Boston City Councilor
Mayor of Boston
The2021 Boston mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect themayor ofBoston , Massachusetts. Incumbent mayorMarty Walsh was eligible to seek a third term. However, he resigned as mayor on March 22, 2021, after being confirmed assecretary of labor in theCabinet of Joe Biden .[ 3] Boston City Council president, at the timeKim Janey , to hold the role of acting mayor until the victor of the election would take office.
Since more than two candidates qualified for the ballot, a non-partisan[ a] preliminary election was held on September 14 in order to determine which two candidates would advance to the general election.[ 4] Michelle Wu as the first-place winner andAnnissa Essaibi George in a second place. As the two top vote-getters, they advanced to face each other in the general election.[ 5] [ 6] [ b] 1983 .[ 6]
To advance to the general election, Wu and Essaibi George (both at-large city councilors) outperformedAndrea Campbell (a district city councilor),Kim Janey (acting mayor and district councilor), andJohn Barros (the city's former chief of economic development) in the nonpartisan primary.
Elimination of a potential special election [ edit ] In early 2021, incumbent mayorMarty Walsh was expected to resign to take theUnited States Secretary of Labor position. His date of leaving office would normally determine if the city would be required to hold a special election for the remainder of his term, or if the acting mayor would serve the remainder of his term.[ 8] Boston City Charter requires that a special election be held for the office of mayor when a vacancy occurs "within sixteen months after a regular municipal election".[ 9] November 5, 2019 , a 16-month window from that election extended until March 5, 2021. Thus, if Walsh had left his position as mayor before then, a special election to fill the remainder of his term would have normally been required, per the city charter.
Ricardo Arroyo of theBoston City Council proposed that the city charter requirement for a special election be overridden; such an override requires approval from Boston's city council and mayor, followed by approval by thestate legislature andgovernor .[ 10] [ 11] home rule petition, which would dispense with the special election, on February 3;[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] Massachusetts House of Representatives on February 22,[ 16] Massachusetts Senate on February 25,[ 17] Charlie Baker on February 26, thus eliminating the need for a special election if Walsh vacated his office as mayor before March 5.[ 18] [ 19] U.S. Senate , any consideration of a special election became moot.[ 20] [ 21]
In the summer of 2021, state lawmakers temporarily extended aCOVID-19 pandemic -related voting reform allowing voters to request no-excusemail-in ballots and to return them through either the mail or through ballot drop boxes.[ 22]
Rescheduling of preliminary election [ edit ] In late April, the Boston City Council approved moving the date of the preliminary municipal election[ c] [ 23] [ 24] Kim Janey , making the change official.[ 25]
Date of swearing-in [ edit ] Because of the vacancy in office, the Boston City Charter stipulated that the winner of the mayoral election will be sworn in as soon as is conveniently possible once the results of the general election are certified.[ 26] Annissa Essaibi George andMichelle Wu mutually reached an agreement for November 16 to be the tentative date for the new mayor to be sworn in.[ 27]
To appear on the ballot, candidates were required to file nomination papers atBoston City Hall by 5:00 p.m. on May 18 with 3,000 certified signatures of registered voters.[ 28] [ 29]
While the election had a nonpartisan ballot, all of the major candidates had publicly identified themselves asDemocrats .[ 30] people of color and four of the major candidates were women (notable, since Boston voters had never before elected a woman or a person of color to the city's mayoralty).[ 31] [ 32]
