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Boston City Council elections were held on November 8, 2011. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in thegeneral election, as the incumbents in districts 1, 5, 6, 8, and 9 were unopposed. Three seats (districts 2, 3, and 7) had also been contested in thepreliminary election held on September 27, 2011.
CouncillorsJohn R. Connolly,Stephen J. Murphy,Felix G. Arroyo, andAyanna Pressley were re-elected to the four at-large seats. Pressley's victory made her the first woman of color to be re-elected to the council; entering 2012, she was the only female member of the council.[1]
| Candidates | General Election[2] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Ayanna Pressley | 37,532 | 21.42% |
| Felix G. Arroyo | 35,483 | 20.25% |
| John R. Connolly | 32,827 | 18.74% |
| Stephen J. Murphy | 26,730 | 15.26% |
| Michael F. Flaherty | 25,805 | 14.73% |
| Will Dorcena | 8,739 | 4.99% |
| Sean H. Ryan | 7,376 | 4.21% |
CouncillorSalvatore LaMattina ran unopposed.[3]
CouncillorBill Linehan was re-elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary election[4] | General election[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Bill Linehan | 2,334 | 35.02% | 5,078 | 50.28% |
| Suzanne Lee | 2,608 | 39.14% | 4,981 | 49.32% |
| Bob Ferrara | 1,689 | 25.35% | ||
CouncillorMaureen Feeney, a member of the council since 1994, did not seek re-election;[6] she subsequently took the job ofcity clerk.Frank Baker was elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[7] | General Election[8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Frank Baker | 2,338 | 31.53% | 5,262 | 55.78% |
| John O'Toole | 1,916 | 25.84% | 4,120 | 43.68% |
| Craig Galvin | 1,769 | 23.86% | ||
| Doug Bennett | 703 | 9.48% | ||
| Marydith Tuitt | 334 | 4.50% | ||
| Stephanie Everett | 266 | 3.59% | ||
| Martin Hogan | 63 | 0.85% | ||
CouncillorCharles Yancey was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[9] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Charles Yancey | 3,893 | 88.54% |
| J. R. Rucker | 435 | 9.89% |
CouncillorRobert Consalvo ran unopposed.[10]
CouncillorMatt O'Malley ran unopposed.[11] O'Malley had won his seat through aspecial election to fill a vacancy for District 6, which took place on November 16, 2010, with the preliminary election on October 19, 2010.
CouncillorTito Jackson was re-elected. Jackson had won his seat through aspecial election to fill a vacancy for District 7, which took place on March 15, 2011, with the preliminary election on February 15, 2011.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[12] | General Election[13] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Tito Jackson | 1,876 | 76.07% | 4,818 | 84.35% |
| Sheneal Parker | 273 | 11.07% | 799 | 13.99% |
| Althea Garrison | 216 | 8.76% | ||
| Roy Owens | 85 | 3.45% | ||
CouncillorMichael P. Ross ran unopposed.[14]
CouncillorMark Ciommo ran unopposed.[15]
