 2013465± 4.5%38%47%15%
Mass Inc October 19–20, 2013503± 4.4%39%41%20%
Sage Systems October 16–17, 2013375± 3.9%36%40%24%
UMass Lowell October 2–7, 2013375± 6%37%45%18%
S.U./Herald October 2–6, 2013600± 4%34%41%23%
Anderson Robbins ^ September 28–30, 2013800± ?32%44%24%
S.U./Herald September 12–17, 2013600± 4%29%44%28%
Hypothetical polling
With Conley
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Daniel
Conley		John
Connolly		Undecided
S.U./Herald September 12–17, 2013600± 4%29%36%35%
With Consalvo
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Connolly		Robert
Consalvo		Undecided
S.U./Herald September 12–17, 2013600± 4%47%25%28%
With Golar Richie
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Connolly		Charlotte Golar
Richie		Undecided
Suffolk University/Boston Herald September 12–17, 2013600± 4%43%32%25%

Results

John Connolly delivers his concession speech after the November election John Connolly 2013 concession (02) (a).png
John Connolly delivers his concession speech after the November election

Walsh defeated Connolly by a narrow margin of 3.5%, with Connolly conceding and stating he believed Walsh would be a successful mayor. [89] There were a total of 560 write-in votes, the largest recipient of these being baseball player David Ortiz. [90]

2013 Boston mayoral general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Marty Walsh 72,583 51.54
Nonpartisan John R. Connolly 67,69448.07
Write-in 5600.40
Total votes140,837 100%

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Clemons with 1%, Wyatt with 0%
  2. ↑ Clemons with <1%, Wyatt with <1%
  3. ↑ Clemons with 2%, Wyatt with 0%
  4. ↑ Clemons with 1%, Wyatt with 1%

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