Английская Википедия:2021 Boston City Council election

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The 2021 Boston City Council election was held on November 2, 2021. All thirteen councillors from the nine districts and four councillors at-large were up for election. Elections in Boston are officially nonpartisan.

Councillors Andrea Campbell, Annissa Essaibi George, Kim Janey, and Michelle Wu ran in the mayoral election, while Matt O'Malley did not seek re-election. Councillors Ricardo Arroyo, Frank Baker, Kenzie Bok, Liz Breadon, Lydia Edwards, Michael F. Flaherty, and Julia Mejia ran for re-election.

Background

Marty Walsh was elected to the mayoralty of Boston, Massachusetts, in the 2013 and 2017 elections. On January 7, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would select Walsh to serve as the United States Secretary of Labor. Walsh resigned as mayor on March 22, after being confirmed as Secretary of Labor, and was replaced as acting-mayor by Kim Janey, who also served as president of the Boston City Council.

The city council voted to move the primary election date from September 21, to September 14, in order to allow for another week mail-in voting ballots to be distributed for the general election and was approved by Mayor Janey.

Incumbent status

District	Name	Entered office	Running
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	No
	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	Yes
	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	Yes
	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	No
1	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	Yes
2	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	Yes
3	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	Yes
4	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	No
5	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	Yes
6	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	No
7	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	No
8	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	Yes
9	Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Sort	Yes

Campaign

At-large

Michelle Wu, who had served on the city council since 2014, announced that she would run in the mayoral election on September 15, 2020. Annissa Essaibi George, who had served on the city council since 2016, announced that she would run in the mayoral election on January 27, 2021. Incumbent councillors Julia Mejia, who had won election to the city council by one vote in the 2019 election, and Michael F. Flaherty are running for reelection.

Althea Garrison, the first openly transgender person to serve in a state legislature and former member of the city council, Ruthzee Louijeune, a lawyer who worked as senior counsel for Senator Elizabeth Warren's presidential and senatorial campaigns, Alex Gray, a policy analyst, and Nick Vance, a political action co-chair of the NAACP in Boston, are running in the election.

2021 Boston City Council at-large election
Candidate	Primary election		General election
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Michael F. Flaherty (incumbent)	41,299	15.0	62,242	17.4
Julia Mejia (incumbent)	38,765	14.1	61,709	17.3
Ruthzee Louijeune	33,425	12.2	54,601	15.3
Erin Murphy	22,835	8.3	42,831	12.0
David Halbert	16,921	6.2	42,561	11.9
Carla Monteiro	18,844	6.9	39,648	11.1
Bridget Nee-Walsh	15,118	5.5	27,424	7.7
Althea Garrison	16,810	6.1	24,194	7.0
Kelly Bates	12,735	4.6
Alexander Gray	11,263	4.1
Jon Spillane	11,155	4.1
Said Abdikarim	7,725	2.8
Domingos DaRosa	7,139	2.6
Donnie Palmer Jr.	6,823	2.5
Roy Owens Sr.	5,223	1.9
James Colimon	4,671	1.7
Nick Vance	3,943	1.4
Write-ins	845	0.3	1,350	0.4
Total	274,694	100	359,294	100

Note: The primary result is uncertified

1st district

Lydia Edwards, who was first elected to the city council in 2017, announced that she would run for reelection and launched her campaign on February 26, 2021, at a virtual event.

Candidates	General ElectionШаблон:Citation needed
	Votes	%
Lydia Edwards
Write-in
Total	TBD	TBD

2nd district

Councillor Ed Flynn filed to run for reelection.

Candidates	General ElectionШаблон:Citation needed
	Votes	%
Ed Flynn
Write-in
Total	TBD	TBD

3rd district

Frank Baker, who was first elected in 2011, announced that he would run for reelection after initially wanting to leave politics until the COVID-19 pandemic changed his plans. Stephen McBride is running in the election.

Candidates	General Election
	Votes	%
Frank Baker	8,464	63.1
Stephen McBride	4,956	36.9
Write-in
Total	TBD	TBD

4th district

Andrea Campbell, who had served on the city council since 2016, announced on September 24, 2020, that she would run for mayor. Evandro Carvalho, who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, announced that he would run in the election on October 19. Leonard M. Lee Sr., a community organizer and member of the Boston Parks Commission, announced on February 3, 2021, that he would run in the election stating that he was inspired to run after a nineteen-year-old was killed by the police outside his home. William Dickerson III, a former city council aide, Nikkia Jean-Charles, who was inspired by Ayanna Pressley's campaign for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, Trina Ruffin, and Troy Smith are running in the election. Joel Richards, a Boston Public School Teacher and Boston Teachers Union activist, is also running in the election.

