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.
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.
Candidates |
Preliminary 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 |
21![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
0.01% |
|
all others |
832 |
0.32% |
1658 |
0.50% |
write-in votes
District 1
Councillor Salvatore LaMattina was re-elected.
Candidates |
Preliminary 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.
Candidates |
General 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.
Candidates |
General Election[6] |
Votes |
% |
Frank Baker |
9945 |
97.76% |
all others |
228 |
2.24% |
District 4
Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
Candidates |
Preliminary 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]
Candidates |
Preliminary 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.
Candidates |
General 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.
Candidates |
General Election[13] |
Votes |
% |
Tito Jackson |
7676 |
74.61% |
Roy Owens |
1680 |
16.33% |
Jamarhl C. Crawford |
653![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
6.35% |
all others |
279 |
2.71% |
write-in votes
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]
Candidates |
Preliminary 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% |
11![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
0.13% |
Angelica Elle Addivinola |
259 |
4.36% |
|
all others |
29 |
0.49% |
39 |
0.45% |
write-in votes
District 9
Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.
Candidates |
General Election[16] |
Votes |
% |
Mark Ciommo |
6271 |
81.78% |
Michael C. Bronner |
1330 |
17.34% |
all others |
67 |
0.87% |
References
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTONMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- 1 2 Handy, Delores (November 1, 2013). "Expect Many New Faces On Boston City Council". WBUR-FM. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTONMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.