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Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 2015. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 were unopposed. Two seats (districts 4 and 7) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 8, 2015.

At-large

Councillors Ayanna Pressley, Michelle Wu, and Michael F. Flaherty were re-elected, while Councillor Stephen J. Murphy lost his seat to Annissa Essaibi George.

Candidates General Election[1]
Votes %
Ayanna Pressley 31,783 24.21%
Michelle Wu 28,908 22.02%
Michael F. Flaherty 26,473 20.16%
Annissa Essaibi George 23,447 17.86%
Stephen J. Murphy 19,546 14.89%
Jovan J. Lacet 95† 0.07%
Charles Yancey 39† 0.03%
Jean-Claude Sanon 25† 0.02%
Andrea Campbell 13† 0.01%
all others 959 0.73%

† write-in votes

District 1

Councillor Salvatore LaMattina ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates General Election[2]
Votes %
Salvatore LaMattina 3142 95.41%
all others 151 4.59%

District 2

Councillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates General Election[3]
Votes %
Bill Linehan 3594 89.25%
Suzanne Lee 26† 0.65%
all others 407 10.11%

† write-in votes

District 3

Councillor Frank Baker was re-elected.

Candidates General Election[4]
Votes %
Frank Baker 4745 84.88%
Donnie Palmer 811 14.51%
all others 34 0.61%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was defeated by Andrea Campbell.

Candidates Preliminary Election[5] General Election[6]
Votes % Votes %
Andrea Campbell 1982 57.92% 4311 61.32%
Charles Yancey 1159 33.87% 2701 38.42%
Terrance J. Williams 217 6.34%  
Jovan J. Lacet 60 1.75%  
all others 4 0.12% 18 0.26%

District 5

Councillor Timothy McCarthy was re-elected.

Candidates General Election[7]
Votes %
Timothy McCarthy 4836 63.99%
Jean-Claude Sanon 2690 35.59%
all others 32 0.42%

District 6

Councillor Matt O'Malley ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates General Election[8]
Votes %
Matt O'Malley 6658 97.75%
all others 153 2.25%

District 7

Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected.

Candidates Preliminary Election[9] General Election[10]
Votes % Votes %
Tito Jackson 1409 66.40% 2983 66.64%
Charles L. Clemons Jr. 381 17.95% 1444 32.26%
Haywood Fennell Sr. 104 4.90%  
Althea Garrison 98 4.62% 16† 0.36%
Roy Owens 74 3.49%  
Kevin A. Dwire 34 1.60%  
all others 22 1.04% 33 0.74%

† write-in votes

District 8

Councillor Josh Zakim ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates General Election[11]
Votes %
Josh Zakim 2055 97.90%
all others 44 2.10%

District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates General Election[12]
Votes %
Mark Ciommo 2237 96.24%
all others 85 3.66%

See also

References

  1. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  7. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  11. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  12. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

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