Boston City Council election, 2015

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 2015. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 were unopposed. Two seats (districts 4 and 7) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 8, 2015.

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.

A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.

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, Michelle Wu, and Michael F. Flaherty were re-elected, while Councillor Stephen J. Murphy lost his seat to Annissa Essaibi George.

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.

Michelle Wu City Councilor in Boston, Massachusetts

Michelle Wu is an American lawyer and politician who is a member of the Boston City Council. She is the first Taiwanese American and first Asian American woman to serve on the council, as well as the youngest current member. From January 2016 to January 2018, she served as President of the council and was its first woman of color president.

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.

CandidatesGeneral Election [1]
Votes%
Ayanna Pressley 31,783 24.21%
Michelle Wu 28,908 22.02%
Michael F. Flaherty 26,473 20.16%
Annissa Essaibi George 23,447 17.86%
Stephen J. Murphy 19,546 14.89%
Jovan J. Lacet 95Dagger-14-plain.png 0.07%
Charles Yancey 39Dagger-14-plain.png 0.03%
Jean-Claude Sanon 25Dagger-14-plain.png 0.02%
Andrea Joy Campbell 13Dagger-14-plain.png 0.01%
all others 959 0.73%

Dagger-14-plain.png write-in votes

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 [2]
Votes%
Salvatore LaMattina 3142 95.41%
all others 151 4.59%

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 [3]
Votes%
Bill Linehan 3594 89.25%
Suzanne Lee 26Dagger-14-plain.png 0.65%
all others 407 10.11%

Dagger-14-plain.png write-in votes

District 3

Councillor Frank Baker was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [4]
Votes%
Frank Baker 4745 84.88%
Donnie Palmer 811 14.51%
all others 34 0.61%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was defeated by Andrea Campbell.

Charles Yancey American politician

Charles Calvin Yancey is a former member of the Boston City Council. He represented Mattapan and parts of Dorchester. He served as City Council president in 2001.

Andrea Campbell City Councilor in Boston, Massachusetts

Andrea Joy Campbell is the president of the Boston City Council representing District 4, which includes parts of Boston's Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain, and Roslindale neighborhoods. She was elected to the Council on November 3, 2015. She was elected as the President of the Boston City Council on January 1, 2018.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [5] General Election [6]
Votes%Votes%
Andrea Campbell 1982 57.92% 4311 61.32%
Charles Yancey 1159 33.87% 2701 38.42%
Terrance J. Williams 217 6.34% 
Jovan J. Lacet 60 1.75% 
all others 4 0.12% 18 0.26%

District 5

Councillor Timothy McCarthy was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [7]
Votes%
Timothy McCarthy 4836 63.99%
Jean-Claude Sanon 2690 35.59%
all others 32 0.42%

District 6

Councillor Matt O'Malley ran unopposed and was re-elected.

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.

CandidatesGeneral Election [8]
Votes%
Matt O'Malley 6658 97.75%
all others 153 2.25%

District 7

Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [9] General Election [10]
Votes%Votes%
Tito Jackson 1409 66.40% 2983 66.64%
Charles L. Clemons Jr. 381 17.95% 1444 32.26%
Haywood Fennell Sr. 104 4.90% 
Althea Garrison 98 4.62% 16Dagger-14-plain.png 0.36%
Roy Owens 74 3.49% 
Kevin A. Dwire 34 1.60% 
all others 22 1.04% 33 0.74%

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District 8

Councillor Josh Zakim ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [11]
Votes%
Josh Zakim 2055 97.90%
all others 44 2.10%

District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [12]
Votes%
Mark Ciommo 2237 96.24%
all others 85 3.66%

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References

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  2. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  10. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  11. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  12. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

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