2015 Boston City Council election

Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 2015. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 were unopposed. Two seats (districts 4 and 7) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 8, 2015.

At-large

Councillors Ayanna Pressley, Michelle Wu, and Michael F. Flaherty were re-elected, while Councillor Stephen J. Murphy lost his seat to Annissa Essaibi George.

Candidates	General Election[1]
	Votes	%
Ayanna Pressley	31,783	24.21%
Michelle Wu	28,908	22.02%
Michael F. Flaherty	26,473	20.16%
Annissa Essaibi George	23,447	17.86%
Stephen J. Murphy	19,546	14.89%
Jovan J. Lacet	95†	0.07%
Charles Yancey	39†	0.03%
Jean-Claude Sanon	25†	0.02%
Andrea Campbell	13†	0.01%
all others	959	0.73%

† write-in votes

District 1

Councillor Salvatore LaMattina ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election[2]
	Votes	%
Salvatore LaMattina	3142	95.41%
all others	151	4.59%

District 2

Councillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election[3]
	Votes	%
Bill Linehan	3594	89.25%
Suzanne Lee	26†	0.65%
all others	407	10.11%

† write-in votes

District 3

Councillor Frank Baker was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election[4]
	Votes	%
Frank Baker	4745	84.88%
Donnie Palmer	811	14.51%
all others	34	0.61%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was defeated by Andrea Campbell.

Candidates	Preliminary Election[5]		General Election[6]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Andrea Campbell	1982	57.92%	4311	61.32%
Charles Yancey	1159	33.87%	2701	38.42%
Terrance J. Williams	217	6.34%
Jovan J. Lacet	60	1.75%
all others	4	0.12%	18	0.26%

District 5

Councillor Timothy McCarthy was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election[7]
	Votes	%
Timothy McCarthy	4836	63.99%
Jean-Claude Sanon	2690	35.59%
all others	32	0.42%

District 6

Councillor Matt O'Malley ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election[8]
	Votes	%
Matt O'Malley	6658	97.75%
all others	153	2.25%

District 7

Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected.

Candidates	Preliminary Election[9]		General Election[10]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Tito Jackson	1409	66.40%	2983	66.64%
Charles L. Clemons Jr.	381	17.95%	1444	32.26%
Haywood Fennell Sr.	104	4.90%
Althea Garrison	98	4.62%	16†	0.36%
Roy Owens	74	3.49%
Kevin A. Dwire	34	1.60%
all others	22	1.04%	33	0.74%

† write-in votes

District 8

Councillor Josh Zakim ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election[11]
	Votes	%
Josh Zakim	2055	97.90%
all others	44	2.10%

District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election[12]
	Votes	%
Mark Ciommo	2237	96.24%
all others	85	3.66%

See also

• List of members of the Boston City Council

References

1. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
2. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
3. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
4. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
5. "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
6. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
7. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
8. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
9. "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
10. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
11. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
12. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

Further reading

• "Profile of the 2015 Boston City Council Race" (PDF). Boston Municipal Research Bureau. July 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

External links

• 2015 Election Results at boston.gov
• Boston City Council Swearing In 2016 at cityofboston.gov (January 4, 2016)