Boston City Council election, 2013

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 2013. Twelve seats (eight district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbent in district 3 was unopposed. Eight seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 4, 5, and 8) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 24, 2013.

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 Ayanna Pressley and Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected, while the seats formerly held by John R. Connolly and Felix G. Arroyo were won by Michael F. Flaherty and Michelle Wu. Connolly and Arroyo did not seek re-election, as they ran for Mayor of Boston; Arroyo was eliminated in the preliminary election, while Connolly was defeated by Marty Walsh in the general election.

Ayanna Pressley American politician

Ayanna Soyini Pressley is an American politician who is the member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district. The district, which was once represented by John F. Kennedy and Tip O'Neill, includes the northern three-fourths of Boston, most of Cambridge, and all of Chelsea and Somerville. She is a Democrat.

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.

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.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [1] General Election [2]
Votes%Votes%
Ayanna Pressley 42,915 16.71% 60,799 18.30%
Michelle Wu 29,384 11.44% 59,741 17.98%
Michael F. Flaherty 39,904 15.54% 55,104 16.59%
Stephen J. Murphy 31,728 12.35% 44,993 13.54%
Annissa Essaibi George 12,244 4.77% 30,538 9.19%
Jeffrey Michael Ross 13,939 5.43% 28,879 8.69%
Martin J. Keogh 15,743 6.13% 26,500 7.98%
Jack F. Kelly III 11,909 4.64% 23,967 7.22%
Catherine M. O'Neill 10,952 4.26% 
Althea Garrison 10,268 4.00% 
Ramon Soto 9928 3.87% 
Philip Arthur Frattaroli 5832 2.27% 
Gareth R. Saunders 5363 2.09% 
Christopher J. Conroy 3433 1.34% 
Seamus M. Whelan 3118 1.21% 
Francisco L. White 2745 1.07% 
Douglas D. Wohn 2382 0.93% 
Frank John Addivinola Jr. 2240 0.87% 
Keith B. Kenyon 1950 0.76% 
Jamarhl Crawford 21Dagger-14-plain.png 0.01% 
all others 832 0.32% 1658 0.50%

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District 1

Councillor Salvatore LaMattina was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [3] General Election [4]
Votes%Votes%
Salvatore LaMattina 7070 73.38% 9999 70.73%
Brian J. Gannon 1526 15.84% 4068 28.78%
John Ribeiro Jr. 996 10.34% 
all others 43 0.45% 70 0.50%

District 2

Councillor Bill Linehan was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [5]
Votes%
Bill Linehan 9322 52.88%
Suzanne Lee 8250 46.80%
all others 58 0.33%

District 3

Councillor Frank Baker ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [6]
Votes%
Frank Baker 9945 97.76%
all others 228 2.24%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [7] General Election [8]
Votes%Votes%
Charles Yancey 6144 65.39% 8145 68.34%
Terrance J. Williams 1547 30.84% 3676 16.46%
Steven Godfrey 849 9.04% 
Divo Rodrigues Monteiro 7.68 8.17% 
all others 88 0.94% 98 0.82%

District 5

The seat formerly held by Robert Consalvo was won by Timothy McCarthy. Consalvo did not seek re-election, as he was running for Mayor of Boston. [9]

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.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [10] General Election [11]
Votes%Votes%
Timothy McCarthy 3732 24.30% 9603 54.65%
Jean-Claude Sanon 3055 19.89% 7881 44.85%
Mimi E. Turchinetz 2691 17.52% 
Ava D. Callender 1795 11.69% 
Patrice Gattozzi 1426 9.29% 
Andrew Norman Cousino 1377 8.97% 
Michael E. Wells III 705 4.59% 
Margherita Ciampa-Coyne 515 3.35% 
all others 61 0.40% 88 0.50%

District 6

Councillor Matt O'Malley was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [12]
Votes%
Matt O'Malley 18,204 85.08%
Luis F. Valerio 3088 14.43%
all others 105 0.49%

District 7

Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [13]
Votes%
Tito Jackson 7676 74.61%
Roy Owens 1680 16.33%
Jamarhl C. Crawford 653Dagger-14-plain.png 6.35%
all others 279 2.71%

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District 8

The seat formerly held by Michael P. Ross was won by Josh Zakim. Ross did not seek re-election, as he was running for Mayor of Boston. [9]

Michael P. Ross American politician

Mike Ross is a former American politician from Boston, Massachusetts, who represented District 8 on the Boston City Council from 2000 through 2013. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Boston in 2013. Ross is now a real estate lawyer at Prince Lobel Tye LLP, and is a regular contributor to The Boston Globe.

Josh Zakim

Josh Zakim is a Boston politician, attorney, and community activist. He is the Boston City Councilor representing District 8, which includes Boston's Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission Hill, and West End neighborhoods.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [14] General Election [15]
Votes%Votes%
Josh Zakim 2691 45.32% 4498 52.39%
Michael Joseph Nichols 1619 27.27% 4038 47.03%
Gloria Murray 841 14.16% 
Thomas Joseph Dooley III 499 8.40% 11Dagger-14-plain.png 0.13%
Angelica Elle Addivinola 259 4.36% 
all others 29 0.49% 39 0.45%

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District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [16]
Votes%
Mark Ciommo 6271 81.78%
Michael C. Bronner 1330 17.34%
all others 67 0.87%

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  2. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTONMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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  4. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Handy, Delores (November 1, 2013). "Expect Many New Faces On Boston City Council". WBUR-FM . Retrieved February 19, 2018.
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  12. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTONMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  13. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
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