Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 2009. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were unopposed. Seven seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 7, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 22, 2009.
At-large
editCouncillors John R. Connolly and Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected to their at-large seats. Incumbents Michael F. Flaherty and Sam Yoon did not run for re-election as they were running for Mayor of Boston; their seats were won by Felix G. Arroyo and Ayanna Pressley. Pressley's victory made her first woman of color to be elected to the council in its history.[1]
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| John R. Connolly (incumbent) | 35,182 | 18.08% | 51,362 | 18.35% |
| Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent) | 30,365 | 15.61% | 51,008 | 18.22% |
| Felix G. Arroyo | 25,859 | 13.29% | 45,144 | 16.13% |
| Ayanna Pressley | 16,866 | 8.67% | 41,879 | 14.96% |
| Tito Jackson | 12,535 | 6.44% | 30,203 | 10.79% |
| Andrew Kenneally | 12,653 | 6.50% | 24,249 | 8.66% |
| Tomás González | 10,122 | 5.20% | 18,310 | 6.54% |
| Doug Bennett | 10,529 | 5.41% | 16,842 | 6.02% |
| Ego Ezedi | 9,260 | 4.76% | ||
| Hiep Quoc Nguyen | 7,691 | 3.95% | ||
| Sean H. Ryan | 6,665 | 3.43% | ||
| Jean-Claude Sanon | 5,386 | 2.77% | ||
| Robert Fortes | 5,071 | 2.61% | ||
| Bill Trabucco | 3,132 | 1.61% | ||
| Scotland Willis | 2,639 | 1.36% | ||
| all others | 595 | 0.31% | 951 | 0.34% |
District 1
editCouncillor Salvatore LaMattina was re-elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[4] | General Election[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Salvatore LaMattina (incumbent) | 5,599 | 73.37% | 8,111 | 76.58% |
| Chris Kulikoski | 1,149 | 15.06% | 2,444 | 23.07% |
| Laura Garza | 854 | 11.19% | ||
District 2
editCouncillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed.[6]
District 3
editCouncillor Maureen Feeney ran unopposed.[7]
District 4
editCouncillor Charles Yancey ran unopposed.[8]
District 5
editCouncillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed.[9]
District 6
editGeneral election
editCouncillor John M. Tobin, Jr. ran unopposed.[10]
Special election
editIn August 2010, Tobin resigned his seat to take a position as Vice President for City and Community Affairs at Northeastern University.[11] The seat was filled via a special election on November 16, 2010, with the preliminary election on October 19, 2010. Matt O'Malley was elected to serve the remainder of Tobin's term, defeating James W. Hennigan III, brother of former council member Maura Hennigan.[12]
| Candidates[12] | Special Prelim. Election[13] | Special Gen. Election[14] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Matt O'Malley | 3830 | 53.16% | 5283 | 59.97% |
| James W. Hennigan III | 2197 | 30.50% | 3487 | 39.58% |
| Sean H. Ryan | 613 | 8.51% | ||
| Kosta Demos | 350 | 4.86% | ||
| Chun-Fai Chan | 196 | 2.72% | ||
| all others | 18 | 0.25% | 40 | 0.45% |
District 7
editGeneral election
editCouncillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[15] | General Election[16] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Chuck Turner (incumbent) | 3,648 | 52.57% | 5,521 | 59.83% |
| Carlos Henriquez | 1,659 | 23.91% | 3,644 | 39.49% |
| Althea Garrison | 995 | 14.34% | ||
| Roy Owens | 610 | 8.79% | ||
Special election
editOn December 1, 2010, Turner was expelled by an 11–1 vote, following his corruption conviction, making him the first councillor to be expelled in the history of the modern Boston City Council.[17] This created a vacancy that needed to be filled by a special election, which took place on March 15, 2011, with the preliminary election on February 15, 2011. Tito Jackson was elected to serve the remainder of Turner's term.
| Candidates | Special Prelim. Election[18] | Special Gen. Election[19] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Tito Jackson | 1,944 | 67.38% | 2,829 | 81.98% |
| Cornell Mills | 271 | 9.39% | 557 | 16.14% |
| Daneille Renee Williams | 258 | 8.94% | ||
| Althea Garrison | 150 | 5.20% | ||
| Natalie Carithers | 96 | 3.33% | ||
| Roy Owens | 89 | 3.08% | ||
District 8
editCouncillor Michael P. Ross was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[20] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Michael P. Ross (incumbent) | 5,331 | 84.10% |
| Oscar Brookins | 981 | 15.48% |
District 9
editCouncillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[21] | General Election[22] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Mark Ciommo (incumbent) | 3,495 | 59.78% | 4,849 | 64.31% |
| Alex Selvig | 1,353 | 23.14% | 2,678 | 35.42% |
| Abigail Furey | 785 | 13.43% | ||
| Benjamin Ian Narodick | 188 | 3.22% | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ayanna Pressley: Former At-Large City Councilor". www.cityofboston.gov. Retrieved March 29, 2010.[title missing]
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 CITY COUNCILOR AT LARGE" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2009 CITY COUNCILOR AT LARGE" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 1" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 1" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 2" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 3" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 4" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 5" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 5" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Tobin leaving Boston City Council". The Boston Globe. July 6, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ^ a b Abel, David (October 16, 2010). "5 contenders competing for open City Council seat". The Boston Globe. p. B.1. Retrieved March 10, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - OCTOBER 19, 2010 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 16, 2010 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ Boeri, David (December 1, 2010). "Boston City Council Expels Chuck Turner". WBUR-FM.
- ^ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 8" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 9" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 9" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
External links
edit- 2009 Election Results at boston.gov