2021 Boston City Council election

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2021 Boston City Council election
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13 seats on the Boston City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Democratic
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Composition of the Boston City Council by political party [a]
Incumbent President of the City Council

Matt O'Malley
Nonpartisan



The 2021 Boston City Council election was held on November 2, 2021. All thirteen councillors from the nine districts and four councillors at-large were up for election. Elections in Boston are officially nonpartisan.

Contents

Councillors Andrea Campbell, Annissa Essaibi George, Kim Janey, and Michelle Wu ran in the mayoral election, while Matt O'Malley did not seek re-election. Councillors Ricardo Arroyo, Frank Baker, Kenzie Bok, Liz Breadon, Lydia Edwards, Michael F. Flaherty, Ed Flynn, and Julia Mejia ran for re-election; all eight were successful. Five new members were elected to the council; two at-large and three from districts (4, 6, and 7).

Background

Marty Walsh was elected to the mayoralty of Boston, Massachusetts, in the 2013 and 2017 elections. [1] [2] On January 7, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would select Walsh to serve as the United States Secretary of Labor. [3] Walsh resigned as mayor on March 22, after being confirmed as Secretary of Labor, and was replaced as acting-mayor by Kim Janey, who also served as president of the Boston City Council. [4] [5]

The city council voted to move the primary election date from September 21 to September 14, in order to allow mail-in voting ballots for the general election an additional week of distribution time, which was approved by Mayor Janey. [6] [7] [8]

Incumbent status

The council members at the time of both the preliminary election and general election are listed below. The table further indicates if each incumbent ran for re-election, and if so, whether they were re-elected or not.

Matt O'Malley, acting council president at the time of the election Matt O'Malley (2019).jpg
Matt O'Malley, acting council president at the time of the election
DistrictNameEntered officeRanResult
At-large Annissa Essaibi George January 2016No
—
Michael F. Flaherty January 2014Yes
Re-elected
Julia Mejia January 2020Yes
Re-elected
Michelle Wu January 2014No
1 Lydia Edwards January 2018Yes
Re-elected
2 Ed Flynn January 2018Yes
Re-elected
3 Frank Baker January 2012Yes
Re-elected
4 Andrea Campbell January 2016NoDefeated in mayoral election
5 Ricardo Arroyo January 2020Yes
Re-elected
6 Matt O'Malley ‡November 2010No
—
7 Kim Janey †January 2018NoDefeated in mayoral election
8 Kenzie Bok January 2020Yes
Re-elected
9 Liz Breadon January 2020Yes
Re-elected
† City council president and acting Mayor of Boston
‡ Acting city council president

Campaign

At-large

Two of the four incumbents did not seek re-election. Michelle Wu, who joined the city council in 2014, announced on September 15, 2020, that she would run in the mayoral election. [9] Annissa Essaibi George, who joined the city council in 2016, announced on January 27, 2021, that she would run in the mayoral election. [10] Incumbent councillors Michael F. Flaherty, who joined the city council in 2014, and Julia Mejia, who won election to the city council by one vote in the 2019 election, ran for reelection. [11]

Other candidates in the election included: Althea Garrison, the first openly transgender person to serve in a state legislature and former member of the city council; Ruthzee Louijeune, a lawyer who worked as senior counsel for Senator Elizabeth Warren's presidential and senatorial campaigns; Erin Murphy, a former teacher in the Boston Public Schools; Alex Gray, a policy analyst; and Nick Vance, a political action co-chair of the NAACP in Boston. [12] [13] [14]

The top eight vote-getters in the primary election advanced to the general election.

2021 Boston City Council at-large election
CandidatePrimary election [15] General election [16]
Votes%Votes%
Michael F. Flaherty (incumbent)41,50915.062,60317.4
Julia Mejia (incumbent)38,91914.162,05817.3
Ruthzee Louijeune 33,54612.154,89815.3
Erin Murphy 22,9388.343,07612.0
David Halbert17,0126.142,76511.9
Carla Monteiro18,9116.839,87611.1
Bridget Nee-Walsh15,1915.527,5917.7
Althea Garrison 16,9066.125,0787.0
Kelly Bates12,7874.6 
Alexander Gray11,3204.1 
Jon Spillane11,2174.1 
Said Abdikarim7,7672.8 
Domingos DaRosa7,0112.5 
Donnie Palmer Jr.6,8612.5 
Roy Owens Sr.5,2651.9 
James Colimon4,6931.7 
Nick Vance3,9681.4 
Write-ins 8730.31,3500.4
Total276,694100359,294100

1st district

Councillor Lydia Edwards, who was first elected to the city council in 2017, announced that she would run for reelection and launched her campaign on February 26, 2021, at a virtual event. [17] Edwards was unopposed.

