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Boston City Council electionsgeneral 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.
Election day, Boston, November 3, 2009
At-large [ edit ]
Councillors 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 [ edit ]
Councillor 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 [ edit ]
Councillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed.[6]
District 3 [ edit ]
Councillor Maureen Feeney ran unopposed.[7]
District 4 [ edit ]
Councillor Charles Yancey ran unopposed.[8]
District 5 [ edit ]
Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed.[9]
District 6 [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Councillor John M. Tobin, Jr. ran unopposed.[10]
Special election [ edit ]
In August 2010, Tobin resigned his seat to take a position as Vice President for City and Community Affairs at Northeastern University .[11] 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 [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.
Special election [ edit ]
On 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] 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 [ edit ]
Councillor 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 [ edit ]
Councillor 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 [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "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 . 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 .
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