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,[1] and two long-shot candidates, Robert Cappucci and Joseph Wiley.[2][3]
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A non-partisan preliminary election was held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, with Walsh and Jackson advancing into a November runoff election.[4] In the November election, Walsh secured a landslide victory, winning by a two-to-one margin.[5] A total of 109,034[6] of the city's approximately 392,000 registered voters[7] cast a ballot in the November election. The voter turnout of 27.80%[6] 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.[7]
Candidates
Candidates who advanced to general election
| Candidate | Experience | Announced | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| The following candidates advanced to the general election held on November 7 | [6] | ||
_(1).jpg.webp) Tito Jackson (politician) |
Boston city councilor from district 7 since 2011 | January 12, 2017 |
[8] |
 Marty Walsh |
Incumbent mayor since 2014 | September 9, 2015.png.webp){kind=logo} |
[9] |
Candidates eliminated in the primary
| Candidate | Experience | Announced | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| The following candidates were eliminated in the primary election and did not advance to the general election | [10] | ||
| Robert Cappucci | Former Boston School Committee member Candidate for mayor in 2013 |
[11] | |
| Joseph Wiley | |||
Endorsements
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.[12]
The editorial boards of both of Boston's major daily newspapers endorsed Walsh. The Boston Globe editorial board endorsed Walsh for a second time, citing his excellence in handling housing and the city's vibrancy during this first term.[13] The Boston Herald editorial board also endorsed Walsh, saying the newspaper was wrong not to give their endorsement to Walsh in 2013.[14]
Tito Jackson
Marty Walsh
- Officeholders
- Frank Baker, Boston City Council member (district 3)
- Nick Collins, Massachusetts State Representative[17]
- Mark Ciommo, Boston City Council member (district 9)[18]
- Michael F. Flaherty, Boston City Council member (at-large) and candidate for mayor in 2009[18]
- Annissa Essaibi George, Boston City Council member (at-large)
- Kevin Honan, Massachusetts State Representative[18]
- Salvatore LaMattina, Boston City Council member (district 1)
- Bill Linehan, Boston City Council member (district 2)[17]
- Ed Markey, United States Senator from Massachusetts[19]
- Timothy McCarthy, Boston City Council member (district 5)[20]
- Elizabeth Warren, United States Senator from Massachusetts[21]
- Josh Zakim, Boston City Council member (at-large)
- Individuals
- Steven Tolman, President of the Massachusetts AFL–CIO[18]
- Organizations
- JP Progressives[22]
- Planned Parenthood[23]
- Newspapers
Polling
Primary election
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Robert Cappucci |
Tito Jackson |
Marty Walsh |
Joseph Wiley |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk University/Boston Globe[24] | June 2017 | 500 RV | ± 4.4% | 4% | 23% | 54% | 1% | 18% |
| Emerson College[25] | September 14–16, 2017 | 529 LV | ± 4.2% | 7% | 24% | 60% | 5% | – |
General election
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tito Jackson |
Marty Walsh |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College[25] | September 14–16, 2017 | 529 LV | ± 4.2% | 26% | 55% | 19% |
| WBUR-FM[26] | September 27 – October 1, 2017 | 405 | ± 4.9% | 24% | 60% | 16% |
| Emerson College[27] | October 19–20, 2017 | 532 LV | ± 4.2% | 23% | 61% | 16% |
Results
Notes: all candidates are nonpartisan, 0.66% of votes in the general election were write-ins.
| Candidates | Preliminary election[10] | General election[6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Marty Walsh (incumbent) | 34,882 | 62.52% | 70,197 | 65.37% |
| Tito Jackson | 16,216 | 29.07% | 36,472 | 33.97% |
| Robert Cappucci | 3,736 | 6.70% | ||
| Joseph Wiley | 529 | 0.95% | ||
References
- Irons, Meghan E. (January 11, 2017). "'I want to become the 55th mayor of the City of Boston'". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- Meghan E. Irons, Long shots force runoff in Boston mayoral primary, Boston Globe (June 7, 2017).
- Marty Walsh faces 3 challengers on Boston's preliminary ballot, Associated Press (September 24, 2017).
- Steve LeBlanc, Marty Walsh, Tito Jackson advance to November election, Associated Press (September 26, 2017).
- Dan Atkinson & O'Ryan Johnson, [Mayor Walsh with a 'W' in re-election bid: Incumbent cruises home over challenger Tito Jackson], Boston Herald (November 8, 2017).
- "MUNICIPAL ELECTION – NOVEMBER 7, 2017 MAYOR" (PDF). Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- Creamer, Lisa (November 8, 2017). "Low — But Slightly Higher Than Expected — Voter Turnout In Boston's Election". WBUR.
- Dumcius, Gintautas (January 12, 2017). "Councilor launches campaign against Boston Mayor Walsh". masslive. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- Ryan, Andrew (September 9, 2015). "Mayor Walsh to seek reelection in 2017 - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- "PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION – SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 MAYOR" (PDF). Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- Lyle, Caroline (June 14, 2013). "Meet the 12 Confirmed Candidates for Boston's 2013 Mayoral Election". BostInno. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- Irons, Meghan E. (October 4, 2017). "Mayoral candidate Tito Jackson gets a cold shoulder from political establishment". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- Editorial Board (October 23, 2017). "A second term for Mayor Walsh". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- Boston Herald, Editorial Staff (October 25, 2017). "Editorial: Walsh has earned a second term". Boston Herald. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- Kimmel, Jordan (October 27, 2017). "Jackson campaign has new public endorsements – The Daily Free Press". Daily Free Press. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- "Collective PAC and Jonathan Kozol endorse Tito Jackson for mayor". Sampan.org. October 24, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- Bernstein, David S. (January 8, 2017). "Who's Afraid of Marty Walsh?". Boston Magazine. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- "Wards 21 and 22 Endorse Mayor Walsh". Marty Walsh. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- Becker, Kaitlin McKinley (October 28, 2017). "Mass. Senator Ed Markey Endorses Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Re-Election". NECN. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- Irons, Meghan E.; Valencia, Milton J.; Correspondent, Jeremy C. Fox Globe Staff (November 5, 2017). "Boston's mayoral candidates make their closing arguments - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- Buell, Spencer (October 16, 2017). "Elizabeth Warren Is Endorsing Marty Walsh". City Life. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- Ertischek, David (October 17, 2017). "Read JP Progressives' Endorsement of Mayor Walsh". Jamaica Plain News. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- "Planned Parenthood Endorses Walsh for Boston Mayor". The Rainbow Times | New England's Largest LGBTQ Newspaper | Boston. October 10, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- Walsh has 31-point lead over Jackson in mayoral race, poll shows, Boston Globe (June 22, 2017).
- Joe Battenfeld, Walsh up big in poll; pollster says Tito needs 'perfect storm at this point' Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, Boston Herald (September 18, 2017).
- "Mayoral election in Boston, Massachusetts (2017)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- "Survey: Marty Walsh leads Tito Jackson by 38 points". Boston Herald. October 23, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
External links
- "Polls Close For Boston Mayoral Race". CBS Boston. November 7, 2017 – via YouTube.
- Boston Mayor Race – Nov 07, 2017 at ourcampaigns.com
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