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.
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]
Candidates |
Preliminary 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]
Candidates |
Preliminary 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.
Candidates |
General Election[9] |
Votes |
% |
Frank Baker |
8385 |
97.12% |
all others |
249 |
2.88% |
District 5
Councillor Timothy McCarthy ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Candidates |
General 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.
Candidates |
General 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.
Candidates |
Preliminary 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% |
29 |
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% |
write-in votes
District 8
Councillor Josh Zakim was re-elected.
Candidates |
General 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.
Candidates |
Preliminary 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% |
References
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ Atkinson, Dan (April 12, 2017). "Councilor Sal LaMattina won't seek re-election". Boston Herald. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Flynn Edges Kelley in District 2". BU News Service. November 7, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ↑ Irons, Meghan E. (February 15, 2017). "Linehan says he will not seek re-election". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ Irons, Meghan E. (March 16, 2017). "Expelled state representative Carlos Henriquez is running for City Council". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2018.