2013 Boston City Council election
Election in Boston, Massachusetts, US

2013 Boston City Council election
November 5, 2013

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.

Candidates Preliminary election[1] General election[2]
Votes % 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.

Candidates Preliminary Election[3] General Election[4]
Votes % 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.

Candidates General Election[5]
Votes %
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.

Candidates General Election[6]
Votes %
Frank Baker 9,945 97.76%
all others 228 2.24%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

Candidates Preliminary Election[7] General Election[8]
Votes % 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.[9]

Candidates Preliminary Election[10] General Election[11]
Votes % 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.

Candidates General Election[12]
Votes %
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.

Candidates General Election[13]
Votes %
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.[9]

Candidates Preliminary Election[14] General Election[15]
Votes % 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.

Candidates General Election[16]
Votes %
Mark Ciommo 6,271 81.78%
Michael C. Bronner 1,330 17.34%
all others 67 0.87%

See also

References

  1. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "CITY OF BOSTONMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Handy, Delores (November 1, 2013). "Expect Many New Faces On Boston City Council". WBUR-FM. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  11. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  12. ^ "CITY OF BOSTONMUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  13. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  14. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  15. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  16. ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

Further reading

  • Bernstein, David S. (September 10, 2013). "Get to Know the Boston City Council Candidates". Boston. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  • 2013 Election Results at boston.gov
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