Boston City Council election, 2017

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 7, 2017. Nine seats (five district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 3, 4, 5, and 6 were unopposed. Four seats (districts 1, 2, 7, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 26, 2017.

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 Michelle Wu, Ayanna Pressley, Michael F. Flaherty, and Annissa Essaibi George were re-elected.

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.

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.

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%
Michelle Wu 65,040 24.47%
Ayanna Pressley 57,520 21.64%
Michael F. Flaherty 51,673 19.44%
Annissa Essaibi George 45,564 17.14%
Althea Garrison 18,253 6.87%
Domingos Darosa 11,647 4.38%
William A. King 8773 3.30%
Pat Payaso 6124 2.30%
all others 1230 0.46%

District 1

The seat formerly held by Salvatore LaMattina was won by Lydia Edwards. LaMattina had announced in April 2017 that he would not seek re-election. [2]

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.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [3] General Election [4]
Votes%Votes%
Lydia Edwards 3547 45.95% 6906 52.70%
Stephen Passacantilli 3628 47.00% 6812 47.17%
Margaret M. Farmer 522 6.76% 
all others 22 0.29% 17 0.13%

District 2

The seat formerly held by Bill Linehan was won by Edward M. Flynn, son of former Mayor of Boston Raymond Flynn. [5] Linehan had announced in February 2017 that he would not seek re-election. [6]

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.

Mayor of Boston

The Mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston has a mayor-council system of government. Boston's mayoral elections are non-partisan, and elect a mayor to a four-year term; there are no term limits. The mayor's office is in Boston City Hall, in Government Center.

Raymond Flynn American politician

Raymond Leo Flynn is an American politician who served as 52nd Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1984 until 1993. He was later appointed United States Ambassador to the Holy See (1993–1997) by President Bill Clinton.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [7] General Election [8]
Votes%Votes%
Edward M. Flynn 5085 56.42% 7474 51.61%
Michael S. Kelley 2860 31.73% 6958 48.05%
Corey G. Dinopoulos 504 5.59% 
Erica J. Tritta 183 2.03% 
Joseph F. Kebartas 161 1.79% 
Peter A. Lin-Marcus 124 1.38% 
Kora R. Vakil 72 0.80% 
all others 24 0.29% 27 0.35%

District 3

Councillor Frank Baker ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [9]
Votes%
Frank Baker 8385 97.12%
all others 249 2.88%

District 4

Councillor Andrea Campbell ran unopposed and was re-elected.

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.

CandidatesGeneral Election [10]
Votes%
Andrea Campbell 8027 98.64%
all others 111 1.36%

District 5

Councillor Timothy McCarthy ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [11]
Votes%
Timothy McCarthy 9870 97.60%
all others 243 2.40%

District 6

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

CandidatesGeneral Election [12]
Votes%
Matt O'Malley 6658 97.75%
all others 153 2.25%

District 7

The seat formerly held by Tito Jackson (who lost in the Boston mayoral election) was won by Kim Janey.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [13] General Election [14]
Votes%Votes%
Kim Janey 1534 25.00% 4942 55.47%
Rufus J. Faulk 719 11.72% 3856 43.28%
Deeqo M. Jibril 605 9.86% 
Domonique A. Williams 593 9.66% 
Charles Clemmons Muhammad 423 6.89% 
Roy Owens 370 6.03% 29Dagger-14-plain.png 0.33%
Jose Lopez 363 5.92% 
Brian S. Keith 348 5.67% 
Joao Gomes Depina 299 4.87% 
Hassan A. Williams 285 4.64% 
Carlos Henriquez [15] 263 4.29% 
Angelina Magdalena Camacho 247 4.03% 
Steven A. Wise 64 1.04% 
all others 23 0.37% 83 0.93%

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District 8

Councillor Josh Zakim was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [16]
Votes%
Josh Zakim 4000 67.06%
Kristen Mobilia 1936 32.46%
all others 29 0.49%

District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [17] General Election [18]
Votes%Votes%
Mark Ciommo 2076 58.61% 4680 61.30%
Brandon David Bowser 823 23.24% 2913 38.15%
Alexander Bernhard Golonka 619 17.48% 
all others 24 0.68% 42 0.55%

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  1. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ Atkinson, Dan (April 12, 2017). "Councilor Sal LaMattina won't seek re-election". Boston Herald . Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Flynn Edges Kelley in District 2". BU News Service. November 7, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ Irons, Meghan E. (February 15, 2017). "Linehan says he will not seek re-election"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  9. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  12. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  13. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  14. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  15. ↑ Irons, Meghan E. (March 16, 2017). "Expelled state representative Carlos Henriquez is running for City Council". The Boston Globe . Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  16. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  17. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
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