• Source: 2017 Boston City Council election

      • 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.


      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.


      District 2


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


      District 3


      Councillor Frank Baker ran unopposed and was re-elected.


      District 4


      Councillor Andrea Campbell ran unopposed and was re-elected.


      District 5


      Councillor Timothy McCarthy ran unopposed and was re-elected.


      District 6


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


      District 7


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

      † write-in votes


      District 8


      Councillor Josh Zakim was re-elected.


      District 9


      Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.


      See also


      List of members of the Boston City Council
      2017 Boston mayoral election


      References




      Further reading


      Toussaint, Kristin (September 26, 2017). "Q&A with Pat Payaso, the clown candidate running for Boston City Council". metro.us. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
      "Sal LaMattina Endorses Passacantilli for City Council". northendwaterfront.com. September 21, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.


      External links


      2017 Election Results at boston.gov

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