Boston City Council election, 2009

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 2009. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were unopposed. Seven seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 7, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 22, 2009.

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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At-large

Councillors John R. Connolly and Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected to their at-large seats. Incumbents Michael F. Flaherty and Sam Yoon did not run for re-election as they were running for Mayor of Boston; their seats were won by Felix G. Arroyo and Ayanna Pressley. Pressley's victory made her first woman of color to be elected to the council in its history. [1]

John R. Connolly American politician

John R. Connolly is a former at-large Boston city councilor and candidate for mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. He was first elected in November 2007.

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.

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.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [2] General Election [3]
Votes%Votes%
John R. Connolly 35,182 18.08% 51,362 18.35%
Stephen J. Murphy 30,365 15.61% 51,008 18.22%
Felix G. Arroyo 25,859 13.29% 45,144 16.13%
Ayanna Pressley 16,866 8.67% 41,879 14.96%
Tito Jackson 12,535 6.44% 30,203 10.79%
Andrew Kenneally 12,653 6.50% 24,249 8.66%
Tomás González 10,122 5.20% 18,310 6.54%
Doug Bennett 10,529 5.41% 16,842 6.02%
Ego Ezedi 9,260 4.76%
Hiep Quoc Nguyen 7,691 3.95%
Sean H. Ryan 6,665 3.43%
Jean-Claude Sanon 5,386 2.77%
Robert Fortes 5,071 2.61%
Bill Trabucco 3,132 1.61%
Scotland Willis 2,639 1.36%

District 1

Councillor Salvatore LaMattina was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [4] General Election [5]
Votes%Votes%
Salvatore LaMattina 5,599 73.37% 8,111 76.58%
Chris Kulikoski 1,149 15.06% 2,444 23.07%
Laura Garza 854 11.19%

District 2

Councillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed. [6]

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney ran unopposed. [7]

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey ran unopposed. [8]

District 5

Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed. [9]

District 6

General election

Councillor John M. Tobin, Jr. ran unopposed. [10]

Special election

In August 2010, Tobin resigned his seat to take a position as Vice President for City and Community Affairs at Northeastern University. [11] The seat was filled via a special election on November 16, 2010, with the preliminary election on October 19, 2010. Matt O'Malley was elected to serve the remainder of Tobin's term, defeating James W. Hennigan III, brother of former council member Maura Hennigan. [12]

Northeastern University Private university in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Matt OMalley Politician; Boston City Councillor

Matt O'Malley is an American politician who serves as a member of the Boston City Council. He was elected as the District 6 representative in a special election on November 16, 2010, and was re-elected in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. His district includes the neighborhoods of West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, parts of Roslindale and Roxbury, and the Back of the Hill.

Maura Hennigan American politician

Maura A. Hennigan is an American politician who currently serves as the Clerk Magistrate of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Superior Court Criminal/Business Division. She is a previous member of the Boston City Council and was a mayoral candidate in 2005. From 1987 to 1993, she was known as Maura Hennigan Casey.

Candidates [12] Special Prelim. Election [13] Special Gen. Election [14]
Votes%Votes%
Matt O'Malley 3830 53.16% 5283 59.97%
James W. Hennigan III 2197 30.50% 3487 39.58%
Sean H. Ryan 613 8.51% 
Kosta Demos 350 4.86% 
Chun-Fai Chan 196 2.72% 
all others 18 0.25% 40 0.45%

District 7

General election

Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [15] General Election [16]
Votes%Votes%
Chuck Turner 3,648 52.57% 5,521 59.83%
Carlos Henriquez 1,659 23.91% 3,644 39.49%
Althea Garrison 995 14.34%
Roy Owens 610 8.79%

Special election

On December 1, 2010, Turner was expelled by an 11–1 vote, following his corruption conviction, making him the first councillor to be expelled in the history of the modern Boston City Council. [17] This created a vacancy that needed to be filled by a special election, which took place on March 15, 2011, with the preliminary election on February 15, 2011. Tito Jackson was elected to serve the remainder of Turner's term.

Tito Jackson is an American politician who was a member of the Boston City Council. He represented council District 7, which consists of the Roxbury neighborhood and parts of Dorchester, South End, and Fenway.

CandidatesSpecial Prelim. Election [18] Special Gen. Election [19]
Votes%Votes%
Tito Jackson 1,944 67.38% 2,829 81.98%
Cornell Mills 271 9.39% 557 16.14%
Daneille Renee Williams 258 8.94%
Althea Garrison 150 5.20%
Natalie Carithers 96 3.33%
Roy Owens 89 3.08%

District 8

Councillor Michael P. Ross was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [20]
Votes%
Michael P. Ross 5,331 84.10%
Oscar Brookins 981 15.48%

District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [21] General Election [22]
Votes%Votes%
Mark Ciommo 3,495 59.78% 4,849 64.31%
Alex Selvig 1,353 23.14% 2,678 35.42%
Abigail Furey 785 13.43%
Benjamin Ian Narodick 188 3.22%

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  2. ↑ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor At Large" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
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  5. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 1" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 2" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 3" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 4" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 5" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 5" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Tobin leaving Boston City Council". The Boston Globe. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  12. 1 2 Abel, David (October 16, 2010). "5 contenders competing for open City Council seat"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.1. Retrieved March 10, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
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  14. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 16, 2010 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
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  16. ↑ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  17. ↑ Boeri, David (December 1, 2010). "Boston City Council Expels Chuck Turner". WBUR-FM .
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