2013 Boston City Council election explained

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

Councillors 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.

CandidatesPreliminary Election[1] General Election[2]
Votes%Votes%
Ayanna Pressley42,91516.71%60,79918.30%
Michelle Wu29,38411.44%59,74117.98%
Michael F. Flaherty39,90415.54%55,10416.59%
Stephen J. Murphy31,72812.35% 44,99313.54%
Annissa Essaibi George12,2444.77%30,5389.19%
Jeffrey Michael Ross13,9395.43%28,8798.69%
Martin J. Keogh15,7436.13%26,5007.98%
Jack F. Kelly III11,9094.64%23,9677.22%
Catherine M. O'Neill10,9524.26% 
Althea Garrison10,2684.00% 
Ramon Soto99283.87% 
Philip Arthur Frattaroli58322.27% 
Gareth R. Saunders53632.09% 
Christopher J. Conroy34331.34% 
Seamus M. Whelan31181.21% 
Francisco L. White27451.07% 
Douglas D. Wohn23820.93% 
Frank John Addivinola Jr.22400.87% 
Keith B. Kenyon19500.76% 
Jamarhl Crawford210.01% 
all others8320.32%16580.50%
write-in votes

District 1

Councillor Salvatore LaMattina was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election[3] General Election[4]
Votes%Votes%
Salvatore LaMattina707073.38%999970.73%
Brian J. Gannon152615.84%406828.78%
John Ribeiro Jr.99610.34% 
all others430.45%700.50%

District 2

Councillor Bill Linehan was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[5]
Votes%
Bill Linehan932252.88%
Suzanne Lee825046.80%
all others580.33%

District 3

Councillor Frank Baker ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[6]
Votes%
Frank Baker994597.76%
all others2282.24%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election[7] General Election[8]
Votes%Votes%
Charles Yancey614465.39%814568.34%
Terrance J. Williams154730.84%367616.46%
Steven Godfrey8499.04% 
Divo Rodrigues Monteiro7.688.17% 
all others880.94%980.82%

District 5

The 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]

CandidatesPreliminary Election[10] General Election[11]
Votes%Votes%
Timothy McCarthy373224.30%960354.65%
Jean-Claude Sanon305519.89%788144.85%
Mimi E. Turchinetz269117.52% 
Ava D. Callender179511.69% 
Patrice Gattozzi14269.29% 
Andrew Norman Cousino13778.97% 
Michael E. Wells III7054.59% 
Margherita Ciampa-Coyne5153.35% 
all others610.40%880.50%

District 6

Councillor Matt O'Malley was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[12]
Votes%
Matt O'Malley18,20485.08%
Luis F. Valerio308814.43%
all others1050.49%

District 7

Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[13]
Votes%
Tito Jackson767674.61%
Roy Owens168016.33%
Jamarhl C. Crawford6536.35%
all others2792.71%
write-in votes

District 8

The 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]

CandidatesPreliminary Election[14] General Election[15]
Votes%Votes%
Josh Zakim269145.32%449852.39%
Michael Joseph Nichols161927.27%403847.03%
Gloria Murray84114.16% 
Thomas Joseph Dooley III4998.40%110.13%
Angelica Elle Addivinola2594.36% 
all others290.49%390.45%
write-in votes

District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[16]
Votes%
Mark Ciommo627181.78%
Michael C. Bronner133017.34%
all others670.87%

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE . cityofboston.gov . February 16, 2018.
  2. Web site: CITY OF BOSTONMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE . cityofboston.gov . February 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1 . cityofboston.gov . February 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1 . cityofboston.gov . February 15, 2018.
  5. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2 . cityofboston.gov . February 15, 2018.
  6. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3 . cityofboston.gov . February 15, 2018.
  7. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4 . cityofboston.gov . February 16, 2018.
  8. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4 . cityofboston.gov . February 15, 2018.
  9. News: Expect Many New Faces On Boston City Council . Delores . Handy . . November 1, 2013 . February 19, 2018.
  10. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5 . cityofboston.gov . February 16, 2018.
  11. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5 . cityofboston.gov . February 15, 2018.
  12. Web site: CITY OF BOSTONMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6 . cityofboston.gov . February 15, 2018.
  13. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7 . cityofboston.gov . February 15, 2018.
  14. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8 . cityofboston.gov . February 16, 2018.
  15. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8 . cityofboston.gov . February 16, 2018.
  16. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9 . cityofboston.gov . February 16, 2018.

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