2017 Boston City Council election

Boston City Council elections were held on November 7, 2017. Nine seats in the Boston City Council (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.

At-large

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

Candidates	General Election^[1]
Candidates	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	6,124	2.30%
all others	1,230	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]

Candidates	Preliminary Election^[3]		General Election^[4]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	Votes	%
Frank Baker	8385	97.12%
all others	249	2.88%

District 4

Councillor Andrea Campbell ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election^[10]
Candidates	Votes	%
Andrea Campbell	8027	98.64%
all others	111	1.36%

District 5

Councillor Timothy McCarthy ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election^[11]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ Atkinson, Dan (April 12, 2017). "Councilor Sal LaMattina won't seek re-election". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ Irons, Meghan E. (March 16, 2017). "Expelled state representative Carlos Henriquez is running for City Council". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
^ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

External links

2017 Election Results at boston.gov

[1] "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[2] Atkinson, Dan (April 12, 2017). "Councilor Sal LaMattina won't seek re-election". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

[3] "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[4] "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. 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". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

[7] "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[8] "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[9] "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[10] "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[11] "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[12] "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[13] "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[14] "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[15] Irons, Meghan E. (March 16, 2017). "Expelled state representative Carlos Henriquez is running for City Council". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.

[16] "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

[17] "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[18] "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

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