Boston mayoral election, 2017

Boston mayoral election, 2017
November 7, 2017

 
Candidate Marty Walsh Tito Jackson
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 70,197 36,472
Percentage 65.37% 33.97%
Mayor before election

Marty Walsh

 Elected Mayor

Marty Walsh

The Boston mayoral election of 2017 was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, to elect the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic mayor Marty J. Walsh won re-election to a second term, defeating District 7 City Councilor Tito Jackson,[1] and two long-shot candidates, Robert Cappucci and Joseph Wiley.[2][3]

A non-partisan preliminary election was held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, with Walsh and Jackson advancing into a November runoff election.[4] In the November election, Walsh secured a landslide victory, winning by a two-to-one margin.[5] A total of 109,034[6] of the city's approximately 392,000 registered voters[7] cast a ballot in the November election. The voter turnout of 27.80%[6] was down ten percentage points from the 2013 mayoral election, which generated more excitement as the first Boston mayoral race in a generation without an incumbent.[7]

Endorsements

By October 2017, ten of the 13 Boston City Council members endorsed Walsh for re-election. Ayanna Pressley remained neutral due to her husband being employed by the mayor, and Andrea Campbell declined to comment on her preference.[8]

The Boston Globe editorial board endorsed Walsh for a second time, citing his excellence in handling housing and the city’s vibrancy during this first term.[9] The Boston Herald editorial board also endorsed Walsh, saying the newspaper was wrong not to give their endorsement to Walsh in 2013.[10]

Polling

Walsh led in polls by substantial margins. An Emerson College Polling Society survey in a September poll of likely voters found Walsh at 52%, Jackson at 21%, Cappucci at 7%, and Wiley at 5%.[11] A Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll in June 2017 found Walsh with a 31-point lead.[12]

Results

Notes: all candidates are nonpartisan, 0.66% of votes in the general election were write-ins.

Candidates Preliminary election[13] General election[6]
Votes % Votes %
Marty Walsh 34,882 62.52% 70,197 65.37%
Tito Jackson 16,216 29.07% 36,472 33.97%
Robert Cappucci 3,736 6.70%
Joseph Wiley 529 0.95%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Irons, Meghan E. (January 11, 2017). "'I want to become the 55th mayor of the City of Boston'". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ Meghan E. Irons, Long shots force runoff in Boston mayoral primary, Boston Globe (June 7, 2017).
  3. ↑ Marty Walsh faces 3 challengers on Boston's preliminary ballot, Associated Press (September 24, 2017).
  4. ↑ Steve LeBlanc, Marty Walsh, Tito Jackson advance to November election, Associated Press (September 26, 2017).
  5. ↑ Dan Atkinson & O'Ryan Johnson, [Mayor Walsh with a 'W' in re-election bid: Incumbent cruises home over challenger Tito Jackson], Boston Herald (November 8, 2017).
  6. 1 2 3 "MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 MAYOR" (PDF). Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Creamer, Lisa (November 8, 2017). "Low — But Slightly Higher Than Expected — Voter Turnout In Boston's Election". WBUR.
  8. ↑ Irons, Meghan E. (2017-10-04). "Mayoral candidate Tito Jackson gets a cold shoulder from political establishment". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  9. ↑ Editorial Board (2017-10-23). "A second term for Mayor Walsh". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  10. ↑ Boston Herald, Editorial Staff (2017-10-25). "Editorial: Walsh has earned a second term". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  11. ↑ Joe Battenfeld, Walsh up big in poll; pollster says Tito needs ‘perfect storm at this point', Boston Herald (September 18, 2017).
  12. ↑ Walsh has 31-point lead over Jackson in mayoral race, poll shows, Boston Globe (June 22, 2017).
  13. ↑ "PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 MAYOR" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  • "Polls Close For Boston Mayoral Race". CBS Boston. November 7, 2017 – via YouTube.
  • Boston Mayor Race - Nov 07, 2017 at ourcampaigns.com
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