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
editCouncillors 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† | 0.01% | ||
| all others | 832 | 0.32% | 1658 | 0.50% |
† write-in votes
District 1
editCouncillor 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
editCouncillor 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
editCouncillor 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
editCouncillor 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
editThe 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
editCouncillor 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
editCouncillor Tito Jackson was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[13] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Tito Jackson | 7676 | 74.61% |
| Roy Owens | 1680 | 16.33% |
| Jamarhl C. Crawford | 653† | 6.35% |
| all others | 279 | 2.71% |
† write-in votes
District 8
editThe 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† | 0.13% |
| Angelica Elle Addivinola | 259 | 4.36% | ||
| all others | 29 | 0.49% | 39 | 0.45% |
† write-in votes
District 9
editCouncillor 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% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.
Further reading
edit- Bernstein, David S. (September 10, 2013). "Get to Know the Boston City Council Candidates". Boston. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
External links
edit- 2013 Election Results at boston.gov