2025 Boston mayoral election

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2025 Boston mayoral election
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  2021 November 4, 20252029 

Incumbent Mayor

Michelle Wu



The 2025 Boston mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. If more than two candidates qualify for the ballot, a non-partisan preliminary election will be held on September 9, 2025 to narrow the field to two candidates. [1]

Contents

Incumbent mayor Michelle Wu is running for re-election to a second term in office.

Candidates

Declared

Potential

Declined

Preliminary election

Endorsements

Josh Kraft
Local officials
Michelle Wu
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Josh KraftJorge Mendoza-ItturaldeMichelle WuOtherUndecided
Emerson College [11] February 24–26, 2025617 (LV)± 3.9%29%2%43%2%24%

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. "Election | Boston.gov". www.boston.gov. November 22, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  2. Cawley, Gayla (March 11, 2025). "Community activist says he's running for Boston mayor". Boston Herald . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  3. Platoff, Emma; Griswold, Nick (February 5, 2025). "Boston mayor's race off to a fiery start as Josh Kraft launches campaign to unseat Michelle Wu". The Boston Globe . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. Spatz, Emily (May 29, 2024). "North End restaurant owner, Wu critic plans to run for Boston mayor". Boston.com . Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  5. O’Keefe, Ross (November 18, 2024). "Boston Mayor Michelle Wu confirms she's running for reelection in 2025". Washington Examiner .
  6. Dziaba, Rachael (March 11, 2025). "2 new challengers to Michelle Wu reportedly eye Boston mayoral race". NBC10 Boston . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  7. Griswold, Niki (January 11, 2025). "Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn decides against challenging Mayor Michelle Wu, opting to run for re-election to Council seat". The Boston Globe . Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  8. "More than a year in the making, Josh Kraft launches mayoral bid". CommonWealth Beacon. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Garrity, Kelly (February 2, 2025). "Boston mayoral candidates come out swinging". Politico . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  10. Wuthmann, Walter (March 3, 2025). "Boston's largest police union endorses Mayor Wu, a former police critic". WBUR-FM . Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  11. Mumford, Camille (February 27, 2025). "Boston 2025 Mayoral Poll: Wu Kicks off Mayoral Campaign with Strong Support". Emerson Polling. Retrieved February 27, 2025.