Mayor-elect Marty Walsh‘s victory over John Connolly took precedent for many Bostonians and garnered much of the media spotlight. However, nine City Councilor and four City Councilor At-Large seats were also up for grabs throughout the city. East Bostonians also voted “Yes” or “No” regarding a Suffolk Downs casino proposal.
Here are the results…
DISTRICT 1 CITY COUNCILOR
Salvatore Lamattina beat Brian J Gannon, 70.77 percent to 28.74 percent
DISTRICT 2 CITY COUNCILOR
Bill Linehan beat Suzanne Lee, 52.88 percent to 46.79 percent
DISTRICT 3 CITY COUNCILOR
Frank Baker, uncontested, receiving 97.76 percent of the vote
DISTRICT 4 CITY COUNCILOR
Charles C. Yancey beat Terrance J. Williams, 68.33 percent to 30.85 percent
DISTRICT 5 CITY COUNCILOR
Timothy P. McCarthy beat Jean-Claude Sanon, 54.64 percent to 44.86 percent
DISTRICT 6 CITY COUNCILOR
Matt O’Malley beat Louis F. Valerio, 85.07 percent to 14.44 percent
DISTRICT 7 CITY COUNCILOR
Tito Jackson beat Roy Owens, 75.62 percent to 16.54 percent
DISTRICT 8 CITY COUNCILOR
Josh Zakim beat Michael J. Nichols, 52.52 percent to 46.9 percent
DISTRICT 9 CITY COUNCILOR
Mark S. Ciommo beat Michael C. Bronner, 81.78 percent to 17.34 percent
CITY COUNCILORS AT-LARGE
Ayanna S. Pressley (18.30 percent), Michelle Wu (17.98 percent), Michael F. Flaherty (16.59 percent), Stephen J. Murphy (13.54 percent)
SUFFOLK DOWNS CASINO (QUESTION 1)
56.08 percent “No”, 43.92 percent “Yes”
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