2017 Boston mayoral election

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2017 Boston mayoral election
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Turnout27.80% Decrease2.svg 10.05 pp
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Candidate Marty Walsh Tito Jackson
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote70,19736,472
Percentage65.37%33.97%
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Results by ward
Walsh:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Jackson:      50–60%     60–70%
Mayor before election

Marty Walsh

Elected mayor

Marty Walsh

The Boston mayoral election of 2017 was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, to elect the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic mayor Marty J. Walsh won re-election to a second term, defeating District 7 City Councilor Tito Jackson, [1] and two long-shot candidates, Robert Cappucci and Joseph Wiley. [2] [3]

Contents

A non-partisan preliminary election was held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, with Walsh and Jackson advancing into a November runoff election. [4] In the November election, Walsh secured a landslide victory, winning by a two-to-one margin. [5] A total of 109,034 [6] of the city's approximately 392,000 registered voters [7] cast a ballot in the November election. The voter turnout of 27.80% [6] was down ten percentage points from the 2013 mayoral election, which generated more excitement as the first Boston mayoral race in a generation without an incumbent. [7]

Candidates

Candidates who advanced to general election

CandidateExperienceAnnouncedRef
The following candidates advanced to the general election held on November 7 [6]
Tito Jackson (7897504902) (2).jpg
Tito Jackson 		Boston city councilor from district 7 since 2011January 12, 2017
TJ logo FINAL-4-2.png 		[8]
50 Cities Initiative Launch Boston - 19312021068 (Marty Walsh 1).jpg
Marty Walsh 		Incumbent mayor since 2014September 9, 2015
Marty Walsh for Mayor 2017 logo (black).png 		[9]

Candidates eliminated in the primary

CandidateExperienceAnnouncedRef
The following candidates were eliminated in the primary election and did not advance to the general election [10]
Robert CappucciFormer Boston School Committee member
Candidate for mayor in 2013		 [11]
Joseph WileyInsurance worker [12]

Primary election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Robert
Cappucci		Tito
Jackson		Marty
Walsh		Joseph
Wiley		Undecided
Suffolk University/Boston Globe [13] June 2017500 RV± 4.4%4%23%54%1%18%
Emerson College [14] September 14–16, 2017529 LV± 4.2%7%24%60%5%–

General election

Endorsements

By October 2017, ten of the 13 Boston City Council members endorsed Walsh for re-election. Ayanna Pressley remained neutral due to her husband being employed by the mayor, and Andrea Campbell declined to comment on her preference. [15]

The editorial boards of both of Boston's major daily newspapers endorsed Walsh, with The Boston Globe editorial board endorsing Whim for a second time, citing his success in handling housing and the city's vibrancy during his first term. [16] The Boston Herald editorial board also endorsed Walsh, saying the newspaper was wrong not to give their endorsement to Walsh in 2013. [17]

Tito Jackson

Individuals

Marty Walsh

Federal officials

State officials

Local officials

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Tito
Jackson		Marty
Walsh		Undecided
Emerson College [14] September 14–16, 2017529 LV± 4.2%26%55%19%
WBUR-FM [25] September 27 – October 1, 2017405± 4.9%24%60%16%
Emerson College [26] October 19–20, 2017532 LV± 4.2%23%61%16%

Results

2017 Boston Mayoral Election [27] [28]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Marty Walsh (incumbent) 34,882 62.52
Nonpartisan Tito Jackson 16,216 29.07
Nonpartisan Robert Cappucci3,7366.70
Nonpartisan Joseph Wiley5290.95
Write-in 4280.77
Total votes55,791 100%
General election
Nonpartisan Marty Walsh (incumbent) 70,197 65.37
Nonpartisan Tito Jackson 36,47233.97
Write-in 7080.66
Total votes107,377 100%

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