Robert Cappucci
Robert Cappucci ran for election forMayor of Boston in Massachusetts. Cappucci lost in the primary onSeptember 9, 2025.
Biography
Cappucci received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Massachusetts and a master's degree in criminal justice from Anna Maria College. He served in the U.S. Navy doing submarine work. Cappucci is a retired Boston police officer. His experience also includes serving on the Boston School Committee, working as a substitute teacher, serving as the director of Real Estate Development Corp., vice president of real estate at Bay Bank, and as a real estate project manager at Massarro Development.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in Boston, Massachusetts (2025)
General election
General election for Mayor of Boston
IncumbentMichelle Wu won election in the general election for Mayor of Boston on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan) | 93.2 | 78,997 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.8 | 5,725 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 84,722 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josh Kraft (Nonpartisan)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Boston
IncumbentMichelle Wu andJosh Kraft defeatedDomingos DaRosa andRobert Cappucci in the primary for Mayor of Boston on September 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan) | 90.4 | 66,859 |
| ✔ |  | Josh Kraft (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 2,428 |
 | Domingos DaRosa (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 2,409 | |
 | Robert Cappucci (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 2,091 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 201 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. Source | Total votes: 73,988 | ||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cappucci in this election.
2021
See also: Mayoral election in Boston, Massachusetts (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Boston
Michelle Wu defeatedAnnissa Essaibi George in the general election for Mayor of Boston on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan) | 64.0 | 91,794 |
 | Annissa Essaibi George (Nonpartisan) | 35.6 | 51,125 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 595 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 143,514 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Boston
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Boston on September 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan) | 33.4 | 36,060 |
| ✔ | | Annissa Essaibi George (Nonpartisan) | 22.5 | 24,268 |
 | Andrea Campbell (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 21,299 | |
 | Kim Janey (Nonpartisan) | 19.5 | 21,047 | |
 | John Barros (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 3,459 | |
| Robert Cappucci (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 1,185 | |
 | Jon Santiago (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.3 | 368 | |
| Richard Spagnuolo (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 286 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 107,972 | ||
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2017
The city ofBoston, Massachusetts, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on September 26, 2017. All 13 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 23, 2017.
IncumbentMartin Walsh andTito Jackson defeatedRobert Cappucci andJoseph Wiley in the Boston mayoral primary election.[2]
| Mayor of Boston, Nonpartisan Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Martin WalshIncumbent | 62.52% | 34,882 |
| Tito Jackson | 29.07% | 16,216 |
| Robert Cappucci | 6.70% | 3,736 |
| Joseph Wiley | 0.95% | 529 |
| Write-in votes | 0.77% | 428 |
| Total Votes | 55,791 | |
| Source:City of Boston, "Official mayoral primary election results," September 26, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2021
Robert Cappucci did not completeBallotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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- 2021 challenger
- 2021 primary (defeated)
- 2025 challenger
- 2025 primary (defeated)
- Marquee, primary candidate, 2021
- Marquee, primary candidate, 2025
- Massachusetts
- Mayor of Boston candidate, 2021
- Mayor of Boston candidate, 2025
- Municipal candidate, 2021
- Municipal candidate, 2025
- Municipal candidates
- Nonpartisan
- Nonpartisan Party
- 2017 challenger
- Municipal candidate, 2017
- Mayoral candidate, 2017
- Mayoral candidate, Boston, Massachusetts, 2017
- 2017 primary (defeated)
