2009 Boston City Council election
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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.
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/councillors/pressley.asp |title=Ayanna Pressley: Former At-Large City Councilor |website=www.cityofboston.gov |access-date=2010-03-29}}{{title missing|date=May 2022}}
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!colspan=1 rowspan=2 |Candidates |
| Votes
!% !Votes !% |
|---|
| John R. Connolly (incumbent)
| align="right" | 35,182 | align="right" | 18.08% | align="right" | 51,362 | align="right" | 18.35% |
| Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent)
| align="right" | 30,365 | align="right" | 15.61% | align="right" | 51,008 | align="right" | 18.22% |
| Felix G. Arroyo
| align="right" | 25,859 | align="right" | 13.29% | align="right" | 45,144 | align="right" | 16.13% |
| Ayanna Pressley
| align="right" | 16,866 | align="right" | 8.67% | align="right" | 41,879 | align="right" | 14.96% |
| Tito Jackson
| align="right" | 12,535 | align="right" | 6.44% | align="right" | 30,203 | align="right" | 10.79% |
| Andrew Kenneally
| align="right" | 12,653 | align="right" | 6.50% | align="right" | 24,249 | align="right" | 8.66% |
| Tomás González
| align="right" | 10,122 | align="right" | 5.20% | align="right" | 18,310 | align="right" | 6.54% |
| Doug Bennett
| align="right" | 10,529 | align="right" | 5.41% | align="right" | 16,842 | align="right" | 6.02% |
| Ego Ezedi
| align="right" | 9,260 | align="right" | 4.76% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Hiep Quoc Nguyen
| align="right" | 7,691 | align="right" | 3.95% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Sean H. Ryan
| align="right" | 6,665 | align="right" | 3.43% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Jean-Claude Sanon
| align="right" | 5,386 | align="right" | 2.77% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Robert Fortes
| align="right" | 5,071 | align="right" | 2.61% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Bill Trabucco
| align="right" | 3,132 | align="right" | 1.61% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Scotland Willis
| align="right" | 2,639 | align="right" | 1.36% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| all others
| align="right" | 595 | align="right" | 0.31% | align="right" | 951 | align="right" | 0.34% |
District 1
Councillor Salvatore LaMattina was re-elected.
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| Votes
!% !Votes !% |
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| Salvatore LaMattina (incumbent)
| align="right" | 5,599 | align="right" | 73.37% | align="right" | 8,111 | align="right" | 76.58% |
| Chris Kulikoski
| align="right" | 1,149 | align="right" | 15.06% | align="right" | 2,444 | align="right" | 23.07% |
| Laura Garza
| align="right" | 854 | align="right" | 11.19% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
District 2
Councillor Bill Linehan ran unopposed.{{cite web|title=Municipal Election - City Councillor District 2|url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/TridionImages/2009%20-%2011-03-09%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%202%20-%20Ward%20%26%20Precinct%20Results_tcm1-4755.pdf|work=City of Boston.gov|publisher=City of Boston|access-date=6 June 2011}}
District 3
Councillor Maureen Feeney ran unopposed.{{cite web|title=Municipal Election - City Councillor District 3|url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/TridionImages/2009%20-%2011-03-09%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%203%20-%20Ward%20%26%20Precinct%20Results_tcm1-4756.pdf|work=City of Boston.gov|publisher=City of Boston|access-date=6 June 2011}}
District 4
Councillor Charles Yancey ran unopposed.{{cite web|title=Municipal Election - City Councillor District 4|url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/TridionImages/2009%20-%2011-03-09%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%204%20-%20Ward%20%26%20Precinct%20Results_tcm1-4757.pdf|work=City of Boston.gov|publisher=City of Boston|access-date=6 June 2011}}
District 5
Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed.{{cite web|title=Municipal Election - City Councillor District 5|url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/TridionImages/2009%20-%2011-03-09%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%205%20-%20Ward%20%26%20Precinct%20Results_tcm1-4758.pdf|work=City of Boston.gov|publisher=City of Boston|access-date=6 June 2011}}
District 6
=General election=
Councillor John M. Tobin, Jr. ran unopposed.{{cite web|title=Municipal Election - City Councillor District 5|url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/TridionImages/2009%20-%2011-03-09%20-%20City%20Councillor%20District%206%20-%20Ward%20%26%20Precinct%20Results_tcm1-4759.pdf|work=City of Boston.gov|publisher=City of Boston|access-date=6 June 2011}}
=Special election=
In August 2010, Tobin resigned his seat to take a position as Vice President for City and Community Affairs at Northeastern University.{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/07/06/tobin_leaving_boston_city_council|title=Tobin leaving Boston City Council|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=6 July 2010|access-date=20 February 2014}} 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.
