2017 Boston City Council election

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 7, 2017. Nine seats in the Boston City Council (five district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 3, 4, 5, and 6 were unopposed. Four seats (districts 1, 2, 7, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 26, 2017.

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At-large

Councillors Michelle Wu, Ayanna Pressley, Michael F. Flaherty, and Annissa Essaibi George were re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral election [1]
Votes%
Michelle Wu 65,04024.47%
Ayanna Pressley 57,52021.64%
Michael F. Flaherty 51,67319.44%
Annissa Essaibi George 45,56417.14%
Althea Garrison 18,2536.87%
Domingos Darosa11,6474.38%
William A. King8,7733.30%
Pat Payaso6,1242.30%
all others1,2300.46%

District 1

The seat formerly held by Salvatore LaMattina was won by Lydia Edwards. LaMattina had announced in April 2017 that he would not seek re-election. [2]

CandidatesPreliminary election [3] General election [4]
Votes%Votes%
Lydia Edwards 3,54745.95%6,90652.70%
Stephen Passacantilli3,62847.00%6,81247.17%
Margaret M. Farmer5226.76% 
all others220.29%170.13%

District 2

The seat formerly held by Bill Linehan was won by Edward M. Flynn, son of former mayor of Boston Raymond Flynn. [5] Linehan had announced in February 2017 that he would not seek re-election. [6]

CandidatesPreliminary election [7] General election [8]
Votes%Votes%
Edward M. Flynn 5,08556.42%7,47451.61%
Michael S. Kelley2,86031.73%6,95848.05%
Corey G. Dinopoulos5045.59% 
Erica J. Tritta1832.03% 
Joseph F. Kebartas1611.79% 
Peter A. Lin-Marcus1241.38% 
Kora R. Vakil720.80% 
all others240.29%270.35%

District 3

Councillor Frank Baker ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral election [9]
Votes%
Frank Baker 8,38597.12%
all others2492.88%

District 4

Councillor Andrea Campbell ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral election [10]
Votes%
Andrea Campbell 8,02798.64%
all others1111.36%

District 5

Councillor Timothy McCarthy ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral election [11]
Votes%
Timothy McCarthy 9,87097.60%
all others2432.40%

District 6

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

CandidatesGeneral election [12]
Votes%
Matt O'Malley 6,65897.75%
all others1532.25%

District 7

The seat formerly held by Tito Jackson (who lost in the Boston mayoral election) was won by Kim Janey.

CandidatesPreliminary election [13] General election [14]
Votes%Votes%
Kim Janey 1,53425.00%4,94255.47%
Rufus J. Faulk71911.72%3,85643.28%
Deeqo M. Jibril6059.86% 
Domonique A. Williams5939.66% 
Charles Clemmons Muhammad4236.89% 
Roy Owens3706.03%29†0.33%
Jose Lopez3635.92% 
Brian S. Keith3485.67% 
Joao Gomes Depina2994.87% 
Hassan A. Williams2854.64% 
Carlos Henriquez [15] 2634.29% 
Angelina Magdalena Camacho2474.03% 
Steven A. Wise641.04% 
all others230.37%830.93%

† write-in votes

District 8

Councillor Josh Zakim was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral election [16]
Votes%
Josh Zakim 4,00067.06%
Kristen Mobilia1,93632.46%
all others290.49%

District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary election [17] General election [18]
Votes%Votes%
Mark Ciommo 2,07658.61%4,68061.30%
Brandon David Bowser82323.24%2,91338.15%
Alexander Bernhard Golonka61917.48% 
all others240.68%420.55%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ Atkinson, Dan (April 12, 2017). "Councilor Sal LaMattina won't seek re-election". Boston Herald . Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Flynn Edges Kelley in District 2". BU News Service. November 7, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ Irons, Meghan E. (February 15, 2017). "Linehan says he will not seek re-election" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  9. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  12. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  13. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  14. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  15. ↑ Irons, Meghan E. (March 16, 2017). "Expelled state representative Carlos Henriquez is running for City Council". The Boston Globe . Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  16. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  17. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  18. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

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