Boston City Council election, 2007

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 6, 2007. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 1, 2, 5, 6, and 8 were unopposed. Two seats (districts 7 and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 25, 2007.

Boston City Council municipal council of Boston, Massachusetts

The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit on the number of terms an individual can serve. Boston uses a strong-mayor form of government in which the city council acts as a check against the power of the executive branch, the mayor. The Council is responsible for approving the city budget; monitoring, creating, and abolishing city agencies; making land use decisions; and approving, amending, or rejecting other legislative proposals.

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A primary election is the process by which voters, either the general public or members of a political party, can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election, thus narrowing the field of candidates.

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At-large

Councillors Michael F. Flaherty, Stephen J. Murphy, and Sam Yoon were re-elected, while incumbent Felix D. Arroyo was beaten for the final seat by John R. Connolly. [1]

Michael F. Flaherty American politician

Michael F. Flaherty is an at-large member of the Boston City Council. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. He was elected Boston City Council Vice President in 2001 and Boston City Council President from 2002 to 2006.

Stephen J. Murphy is the Register of Deeds, in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, having received over 158,000 votes in the general election of November 8, 2016, while winning Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop.

Sam Yoon American politician

Sam Yoon is a former at-large member of the Boston City Council. He currently serves as the executive director for the Council of Korean Americans in Washington, DC. He was the first Asian American to hold elected office in Boston. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party.

CandidatesGeneral Election [2]
Votes%
Michael F. Flaherty 25,863 20.57%
Stephen J. Murphy 23,659 18.82%
Sam Yoon 23,230 18.48%
John R. Connolly 21,997 17.50%
Felix D. Arroyo 18,579 14.78%
Martin J. Hogan 4008 3.19%
Matthew Geary 3030 2.41%
William P. Estrada 2439 1.94%
David James Wyatt 2383 1.90%
all others 542 0.43%

District 1

Councillor Salvatore LaMattina ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Salvatore "Sal" J. LaMattina is a former member of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts. He represented District 1, which includes the North End, East Boston, and Charlestown, serving from January 2006 through December 2017.

CandidatesGeneral Election [3]
Votes%
Salvatore LaMattina 2848 95.80%
all others 125 4.20%

District 2

Councillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed and was re-elected.

William P. Linehan is a former member and President of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts. He represented District 2, which includes Downtown Boston, the South End, South Boston and Chinatown.

CandidatesGeneral Election [4]
Votes%
Bill Linehan 3916 95.68%
all others 177 4.32%

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [5]
Votes%
Maureen Feeney 4361 82.92%
Michael J. Cote 869 16.52%
all others 29 0.55%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [6]
Votes%
Charles Yancey 2559 89.01%
J. R. Rucker 308 10.71%
all others 8 0.28%

District 5

Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Robert Consalvo Boston City Councilor

Robert Consalvo is the chief of staff for Boston Public Schools, and a former member of the Boston City Council. For 12 years he represented District 5, which includes the Hyde Park, Roslindale, Readville, and Mattapan neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts.

CandidatesGeneral Election [7]
Votes%
Robert Consalvo 4621 98.49%
all others 71 1.51%

District 6

Councillor John M. Tobin Jr. ran unopposed and was re-elected.

John M. Tobin Jr. is a former member of the Boston City Council, having represented District 6 from 2002 through 2010. His district included the neighborhoods of West Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, and parts of Roslindale and Mission Hill.

CandidatesGeneral Election [8]
Votes%
John M. Tobin Jr. 5904 97.85%
all others 130 2.15%

District 7

Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [9] General Election [10]
Votes%Votes%
Chuck Turner 1476 75.73% 3258 81.13%
Carlos Henriquez 317 16.26% 728 18.13%
Althea Garrison 151 7.75% 17Dagger-14-plain.png 0.42%
all others 5 0.26% 13 0.32%

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District 8

Councillor Michael P. Ross ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [11]
Votes%
Michael P. Ross 2035 97.14%
all others 60 2.86%

District 9

The seat formerly held by Jerry P. McDermott was won by Mark Ciommo. McDermott had announced in May 2007 that he would not seek re-election. [12]

CandidatesPreliminary Election [13] General Election [14]
Votes%Votes%
Mark Ciommo 1407 31.11% 2838 59.80%
Gregory J. Glennon 1250 27.64% 1889 39.80%
Timothy N. Schofield 965 21.34% 
Rosie Hanlon 577 12.76% 
Alessandro Selvig 293 6.48% 
James Joseph Jenner 28 0.62% 
all others 3 0.07% 19 0.40%

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  1. ↑ Stidman, Pete (November 7, 2007). "Arroyo out, Connolly in for at-large council; Anemic turnout across city". Dorchester Reporter. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 20075 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRCT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  11. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ "City councilor to vacate Allston-Brighton seat"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . May 8, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

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