2023 Boston City Council election

The 2023 Boston City Council election will be held on November 7, 2023, with primaries occurring on September 12, 2023.

2023 Boston City Council election

November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)

13 seats on the Boston City Council
 
Party Non partisan
Last election 13

Incumbent City Council President

Ed Flynn
Nonpartisan



All thirteen councillors from the nine districts and four councillors at-large were up for election. Elections in Boston are officially nonpartisan.

Election Schedule

Key dates relating to the election are as follows:

2023 Boston election schedule
September 2 Last day for registration for primary election
September 5 Last day to request mail ballot for primary election
September 12 Preliminary election
October 28 Last day for registration for general election
October 31 Last day to request mail ballot for general election
November 7 General election
Source[1][2]

Summary

The council members at the time of both the preliminary election and general election are listed below. The table further indicates if each incumbent ran for re-election, and if so, whether they were re-elected or not.

District Before election Status After election Ref.
At-large Michael F. Flaherty Retiring
TBD
Ruthzee Louijeune Running
TBD
Julia Mejia Running
TBD
Erin Murphy Running
TBD
1 Gabriela Coletta Running
TBD
2 Ed Flynn Running
TBD
3 Frank Baker Retiring
TBD
4 Brian Worrell Running
TBD
5 Ricardo Arroyo Running
Lost
6 Kendra Lara Running
Lost
7 Tania Fernandes Anderson Running
TBD
8 Sharon Durkan Running
TBD
9 Liz Breadon Running
TBD

Council President

At-Large

2023 Boston City Council election, At-large
Candidates Preliminary
election
Sep 12 2023
General
election
Nov 7 2023
Votes % Votes %
Clifton Braithwaite #  % #  %
Ruthzee Louijeune #  % #  %
Julia Mejia #  % #  %
Erin Murphy #  % #  %
Bridget Nee-Walsh #  % #  %
Shawn Nelson #  % #  %
Henry Santana #  % #  %
Catherine Vitale #  % #  %
write-in #  % #  %
Total #  % #  %
Valid votes
Blank ballots
Invalid ballots
Turnout
Not voted
Registered voters
Source: Minister of the Interior[3]

District 1

Councillor Gabriela Coletta is running unopposed as an incumbent .[4]

2023 Boston City Council election, District 1
Candidates Preliminary
election
Sep 12 2023
General
election
Nov 7 2023
Votes % Votes %
Candidate #  % #  %
write-in #  % #  %
Total #  % #  %
Valid votes
Blank ballots
Invalid ballots
Turnout
Not voted
Registered voters
Source: Minister of the Interior[5]

District 2

2023 Boston City Council election, District 2
Candidates Preliminary
election
Sep 12 2023
General
election
Nov 7 2023
Votes % Votes %
Candidate #  % #  %
write-in #  % #  %
Total #  % #  %
Valid votes
Blank ballots
Invalid ballots
Turnout
Not voted
Registered voters
Source: Minister of the Interior[6]

District 3

2023 Boston City Council election, District 3
Candidates Preliminary
election
Sep 12 2023
General
election
Nov 7 2023
Votes % Votes %
Candidate #  % #  %
write-in #  % #  %
Total #  % #  %
Valid votes
Blank ballots
Invalid ballots
Turnout
Not voted
Registered voters
Source: Minister of the Interior[7]

District 4

2023 Boston City Council election, District 4
Candidates Preliminary
election
Sep 12 2023
General
election
Nov 7 2023
Votes % Votes %
Candidate #  % #  %
write-in #  % #  %
Total #  % #  %
Valid votes
Blank ballots
Invalid ballots
Turnout
Not voted
Registered voters
Source: Minister of the Interior[8]

District 5

2023 Boston City Council election, District 5
Candidates Preliminary
election
Sep 12 2023
General
election
Nov 7 2023
Votes % Votes %
Candidate #  % #  %
write-in #  % #  %
Total #  % #  %
Valid votes
Blank ballots
Invalid ballots
Turnout
Not voted
Registered voters
Source: Minister of the Interior[9]

District 6

2023 Boston City Council election, District 6
Candidates Preliminary
election
Sep 12 2023
General
election
Nov 7 2023
Votes % Votes %
Benjamin Webber 4,951 42.25% #  %
William King 4,384 37.42% #  %
Kendra Lara 2,351 20.06% #  %
write-in 31 0.26% #  %
Total #  % #  %
Valid votes
Blank ballots
Invalid ballots
Turnout
Not voted
Registered voters
Source: Minister of the Interior[10]

District 7

2023 Boston City Council election, District 7
Candidates Preliminary
election
Sep 12 2023
General
election
Nov 7 2023
Votes % Votes %
Candidate #  % #  %
write-in #  % #  %
Total #  % #  %
Valid votes
Blank ballots
Invalid ballots
Turnout
Not voted
Registered voters
Source: Minister of the Interior[11]

District 8

2023 Boston City Council election, District 8
Candidates Preliminary
election
Sep 12 2023
General
election
Nov 7 2023
Votes % Votes %
Candidate #  % #  %
write-in #  % #  %
Total #  % #  %
Valid votes
Blank ballots
Invalid ballots
Turnout
Not voted
Registered voters
Source: Minister of the Interior[12]

District 9

2023 Boston City Council election, District 9
Candidates Preliminary
election
Sep 12 2023
General
election
Nov 7 2023
Votes % Votes %
Candidate #  % #  %
write-in #  % #  %
Total #  % #  %
Valid votes
Blank ballots
Invalid ballots
Turnout
Not voted
Registered voters
Source: Minister of the Interior[13]

References

  1. "2023 Election Calendar". Boston.gov. December 22, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  2. "Vote by Mail in Boston". Boston.gov. June 29, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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  4. "Five of Six Mayoral Candidates Take Nomination Papers on Day 1: Early Poll Shows Half of Voters Undecided, Wu With Highest Favorability". Beacon Hill Times. April 22, 2021. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021.
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