CandidatesGeneral Election [18]
Votes%
Lydia Edwards 10,55897.3
Write-in2962.7
Total10,854100

2nd district

Councillor Ed Flynn filed to run for reelection. [19] He ran unopposed.

CandidatesGeneral Election [20]
Votes%
Ed Flynn 15,02998.3
Write-in2571.7
Total15,286100

3rd district

Councillor Frank Baker, who was first elected in 2011, announced that he would run for reelection after initially wanting to leave politics until the COVID-19 pandemic changed his plans. [21] Stephen McBride also ran in the election. [22]

CandidatesGeneral Election [23]
Votes%
Frank Baker 8,51862.9
Stephen McBride4,97236.7
Write-in620.5
Total13,552100

4th district

Councillor Andrea Campbell, who joined the city council in 2016, announced on September 24, 2020, that she would run for mayor. [24] Evandro Carvalho, who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, announced on October 19 that he would run in the election. [25] Leonard M. Lee Sr., a community organizer and member of the Boston Parks Commission, announced on February 3, 2021, that he would run in the election, stating that he was inspired to run after a nineteen-year-old was killed by the police outside his home. [26] Other candidates included: William Dickerson III, a former city council aide; Nikkia Jean-Charles, who was inspired by Ayanna Pressley's campaign for a seat in the United States House of Representatives; and Joel Richards, a Boston Public School teacher and Boston Teachers Union activist. [27] [28] The top two vote-getters in the primary election advanced to the general election.

2021 Boston City Council District 4 election
CandidatePrimary election [29] General election [30]
Votes%Votes%
Brian Worrell 2,50225.47,46461.6
Evandro Carvalho 1,83818.74,61138.1
Joel Richards1,32013.4 
Josette Williams1,17311.9 
Leonard Lee Sr.9749.9 
William Dickerson III9489.6 
Deeqo Jibril4584.7 
Troy Smith4274.3 
Jacob Urena1851.9 
Write-ins 240.2410.3
Total9,84910012,116100

5th district

Councillor Ricardo Arroyo ran for reelection; John White also ran in the election. [11] [31]

CandidatesGeneral Election [23]
Votes%
Ricardo Arroyo 13,17575.7
John White4,12723.7
Write-in950.5
Total17,397100

6th district

Kendra Hicks, an activist, announced in September 2020 that she would run against councilor Matt O'Malley. [32] O'Malley, who joined the council in 2010, announced on December 2, 2020, that he would not seek reelection, so he could focus on his family. [33] Two other candidates also ran for the seat; the top two vote-getters in the preliminary election advanced to the general election.

2021 Boston City Council District 6 election
CandidatePrimary election [34] General election [35]
Votes%Votes%
Kendra Hicks 9,26549.913,98755.8
Mary Tamer8,02443.211,01743.9
Winnie Eke1,1966.4 
Write-ins 760.4810.3
Total18,561100%25,085100

7th district

Councillor Kim Janey, who was serving as acting-mayor and joined the council in 2018, announced on April 6, 2021, that she would run in the mayoral election. [36] Candidates for the seat included Tania Fernandes Anderson, director of a non-profit organization, and Roy Owens Sr., a perennial candidate in council elections. [37] The top two vote-getters in the preliminary election advanced to the general election.

2021 Boston City Council District 7 election
CandidatePrimary election [38] General election [39]
Votes%Votes%
Tania Fernandes Anderson 2,03826.727,06273.0
Roy Owens Sr.1,30017.052,56226.5
Angelina Comacho1,26316.56 
Brandy Brooks7479.80 
Lorraine Wheeler7039.22 
Santiago Rivera5707.47 
Marisa Luse5527.24 
Joao DePina4105.38 
Write-ins 431.46450.5
Total7,626100%9,669100

8th district

Councillor Kenzie Bok, who joined the council in 2020, filed to run for re-election. [19] She was unopposed.

