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2009 Boston City Council election

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2009 Boston City Council election
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FieldValue
election_name2009 Boston City Council election
countryBoston
typePresidential
previous_election2007 Boston City Council election
previous_year2007
election_dateNovember 3, 2009
next_election2011 Boston City Council election
next_year2011

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.

Election day, Boston, November 3, 2009

At-large

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.

CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes%
John R. Connolly (incumbent)35,18218.08%51,36218.35%
Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent)30,36515.61%51,00818.22%
Felix G. Arroyo25,85913.29%45,14416.13%
Ayanna Pressley16,8668.67%41,87914.96%
Tito Jackson12,5356.44%30,20310.79%
Andrew Kenneally12,6536.50%24,2498.66%
Tomás González10,1225.20%18,3106.54%
Doug Bennett10,5295.41%16,8426.02%
Ego Ezedi9,2604.76%
Hiep Quoc Nguyen7,6913.95%
Sean H. Ryan6,6653.43%
Jean-Claude Sanon5,3862.77%
Robert Fortes5,0712.61%
Bill Trabucco3,1321.61%
Scotland Willis2,6391.36%
all others5950.31%9510.34%

District 1

Councillor Salvatore LaMattina was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes%
Salvatore LaMattina (incumbent)5,59973.37%8,11176.58%
Chris Kulikoski1,14915.06%2,44423.07%
Laura Garza85411.19%

District 2

Councillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed.

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney ran unopposed.

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey ran unopposed.

District 5

Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed.

District 6

General election

Councillor John M. Tobin, Jr. ran unopposed.

Special election

In August 2010, Tobin resigned his seat to take a position as Vice President for City and Community Affairs at Northeastern University. 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.

CandidatesSpecial Prelim. ElectionSpecial Gen. ElectionVotes%Votes%
Matt O'Malley3,83053.16%5,28359.97%
James W. Hennigan III2,19730.50%3,48739.58%
Sean H. Ryan6138.51%
Kosta Demos3504.86%
Chun-Fai Chan1962.72%
all others180.25%400.45%

District 7

General election

Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes%
Chuck Turner (incumbent)3,64852.57%5,52159.83%
Carlos Henriquez1,65923.91%3,64439.49%
Althea Garrison99514.34%
Roy Owens6108.79%

Special election

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. 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.

CandidatesSpecial Prelim. ElectionSpecial Gen. ElectionVotes%Votes%
Tito Jackson1,94467.38%2,82981.98%
Cornell Mills2719.39%55716.14%
Daneille Renee Williams2588.94%
Althea Garrison1505.20%
Natalie Carithers963.33%
Roy Owens893.08%

District 8

Councillor Michael P. Ross was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral ElectionVotes%
Michael P. Ross (incumbent)5,33184.10%
Oscar Brookins98115.48%

District 9

Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes%
Mark Ciommo (incumbent)3,49559.78%4,84964.31%
Alex Selvig1,35323.14%2,67835.42%
Abigail Furey78513.43%
Benjamin Ian Narodick1883.22%

References

References

  1. (May 2022). "Ayanna Pressley: Former At-Large City Councilor".
  2. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 CITY COUNCILOR AT LARGE". City of Boston.
  3. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2009 CITY COUNCILOR AT LARGE". City of Boston.
  4. "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 1". City of Boston.
  5. "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 1". City of Boston.
  6. "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 2". City of Boston.
  7. "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 3". City of Boston.
  8. "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 4". City of Boston.
  9. "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 5". City of Boston.
  10. "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 5". City of Boston.
  11. (6 July 2010). "Tobin leaving Boston City Council". The Boston Globe.
  12. Abel, David. (October 16, 2010). "5 contenders competing for open City Council seat". [[The Boston Globe]].
  13. "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - OCTOBER 19, 2010 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6".
  14. "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 16, 2010 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 6".
  15. "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7". City of Boston.
  16. "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7". City of Boston.
  17. Boeri, David. (December 1, 2010). "Boston City Council Expels Chuck Turner".
  18. "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7". City of Boston.
  19. "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 7". City of Boston.
  20. "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 8". City of Boston.
  21. "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 9". City of Boston.
  22. "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 9". City of Boston.
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