2013 Boston City Council election

Election in Boston, Massachusetts, US September 2023 2013 Boston City Council election Boston Presidential 2011 Boston City Council election 2011 November 5, 2013 2015 Boston City Council election 2015 Boston 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 electionCITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2009-24-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20at%20Large%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-40793.pdf cityofboston.gov February 16, 2018General electionCITY OF BOSTONMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2011-05-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20at%20Large%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-41961.pdf cityofboston.gov February 16, 2018Votes%Votes% Ayanna Pressley (incumbent) 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 (incumbent) 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 9,928 3.87   Philip Arthur Frattaroli 5,832 2.27   Gareth R. Saunders 5,363 2.09   Christopher J. Conroy 3,433 1.34   Seamus M. Whelan 3,118 1.21%   Francisco L. White 2,745 1.07   Douglas D. Wohn 2,382 0.93   Frank John Addivinola Jr. 2,240 0.87   Keith B. Kenyon 1,950 0.76   Jamarhl Crawford 21 0.01   all others 832 0.32 1658 0.50 write-in votes District 1 Councillor Salvatore LaMattina was re-elected. CandidatesPreliminary electionCITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2009-24-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%201%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-40791.pdf cityofboston.gov February 16, 2018General electionCITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2011-05-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%201%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-41962.pdf cityofboston.gov February 15, 2018Votes%Votes% Salvatore LaMattina 7,070 73.38% 9,999 70.73% Brian J. Gannon 1,526 15.84% 4,068 28.78% John Ribeiro Jr. 996 10.34%   all others 43 0.45% 70 0.50% District 2 Councillor Bill Linehan was re-elected. CandidatesGeneral electionCITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2011-05-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%202%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-41963.pdf cityofboston.gov February 15, 2018Votes% Bill Linehan 9,322 52.88% Suzanne Lee 8,250 46.80% all others 58 0.33% District 3 Councillor Frank Baker ran unopposed and was re-elected. CandidatesGeneral electionCITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2011-05-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%203%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-41964.pdf cityofboston.gov February 15, 2018Votes% Frank Baker 9,945 97.76% all others 228 2.24% District 4 Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected. CandidatesPreliminary election City of Boston Preliminary Municipal Election - September 24, 2013 City Councillor District 4 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2009-24-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%204%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-40796.pdf cityofboston.gov February 16, 2018General electionCity of Boston Municipal Election - November 5, 2013 City Councillor District 4 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2011-05-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%204%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-41965.pdf cityofboston.gov February 15, 2018Votes%Votes% Charles Yancey 6,144 65.39% 8,145 68.34% Terrance J. Williams 1,547 30.84% 3,676 16.46% Steven Godfrey 849 9.04%   Divo Rodrigues Monteiro 768 8.17%   all others 88 0.94% 98 0.82% 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.http://legacy.wbur.org/2013/11/01/new-faces-city-council Expect Many New Faces On Boston City Council Delores Handy WBUR-FM November 1, 2013 February 19, 2018 CandidatesPreliminary electionCITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2009-24-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%205%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-40798.pdf cityofboston.gov February 16, 2018General electionCITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2011-05-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%205%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-41966.pdf cityofboston.gov February 15, 2018Votes%Votes% Timothy McCarthy 3,732 24.30% 9,603 54.65% Jean-Claude Sanon 3,055 19.89% 7,881 44.85% Mimi E. Turchinetz 2,691 17.52%   Ava D. Callender 1,795 11.69%   Patrice Gattozzi 1,426 9.29%   Andrew Norman Cousino 1,377 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 Councillor Matt O'Malley was re-elected. CandidatesGeneral electionCITY OF BOSTONMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2011-05-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%206%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-41967.pdf cityofboston.gov February 15, 2018Votes% Matt O'Malley 18,204 85.08% Luis F. Valerio 3,088 14.43% all others 105 0.49% District 7 Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected. CandidatesGeneral electionCITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2011-05-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%207%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-41968.pdf cityofboston.gov February 15, 2018Votes% Tito Jackson 7,676 74.61% Roy Owens 1,680 16.33% Jamarhl C. Crawford 653 6.35% all others 279 2.71% 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. CandidatesPreliminary electionCITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2009-24-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%208%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-40800.pdf cityofboston.gov February 16, 2018General electionCITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2011-05-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%208%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-41983.pdf cityofboston.gov February 16, 2018Votes%Votes% Josh Zakim 2,691 45.32% 4,498 52.39% Michael Joseph Nichols 1,619 27.27% 4,038 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 Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected. CandidatesGeneral electionCITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9 https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/2013%20-%2011-05-13%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%209%20Ward%20&%20Precinct%20Results_tcm3-41969.pdf cityofboston.gov February 16, 2018Votes% Mark Ciommo 6,271 81.78% Michael C. Bronner 1,330 17.34% all others 67 0.87% See also List of members of the Boston City Council 2013 Boston mayoral election References 30em Further reading https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2013/09/10/boston-city-council-candidates-2013/ Get to Know the Boston City Council Candidates David S. Bernstein Boston September 10, 2013 February 21, 2018 External links 2013 Election Results at boston.gov City Council election Category:Boston City Council elections Boston City Council election Boston City Council Category:Michelle Wu Category:Ayanna Pressley