2015 Boston City Council election

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 2015. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 were unopposed. Two seats (districts 4 and 7) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 8, 2015.

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At-large

Councillors Ayanna Pressley, Michelle Wu, and Michael F. Flaherty were re-elected, while Councillor Stephen J. Murphy lost his seat to Annissa Essaibi George.

CandidatesGeneral Election [1]
Votes%
Ayanna Pressley 31,78324.21%
Michelle Wu 28,90822.02%
Michael F. Flaherty 26,47320.16%
Annissa Essaibi George 23,44717.86%
Stephen J. Murphy 19,54614.89%
Jovan J. Lacet950.07%
Charles Yancey 390.03%
Jean-Claude Sanon250.02%
Andrea Campbell 130.01%
all others9590.73%

write-in votes

District 1

Councillor Salvatore LaMattina ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [2]
Votes%
Salvatore LaMattina 3,14295.41%
all others1514.59%

District 2

Councillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [3]
Votes%
Bill Linehan 3,59489.25%
Suzanne Lee260.65%
all others40710.11%

write-in votes

District 3

Councillor Frank Baker was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [4]
Votes%
Frank Baker 4,74584.88%
Donnie Palmer81114.51%
all others340.61%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was defeated by Andrea Campbell.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [5] General Election [6]
Votes%Votes%
Andrea Campbell 1,98257.92%4,31161.32%
Charles Yancey 1,15933.87%2,70138.42%
Terrance J. Williams2176.34% 
Jovan J. Lacet601.75% 
all others40.12%180.26%

District 5

Councillor Timothy McCarthy was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [7]
Votes%
Timothy McCarthy 4,83663.99%
Jean-Claude Sanon2,69035.59%
all others320.42%

District 6

Councillor Matt O'Malley ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [8]
Votes%
Matt O'Malley 6,65897.75%
all others1532.25%

District 7

Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [9] General Election [10]
Votes%Votes%
Tito Jackson 1,40966.40%2,98366.64%
Charles L. Clemons Jr.38117.95%1,44432.26%
Haywood Fennell Sr.1044.90% 
Althea Garrison 984.62%160.36%
Roy Owens743.49% 
Kevin A. Dwire341.60% 
all others221.04%330.74%

write-in votes

District 8

Councillor Josh Zakim ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [11]
Votes%
Josh Zakim 2,05597.90%
all others442.10%

District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [12]
Votes%
Mark Ciommo 2,23796.24%
all others853.66%

See also

References

  1. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  2. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  4. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  5. "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  6. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  7. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  8. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  9. "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  10. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  11. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  12. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

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