Boston City Council elections were held on November 7, 2017. Nine seats in the
Boston City Council
The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms and there is no ...
(five district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the
general election
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, 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
Michelle Wu ( zh, t=吳弭, first=t; born January 14, 1985) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts since 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, she was t ...
,
Ayanna Pressley
Ayanna Soyini Pressley (born February 3, 1974) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district since 2019. This district includes the northern three quarters of Boston, most of C ...
,
Michael F. Flaherty, and
Annissa Essaibi George
Annissa Essaibi George (born December 12, 1973) is an American politician who served as an at-large member of the Boston City Council. First elected in 2015, she served on the council from 2016 to 2022. She was a candidate in the 2021 Boston may ...
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
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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
Andrea Joy Campbell (born June 11, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who is the Attorney General-elect of Massachusetts. She is also a former member of the Boston City Council. On the city council, she represented District 4, which inclu ...
ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 5
Councillor
Timothy McCarthy ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 6
Councillor
Matt O'Malley
Matthew Joseph O'Malley is an American politician and businessman who served as president of the Boston City Council in 2021. He was elected as the District 6 representative in a special election on November 16, 2010, and was re-elected in 2011, ...
ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 7
The seat formerly held by
Tito Jackson
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(who lost in the
Boston mayoral election) was won by
Kim Janey
Kim Michelle Janey (born May 16, 1965) is an American politician who served as acting mayor of Boston for eight months in 2021. She served as president of the Boston City Council from 2020 to 2022, and as a member of the council from the 7th dist ...
.
write-in votes
District 8
Councillor
Josh Zakim was re-elected.
District 9
Councillor
Mark Ciommo
Mark Ciommo (born November 19, 1956) is a Boston teacher and politician, who formerly served as a member of the Boston City Council representing District 9 (Allston–Brighton).
Early years
Ciommo was raised in Allston-Brighton by Louise Rufo, ...
was re-elected.
See also
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List of members of Boston City Council
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Boston mayoral election, 2017
References
Further reading
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External links
2017 Election Resultsat boston.gov
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Boston City Council
The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms and there is no ...