2011 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 8, 2011. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election , as the incumbents in districts 1, 5, 6, 8, and 9 were unopposed. Three seats (districts 2, 3, and 7) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 27, 2011.
At-large
Councillors John R. Connolly , Stephen J. Murphy , Felix G. Arroyo , and Ayanna Pressley were re-elected to the four at-large seats. Pressley's victory made her the first woman of color to be re-elected to the council; entering 2012, she was the only female member of the council.[1]
District 1
Councillor Salvatore LaMattina ran unopposed.[3]
District 2
Councillor Bill Linehan was re-elected.
Candidates
Preliminary election [4]
General election [5]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Bill Linehan
2,334
35.02%
5,078
50.28%
Suzanne Lee
2,608
39.14%
4,981
49.32%
Bob Ferrara
1689
25.35%
District 3
Councillor Maureen Feeney , a member of the council since 1994, did not seek re-election;[6] she subsequently took the job of city clerk . Frank Baker was elected.
Candidates
Preliminary Election [7]
General Election [8]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Frank Baker
2,338
31.53%
5,262
55.78%
John O'Toole
1,916
25.84%
4,120
43.68%
Craig Galvin
1,769
23.86%
Doug Bennett
703
9.48%
Marydith Tuitt
334
4.50%
Stephanie Everett
266
3.59%
Martin Hogan
63
0.85%
District 4
Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
Candidates
General Election [9]
Votes
%
Charles Yancey
3,893
88.54%
J. R. Rucker
435
9.89%
District 5
Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed.[10]
District 6
Councillor Matt O'Malley ran unopposed.[11] O'Malley had won his seat through a special election to fill a vacancy for District 6, which took place on November 16, 2010, with the preliminary election on October 19, 2010.
District 7
Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected. Jackson had won his seat through a special election to fill a vacancy for District 7, which took place on March 15, 2011, with the preliminary election on February 15, 2011.
Candidates
Preliminary Election [12]
General Election [13]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Tito Jackson
1,876
76.07%
4,818
84.35%
Sheneal Parker
273
11.07%
799
13.99%
Althea Garrison
216
8.76%
Roy Owens
85
3.45%
District 8
Councillor Michael P. Ross ran unopposed.[14]
District 9
Councillor Mark Ciommo ran unopposed.[15]
See also
References
^ "Ayanna Pressley / Former At-Large City Councilor" . www.cityofboston.gov . Retrieved March 29, 2010 .[title missing ]
^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor At Large" (PDF) . City of Boston.gov . City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012 .
^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 1" (PDF) . City of Boston.gov . City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012 .
^ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 2" (PDF) . City of Boston.gov . City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012 .
^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 2" (PDF) . City of Boston.gov . City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012 .
^ Ryan, Andrew (November 15, 2011). "Feeney, long on council, leaves quietly" . The Boston Globe .
^ "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 3" (PDF) . City of Boston.gov . City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012 .
^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 3" (PDF) . City of Boston.gov . City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012 .
^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 4" (PDF) . City of Boston.gov . City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012 .
^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 5" (PDF) . City of Boston.gov . City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012 .
^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 6" (PDF) . City of Boston.gov . City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012 .
^ "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 November 10, 2012 .
^ "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 9" (PDF) . City of Boston.gov . City of Boston. Retrieved November 10, 2012 .
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