2017 Boston mayoral election
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The Boston mayoral election of 2017 was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, to elect the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic mayor Marty J. Walsh won re-election to a second term, defeating District 7 City Councilor Tito Jackson,[1] and two long-shot candidates, Robert Cappucci and Joseph Wiley.[2][3]
A non-partisan preliminary election was held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, with Walsh and Jackson advancing into a November runoff election.[4] In the November election, Walsh secured a landslide victory, winning by a two-to-one margin.[5] A total of 109,034[6] of the city's approximately 392,000 registered voters[7] cast a ballot in the November election. The voter turnout of 27.80%[6] 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.[7]
Endorsements
By October 2017, ten of the 13 Boston City Council members endorsed Walsh for re-election. Ayanna Pressley remained neutral due to her husband being employed by the mayor, and Andrea Campbell declined to comment on her preference.[8]
The Boston Globe editorial board endorsed Walsh for a second time, citing his excellence in handling housing and the city's vibrancy during this first term.[9] The Boston Herald editorial board also endorsed Walsh, saying the newspaper was wrong not to give their endorsement to Walsh in 2013.[10]
Polling
Walsh led in polls by substantial margins. An Emerson College Polling Society survey in a September poll of likely voters found Walsh at 52%, Jackson at 21%, Cappucci at 7%, and Wiley at 5%.[11] A Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll in June 2017 found Walsh with a 31-point lead.[12]
Results
Notes: all candidates are nonpartisan, 0.66% of votes in the general election were write-ins.
Candidates | Preliminary election[13] | General election[6] | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Marty Walsh (incumbent) | 34,882 | 62.52% | 70,197 | 65.37% |
Tito Jackson | 16,216 | 29.07% | 36,472 | 33.97% |
Robert Cappucci | 3,736 | 6.70% | ||
Joseph Wiley | 529 | 0.95% |
See also
References
- ^ Irons, Meghan E. (January 11, 2017). "'I want to become the 55th mayor of the City of Boston'". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ Meghan E. Irons, Long shots force runoff in Boston mayoral primary, Boston Globe (June 7, 2017).
- ^ Marty Walsh faces 3 challengers on Boston's preliminary ballot, Associated Press (September 24, 2017).
- ^ Steve LeBlanc, Marty Walsh, Tito Jackson advance to November election, Associated Press (September 26, 2017).
- ^ Dan Atkinson & O'Ryan Johnson, [Mayor Walsh with a 'W' in re-election bid: Incumbent cruises home over challenger Tito Jackson], Boston Herald (November 8, 2017).
- ^ a b c "MUNICIPAL ELECTION – NOVEMBER 7, 2017 MAYOR" (PDF). Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ a b Creamer, Lisa (November 8, 2017). "Low — But Slightly Higher Than Expected — Voter Turnout In Boston's Election". WBUR.
- ^ Irons, Meghan E. (2017-10-04). "Mayoral candidate Tito Jackson gets a cold shoulder from political establishment". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ Editorial Board (2017-10-23). "A second term for Mayor Walsh". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ Boston Herald, Editorial Staff (2017-10-25). "Editorial: Walsh has earned a second term". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ Joe Battenfeld, Walsh up big in poll; pollster says Tito needs 'perfect storm at this point' Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, Boston Herald (September 18, 2017).
- ^ Walsh has 31-point lead over Jackson in mayoral race, poll shows, Boston Globe (June 22, 2017).
- ^ "PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION – SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 MAYOR" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-11-09.
External links
- "Polls Close For Boston Mayoral Race". CBS Boston. November 7, 2017 – via YouTube.
- Boston Mayor Race – Nov 07, 2017 at ourcampaigns.com