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2017 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 2017 was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, to elect the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic mayor Marty J. Walsh won re-election to a second term, defeating District 7 City Councilor Tito Jackson, and two long-shot candidates, Robert Cappucci and Joseph Wiley.
A non-partisan preliminary election was held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, with Walsh and Jackson advancing into a November runoff election. In the November election, Walsh secured a landslide victory, winning by a two-to-one margin. A total of 109,034 of the city's approximately 392,000 registered voters cast a ballot in the November election. The voter turnout of 27.80% was down ten percentage points from the 2013 mayoral election, which generated more excitement as the first Boston mayoral race in a generation without an incumbent.
| Candidate | Experience | Announced | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| The following candidates advanced to the general election held on November 7 | |||
| Tito Jackson | Boston city councilor from district 7 since 2011 | January 12, 2017 | |
| Marty Walsh | Incumbent mayor since 2014 | September 9, 2015 |
| Candidate | Experience | Announced | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| The following candidates were eliminated in the primary election and did not advance to the general election | |||
| Robert Cappucci | Former Boston School Committee memberCandidate for mayor in 2013 | ||
| Joseph Wiley | Insurance worker |
| Poll source | Date(s)administered | Samplesize | Margin oferror | RobertCappucci | TitoJackson | MartyWalsh | JosephWiley | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk University/Boston Globe | June 2017 | 500 RV | ± 4.4% | 4% | 23% | 54% | 1% | 18% |
| Emerson College | September 14–16, 2017 | 529 LV | ± 4.2% | 7% | 24% | 60% | 5% | – |
By October 2017, ten of the 13 Boston City Council members endorsed Walsh for re-election. Ayanna Pressley remained neutral due to her husband being employed by the mayor, and Andrea Campbell declined to comment on her preference.
The editorial boards of both of Boston's major daily newspapers endorsed Walsh, with The Boston Globe editorial board endorsing him for a second time, citing his success in handling housing and the city's vibrancy during his first term. The Boston Herald editorial board also endorsed Walsh, saying the newspaper was wrong not to give their endorsement to Walsh in 2013.
| Poll source | Date(s)administered | Samplesize | Margin oferror | TitoJackson | MartyWalsh | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College | September 14–16, 2017 | 529 LV | ± 4.2% | 26% | 55% | 19% |
| WBUR-FM | September 27 – October 1, 2017 | 405 | ± 4.9% | 24% | 60% | 16% |
| Emerson College | October 19–20, 2017 | 532 LV | ± 4.2% | 23% | 61% | 16% |
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | 34,882 | 62.52 | |
| Nonpartisan | 16,216 | 29.07 | |
| Nonpartisan | 3,736 | 6.70 | |
| Nonpartisan | 529 | 0.95 | |
| Write-in | 428 | 0.77 | |
| 55,791 | 100 | ||
| Nonpartisan | 70,197 | 65.37 | |
| Nonpartisan | 36,472 | 33.97 | |
| Write-in | 708 | 0.66 | |
| 107,377 | 100 |
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List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts
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"Polls Close For Boston Mayoral Race". CBS Boston. November 7, 2017 – via YouTube.
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Boston Mayor Race – Nov 07, 2017 at ourcampaigns.com
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