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]
	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]
	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.

Candidates	General Election[10]
	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]
	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%

See also

• List of members of the Boston City Council
• 2017 Boston mayoral election

References

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.

Further reading

• Toussaint, Kristin (September 26, 2017). "Q&A with Pat Payaso, the clown candidate running for Boston City Council". metro.us. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
• "Sal LaMattina Endorses Passacantilli for City Council". northendwaterfront.com. September 21, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

External links

• 2017 Election Results at boston.gov