2021 Boston City Council District 4 election
Candidate	Primary election		General election
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Brian Worrell	2,498	25.5	7,442	61.8
Evandro Carvalho	1,835	18.7	4,597	38.2
Joel Richards	1,315	13.4
Josette Williams	1,171	11.9
Leonard Lee Sr.	974	9.9
William Dickerson III	947	9.7
Deeqo Jibril	455	4.6
Troy Smith	423	4.3
Jacob Urena	183	1.9
Write-ins	24	0.2	TBD	TBD
Total	9,801	100%	TBD	TBD

Note: The primary result is uncertified

5th district

Councillor Ricardo Arroyo is running for reelection and John White is also running in the election.

Candidates	General Election
	Votes	%
Ricardo Arroyo	13,117	76.1
John White	4,109	23.9
Write-in
Total	TBD	TBD

6th district

Kendra Hicks, an activist, announced that she would run against councilor Matt O'Malley in the 2021 election. O'Malley, who was first elected to the city council in 2010, announced that he would not seek reelection on December 2, 2020, so that he could focus on his family.

2021 Boston City Council District 6 election
Candidate	Primary election		General election
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Kendra Hicks	9,236	50.2	13,907	55.9
Mary Tamer	7,984	43.4	10,974	44.1
Winnie Eke	1,188	6.5
Write-ins	76	0.4	TBD	TBD
Total	18,408	100%	TBD	TBD

Note: The primary result is uncertified

7th district

Kim Janey, who was serving as acting-mayor and who had served on the city council since 2018, announced on April 6, 2021, that she would run in the mayoral election. Tania Fernandes Anderson, Angelina Camacho, Joao DePina, Marisa Luse, Santiago Rivera, and Lorraine Payne Wheeler are running in the election.

2021 Boston City Council District 7 election
Candidate	Primary election		General election
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Tania Fernandes Anderson	2,014	26.7	7,017	73.3
Roy Owens Sr.	1,284	17.0	2,550	26.7
Angelina Comacho	1,256	16.6
Brandy Brooks	741	9.8
Lorraine Wheeler	697	9.2
Santiago Rivera	568	7.5
Marisa Luse	550	7.3
Joao DePina	407	5.4
Write-ins	34	0.5	TBD	TBD
Total	7,551	100%	TBD	TBD

Note: The primary result is uncertified

8th district

Kenzie Bok, who was first elected in 2019, filed to run for re-election.

Candidates	General ElectionШаблон:Citation needed
	Votes	%
Kenzie Bok
Write-in
Total	TBD	TBD

9th district

Liz Breadon, who was first elected to the city council in 2019, is running for reelection against Michael J. Bianchi and entrepreneur Eric Porter.

2021 Boston City Council District 9 election
Candidate	Primary election		General election
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Liz Breadon	5,050	71.7	7,223	71.9
Michael Bianchi	970	13.8	2,819	28.1
Eric Porter	768	10.9
Write-ins	252	3.6	TBD	TBD
Total	7,040	100%	TBD	TBD

Note: The primary result is uncertified

Campaign finance

Candidate	Campaign committee
	Шаблон:Abbr	District
Frank Baker	$62,576.29	3rd
Kelly Bates	$61,737.76	At-large
Kenzie Bok	$44,227.40	8th
Lydia Edwards	$106,067.81	1st
Michael F. Flaherty	$252,075.21	At-large
Alexander Gray	$40,185.62	At-large
David Halbert	$63,828.57	At-large
Kendra Hicks	$76,456.51	6th
Julia Mejia	$101,899.46	At-large
Erin Murphy	$48,238.95	At-large
Ruthzee Louijeune	$129,825.33	At-large
Mary Tamer	$74,801.94	6th

Polling

At-large

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeШаблон:Efn	Margin of error	Michael Flaherty	Althea Garrison	David Halbert	Ruthzee Louijeune	Julia Mejia	Carla Monteiro	Erin Murphy	Bridget Шаблон:Nowrap	Undecided
Emerson College	October 26–27, 2021	500 (LV)	± 4.3%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|45%	20%	37%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|47%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|48%	34%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|39%	24%	–
Suffolk University	October 15–17, 2021	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|30%	9%	16%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|21%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|29%	15%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|18%	10%	Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided|35%
MassINC Polling Group	October 6–12, 2021	501 (LV)	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|20%	8%	12%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|16%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|21%	13%	Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|16%	11%	Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided|47%

Further reading

• Шаблон:Cite news

External links

• Election office at boston.gov