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!colspan=1 rowspan=2 |Candidates{{cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/758510870 |title=5 contenders competing for open City Council seat |newspaper=The Boston Globe |last=Abel |first=David |page=B.1 |date=October 16, 2010 |access-date=March 10, 2018 |url-access=limited |via=pqarchiver.com}} |
| Votes
!% !Votes !% |
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| Matt O'Malley
| align="right" | 3830 | align="right" | 53.16% | align="right" | 5283 | align="right" | 59.97% |
| James W. Hennigan III
| align="right" | 2197 | align="right" | 30.50% | align="right" | 3487 | align="right" | 39.58% |
| Sean H. Ryan
| align="right" | 613 | align="right" | 8.51% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Kosta Demos
| align="right" | 350 | align="right" | 4.86% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Chun-Fai Chan
| align="right" | 196 | align="right" | 2.72% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| all others
| align="right" | 18 | align="right" | 0.25% | align="right" | 40 | align="right" | 0.45% |
District 7
=General election=
Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.
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| Votes
!% !Votes !% |
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| Chuck Turner (incumbent)
| align="right" | 3,648 | align="right" | 52.57% | align="right" | 5,521 | align="right" | 59.83% |
| Carlos Henriquez
| align="right" | 1,659 | align="right" | 23.91% | align="right" | 3,644 | align="right" | 39.49% |
| Althea Garrison
| align="right" | 995 | align="right" | 14.34% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Roy Owens
| align="right" | 610 | align="right" | 8.79% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
=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.{{cite news |url=http://legacy.wbur.org/2010/12/01/city-council-expels-turner |title=Boston City Council Expels Chuck Turner |first=David |last=Boeri |website=WBUR-FM |date=December 1, 2010}} 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.
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| Votes
!% !Votes !% |
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| Tito Jackson
| align="right" | 1,944 | align="right" | 67.38% | align="right" | 2,829 | align="right" | 81.98% |
| Cornell Mills
| align="right" | 271 | align="right" | 9.39% | align="right" | 557 | align="right" | 16.14% |
| Daneille Renee Williams
| align="right" | 258 | align="right" | 8.94% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Althea Garrison
| align="right" | 150 | align="right" | 5.20% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Natalie Carithers
| align="right" | 96 | align="right" | 3.33% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Roy Owens
| align="right" | 89 | align="right" | 3.08% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
District 8
Councillor Michael P. Ross was re-elected.
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| Michael P. Ross (incumbent)
| align="right" | 5,331 | align="right" | 84.10% |
| Oscar Brookins
| align="right" | 981 | align="right" | 15.48% |
District 9
Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.
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| Votes
!% !Votes !% |
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| Mark Ciommo (incumbent)
| align="right" | 3,495 | align="right" | 59.78% | align="right" | 4,849 | align="right" | 64.31% |
| Alex Selvig
| align="right" | 1,353 | align="right" | 23.14% | align="right" | 2,678 | align="right" | 35.42% |
| Abigail Furey
| align="right" | 785 | align="right" | 13.43% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
| Benjamin Ian Narodick
| align="right" | 188 | align="right" | 3.22% | colspan=2 bgcolor=darkgray | |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.boston.gov/departments/elections/results#results-2009 2009 Election Results] at boston.gov
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