Editor’s note: The vote counts in this story were updated at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10.
Voters in Tuesday’s preliminary election narrowed down the wide field of candidates for Boston City Council, reducing the total roster for the Nov. 4 general election from 41 to 24.
In the at-large race, with 100% of votes counted, unofficial tallies showed that incumbents Ruthzee Louijeune received 18.7% (45,500) of the unofficial vote, Julia Mejia with 17.4% (42,245), Erin Murphy received 16% (38,981) and Henry Santana received 12.6% (30,670), former Councilor Frank Baker received 10.8% (26,240) and Alexandra E. Valdez 7.7% (18,930), Marvin Dee Mathelier 5.7% (13,826), Will Onuoha 4.6% (11,216), will vie for the four at-large seats in the General Election.
The largest field of candidates of the 2025 campaign was for District 7 Councilor, the seat vacated by former Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who resigned in July after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges.
Of the 13 candidates running to replace her, with 100% of the unofficial vote counted, Said Coach Ahmed with 15.7% (1,155) of the vote and Miniard Culpepper with 15% (1,102) will move on to the General Election.
In District 1, with 100% of the vote counted, incumbent Gabriela Coletta Zapata, who received 76.8% (7,021) of the vote, will face Andretti R. McDuffie-Stanziani, who received 14.8% (1,352) in the November election. Ricardo M. Rodriguez received about 7.7% (704) of the unofficial vote,
In District 2, with 100% of ballots tallied, incumbent Edward M. Flynn garnered 86.4% (8,103) of the vote. His challengers are neck-and-neck, with Charles Jeffrey Delaney getting 6.6% (622) of the vote and Brian Matthew Foley getting 6.1% (578) of the vote.
In District 4, with 100% of the vote counted, incumbent Brian J. Worrell received 81.4% (5,773) of the unofficial vote and will run against Helen Y. Cameron with 11.5% (817) in the general election. Juwan Khiry Skeens received 6.4% (457) of the vote.
In District 5, with 100% of the vote counted, incumbent Enrique Pepen received 63.5% (8,008) of the unofficial vote and will face Winston Pierre 23.4% (2,954),Editor’s note: The vote counts in this story were updated at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10.
Voters in Tuesday’s preliminary election narrowed down the wide field of candidates for Boston City Council, reducing the total roster for the Nov. 4 general election from 41 to 24.
In the at-large race, with 100% of votes counted, unofficial tallies showed that incumbents Ruthzee Louijeune received 18.7% (45,500) of the unofficial vote, Julia Mejia with 17.4% (42,245), Erin Murphy received 16% (38,981) and Henry Santana received 12.6% (30,670), former Councilor Frank Baker received 10.8% (26,240) and Alexandra E. Valdez 7.7% (18,930), Marvin Dee Mathelier 5.7% (13,826), Will Onuoha 4.6% (11,216), will vie for the four at-large seats in the General Election.
The largest field of candidates of the 2025 campaign was for District 7 Councilor, the seat vacated by former Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who resigned in July after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges.
Of the 13 candidates running to replace her, with 100% of the unofficial vote counted, Said Coach Ahmed with 15.7% (1,155) votes and Miniard Culpepper with 15% (1,102) will move on to the General Election.
In District 1, with 100% of the vote counted, incumbent Gabriela Coletta Zapata, who received 76.8% (7,021) of the votes, will face Andretti R. McDuffie-Stanziani, who received 14.8% (1,352) in the November election. Ricardo M. Rodriguez received about 7.7% (704) of the unofficial vote,
In District 2, with 100% of ballots tallied, incumbent Edward M. Flynn garnered 86.4% (8,103) of the vote. His challengers are neck-and-neck, with Charles Jeffrey Delaney getting 6.6% (622) of the votes and Brian Matthew Foley getting 6.1% (578) of the votes.
In District 4, with 100% of the vote counted, incumbent Brian J. Worrell received 81.4% (5,773) of the unofficial vote and will run against Helen Y. Cameron with 11.5% (817) in the general election. Juwan Khiry Skeens received 6.4% (457) of the vote.
In District 5, with 100% of the vote counted, incumbent Enrique Pepen received 63.5% (8,008) of the unofficial vote and will face Winston Pierre 23.4% (2,954) in November. Sharon L. Hinton received 12.6% (1,586) of the unofficial vote.
There were no preliminary contests in Districts 3, 6, 8 or 9. District 3 Councilor John FitzGerald and District 8 Councilor Sharon Durkan are running unopposed.
District 6 Councilor Ben Weber is facing a challenge from Steven Berry, while District 9 Councilor Liz Breadon is running against Pilar Ortiz in November. Sharon L. Hinton received 12.6% (1,586) of the unofficial vote.
All results are unofficial until certified by city officials and officially submitted to the Secretary of State’s office. The process takes a few weeks to complete.
There were no preliminary contests in Districts 3, 6, 8 or 9. District 3 Councilor John FitzGerald and District 8 Councilor Sharon Durkan are running unopposed.
District 6 Councilor Ben Weber is facing a challenge from Steven Berry, while District 9 Councilor Liz Breadon is running against Pilar Ortiz.
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