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.
District 2
Councillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Candidates |
General Election[4] |
Votes |
% |
Bill Linehan |
3916 |
95.68% |
all others |
177 |
4.32% |
District 3
Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.
Candidates |
General 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.
Candidates |
General Election[6] |
Votes |
% |
Charles Yancey |
2559 |
89.01% |
J. R. Rucker |
308 |
10.71% |
all others |
8 |
0.28% |
District 7
Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.
write-in votes
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]
Candidates |
Preliminary 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% |
References
- ↑ Stidman, Pete (November 7, 2007). "Arroyo out, Connolly in for at-large council; Anemic turnout across city". Dorchester Reporter. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 20075 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRCT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "City councilor to vacate Allston-Brighton seat". The Boston Globe. May 8, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2018.