2017_Boston_City_Council_election

2017 Boston City Council election

2017 Boston City Council election

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 7, 2017. Nine seats in the Boston City Council (five district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 3, 4, 5, and 6 were unopposed. Four seats (districts 1, 2, 7, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 26, 2017.

At-large

Councillors Michelle Wu, Ayanna Pressley, Michael F. Flaherty, and Annissa Essaibi George were re-elected.

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District 1

The seat formerly held by Salvatore LaMattina was won by Lydia Edwards. LaMattina had announced in April 2017 that he would not seek re-election.[2]

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District 2

The seat formerly held by Bill Linehan was won by Edward M. Flynn, son of former Mayor of Boston Raymond Flynn.[5] Linehan had announced in February 2017 that he would not seek re-election.[6]

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District 3

Councillor Frank Baker ran unopposed and was re-elected.

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District 4

Councillor Andrea Campbell ran unopposed and was re-elected.

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District 5

Councillor Timothy McCarthy ran unopposed and was re-elected.

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District 6

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

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District 7

The seat formerly held by Tito Jackson (who lost in the Boston mayoral election) was won by Kim Janey.

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† write-in votes

District 8

Councillor Josh Zakim was re-elected.

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District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.

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See also

References

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    "Flynn Edges Kelley in District 2". BU News Service. November 7, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
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