2015 Boston City Council election

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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	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]
Candidates	Votes	%
Mark Ciommo	2237	96.24%
all others	85	3.66%

References

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

External links

2015 Election Results at boston.gov
Boston City Council Swearing In 2016 at cityofboston.gov (January 4, 2016)

[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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2015 Boston City Council election

At-large

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

See also

References

Further reading

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