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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.
Councillors Ayanna Pressley, Michelle Wu, and Michael F. Flaherty were re-elected, while Councillor Stephen J. Murphy lost his seat to Annissa Essaibi George.
| Candidates | General Election [1] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Ayanna Pressley | 31,783 | 24.21% |
| Michelle Wu | 28,908 | 22.02% |
| Michael F. Flaherty | 26,473 | 20.16% |
| Annissa Essaibi George | 23,447 | 17.86% |
| Stephen J. Murphy | 19,546 | 14.89% |
| Jovan J. Lacet | 95† | 0.07% |
| Charles Yancey | 39† | 0.03% |
| Jean-Claude Sanon | 25† | 0.02% |
| Andrea Campbell | 13† | 0.01% |
| all others | 959 | 0.73% |
† write-in votes
Councillor Salvatore LaMattina ran unopposed and was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election [2] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Salvatore LaMattina | 3142 | 95.41% |
| all others | 151 | 4.59% |
Councillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed and was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election [3] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Bill Linehan | 3594 | 89.25% |
| Suzanne Lee | 26† | 0.65% |
| all others | 407 | 10.11% |
† write-in votes
Councillor Frank Baker was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election [4] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Frank Baker | 4745 | 84.88% |
| Donnie Palmer | 811 | 14.51% |
| all others | 34 | 0.61% |
Councillor Charles Yancey was defeated by Andrea Campbell.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election [5] | General Election [6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Andrea Campbell | 1982 | 57.92% | 4311 | 61.32% |
| Charles Yancey | 1159 | 33.87% | 2701 | 38.42% |
| Terrance J. Williams | 217 | 6.34% | ||
| Jovan J. Lacet | 60 | 1.75% | ||
| all others | 4 | 0.12% | 18 | 0.26% |
Councillor Timothy McCarthy was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election [7] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Timothy McCarthy | 4836 | 63.99% |
| Jean-Claude Sanon | 2690 | 35.59% |
| all others | 32 | 0.42% |
Councillor Matt O'Malley ran unopposed and was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election [8] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Matt O'Malley | 6658 | 97.75% |
| all others | 153 | 2.25% |
Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election [9] | General Election [10] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Tito Jackson | 1409 | 66.40% | 2983 | 66.64% |
| Charles L. Clemons Jr. | 381 | 17.95% | 1444 | 32.26% |
| Haywood Fennell Sr. | 104 | 4.90% | ||
| Althea Garrison | 98 | 4.62% | 16† | 0.36% |
| Roy Owens | 74 | 3.49% | ||
| Kevin A. Dwire | 34 | 1.60% | ||
| all others | 22 | 1.04% | 33 | 0.74% |
† write-in votes
Councillor Josh Zakim ran unopposed and was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election [11] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Josh Zakim | 2055 | 97.90% |
| all others | 44 | 2.10% |
Councillor Mark Ciommo ran unopposed and was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election [12] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Mark Ciommo | 2237 | 96.24% |
| all others | 85 | 3.66% |
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