The Boston mayoral election of 2017 was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, to elect the

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, Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic mayor Marty J. Walsh won re-election to a second term, defeating District 7

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, and two long-shot candidates, Robert Cappucci and Joseph Wiley. A non-partisan preliminary election was held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, with Walsh and Jackson advancing into a November

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. In the November election, Walsh secured a landslide victory, winning by a two-to-one margin. A total of 109,034 of the city's approximately 392,000 registered voters cast a ballot in the November election. The

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of 27.80% was down ten percentage points from the 2013 mayoral election, which generated more excitement as the first Boston mayoral race in a generation without an incumbent.

Candidates

Candidates who advanced to general election

Candidates eliminated in the primary

Primary election

Polling

General election

Endorsements

By October 2017, ten of the 13

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members endorsed Walsh for re-election.

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remained neutral due to her husband being employed by the mayor, and

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declined to comment on her preference. The editorial boards of both of Boston's major daily newspapers endorsed Walsh, with ''

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'' editorial board endorsing him for a second time, citing his success in handling housing and the city's vibrancy during his first term. The ''

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'' editorial board also endorsed Walsh, saying the newspaper was wrong not to give their endorsement to Walsh in 2013.

Polling

Results

References

External links

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Candidates

Candidates who advanced to general election

Candidates eliminated in the primary

Primary election

Polling

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

See also

References

External links