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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.
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 4
Councillor
Andrea Campbell ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 5
Councillor
Timothy McCarthy ran unopposed and was re-elected.
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%
See also
References
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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