CandidatesGeneral Election [40]
Votes%
Kenzie Bok 7,03897.9
Write-in1512.1
Total7,189100

9th district

Councillor Liz Breadon, who joined the council in 2020, ran for reelection against Michael Bianchi and entrepreneur Eric Porter. [11] The top two vote-getters in the preliminary election advanced to the general election.

2021 Boston City Council District 9 election
CandidatePrimary election [41] General election [42]
Votes%Votes%
Liz Breadon 5,07571.77,30471.4
Michael Bianchi97713.82,84427.8
Eric Porter77410.9 
Write-ins 2534.5880.9
Total7,079100%10,236100

Campaign finance

CandidateCampaign committee
COHDistrict
Frank Baker [43] $62,576.293rd
Kelly Bates [44] $61,737.76At-large
Kenzie Bok [45] $44,227.408th
Lydia Edwards [46] $106,067.811st
Michael F. Flaherty [47] $252,075.21At-large
Alexander Gray [48] $40,185.62At-large
David Halbert [49] $63,828.57At-large
Kendra Hicks [50] $76,456.516th
Julia Mejia [51] $101,899.46At-large
Erin Murphy [52] $48,238.95At-large
Ruthzee Louijeune [53] $129,825.33At-large
Mary Tamer [54] $74,801.946th

Endorsements

At-large district

Flaherty endorsements

Organizations

Halbert endorsements

Federal officials

Local officials

  • Andrea Campbell, Boston City Councilor from the 4th district and 2021 Boston mayoral candidate [58]

Organizations

Louijeune endorsements

Federal officials

State officials

Local officials

Organizations

Mejia endorsements

Federal officials

Local officials

  • Andrea Campbell, Boston City Councilor from the 4th district and 2021 Boston mayoral candidate [58]

Organizations

Monteiro endorsements

Federal officials

Local officials

  • Andrea Campbell, Boston City Councilor from the 4th district and 2021 Boston mayoral candidate [58]

Organizations

Murphy endorsements

State officials

Spillane endorsements

Local officials

1st district

Edwards endorsements

Organizations

2nd district

Flynn endorsements

Organizations

4th district

Carvalho endorsements

Local officials

Organizations

  • UNITE HERE Local 26
  • Pipefitters Local 537
  • Plasterers’ & Cement Masons Local 534
  • Laborers Local 151
  • Laborers Local 223
  • IBEW Local 103
  • United Auto Workers Region 9A
  • North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
  • The Roofers and Waterproofers Local 33
  • The Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local 3
  • The Mass Retirees
Jibril endorsements

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Voters for Animals
  • Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus
Richards endorsements

Organizations

Williams endorsements

Organizations

  • Mass NOW PAC
Worrell endorsements

Local officials

  • Andrea Campbell, Boston City Councilor from the 4th district and 2021 Boston mayoral candidate [58]

5th district

Arroyo endorsements

Organizations

6th district

Kendra Hicks

Federal officials

Local officials

Organizations

Mary Tamer

Local officials

7th district

Anderson Fernandes endorsements

Organizations

Camacho endorsements

Local officials

  • Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins
  • State Representative Chynah Tyler

Organizations

  • Boston Teachers Union
  • North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
  • Greater Boston Labor Council
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 2222
  • Teamsters Union Local 25
  • The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union 1445
  • Mass Voters for Animals
  • Mass NOW
  • Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus

8th district

Bok endorsements

Organizations

9th district

Breadon endorsements

Organizations

Polling

At-large

General election

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Michael
Flaherty		Althea
Garrison		David
Halbert		Ruthzee
Louijeune		Julia
Mejia		Carla
Monteiro		Erin
Murphy		Bridget
Nee-Walsh		Undecided
Emerson College [67] October 26–27, 2021500 (LV)± 4.3%45%20%37%47%48%34%39%24%–
Suffolk University [68] October 15–17, 2021500 (LV)± 4.4%30%9%16%21%29%15%18%10%35%
MassINC Polling Group [69] October 6–12, 2021501 (LV)± 4.9%20%8%12%16%21%13%16%11%47%

Notes

  1. ↑ Officially nonpartisan
  2. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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