Advanced to general election [ edit ] Eliminated in preliminary election [ edit ] Did not make ballot [ edit ] Withdrew before preliminary election [ edit ] Jon Santiago withdrew his candidacy before the preliminary, and endorsed Janey. However, his name still appeared on the ballotDana Depelteau, former hotel manager[ 43] Jon Santiago , state representative[ 44] (endorsed Janey, still appeared on ballot) [ 45] Ricardo Arroyo , Boston city councilor[ 46] [ 47] (ran for re-election, endorsed Janey, then Wu) Kenzie Bok , Boston city councilor[ 48] (ran for re-election) Sonia Chang-Díaz , state senator[ 49] [ 50] (ran forgovernor and endorsed Wu) [ 51] Nick Collins ,State senator [ 49] [ 52] [ 53] John R. Connolly , at-large member of theBoston City Council (2008–2014); Candidate forMayor of Boston in the2013 Boston mayoral election [ 46] [ 52] [ 54] Karilyn Crockett, former chief of equity for the City of Boston[ 55] [ 56] [ 57] Linda Dorcena Forry , former state senator[ 58] Lydia Edwards , Boston city councilor[ 59] [ 49] (ran for re-election and State Senate; endorsed Wu) [ 60] Nika Elugardo , state representative[ 47] (endorsed Janey) Michael F. Flaherty , Boston city councilor at-large and former candidate in the2009 Boston mayoral election [ 46] [ 52] [ 54] (ran for re-election) Ed Flynn , Boston city councilor[ 46] [ 47] (ran for re-election) Althea Garrison , former Boston city councilor at-large, state representative, and perennial candidate[ 61] [ 62] (ran for City Council at-large) William G. Gross , former Boston Police Commissioner[ 63] [ 64] (endorsed Essaibi George) Russell Holmes , state representative[ 49] Segun Idowu, executive director of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts[ 65] Marty Martinez, chief of health and human services for the City of Boston[ 46] [ 66] Julia Mejia , Boston city councilor at-large[ 49] (ran for re-election) Aaron Michlewitz , state representative(endorsed Santiago, then Wu) [ 49] [ 52] [ 67] Matt O'Malley , outgoing Boston city councilor and president pro tempore of the Boston City Council[ 68] Carmen Ortiz , formerUnited States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts [ 69] Rachael Rollins ,Suffolk County district attorney[ 58] Michael F. Rush , state senator[ 70] Tanisha Sullivan, president of the BostonNAACP [ 71] Steven W. Tompkins , Suffolk Countysheriff [ 46] [ 48] (endorsed Wu) Marty Walsh , Mayor of Boston from January 2014 until March 22, 2021; resigned upon being confirmed asUnited States Secretary of Labor [ 3] The first two major candidates to enter the race were at-large City CouncillorMichelle Wu , followed by District 4 City CouncillorAndrea Campbell . Both announced their runs in September 2020, while incumbent MayorMarty Walsh was still considered a likely candidate for re-election.[ 72]
On January 7, 2021,President-elect Joe Biden designated Walsh to be his nominee forsecretary of labor , changing the dynamics of the race, as, if confirmed, Walsh would vacate the mayoralty and make the election an open-race.[ 73] [ 74] Kim Janey acting mayor.[ 75] [ 76] [ 77] John Barros , At-large CouncillorAnnissa Essaibi George , and state representativeJon Santiago announced their candidacies. After becoming acting mayor following Walsh's confirmation, Kim Janey announced her candidacy.[ 78] CommonWealth Magazine citing poor poll numbers and difficulty in building a field organization as his probable reasons for doing so.[ 79]
Writing on the primary election race,Ellen Barry of theNew York Times Anglo -Protestants andIrish Catholics , then drawing in racial minorities as those populations increased."[ 77] The Boston Globe public schools ,housing ,development ,policing , climate resiliency, drug usage, andmental health ".[ 80]
Janey's campaign suffered a blow in early August when she expressed opposition toCOVID-19 vaccine passports , likening them toslavery andbirtherism .[ 81] [ 82] [ 83] [ 77]
By early September, news sources largely considered Wu to have established herself in polls as the primary election'sfront-runner , with Andrea Campbell, Annissa Essaibi George, and Kim Janey being seen as hotly contesting for a second-place finish.[ 77] [ 84] Ed Markey in hisre-election campaign the previous year .[ 85]
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Bill Walczak ,activist , CEO of the South End Community Health Center, founder of Codman Square Health Center, and candidate for mayor in2013 [ 52] Newspapers
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Kim Janey
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Jon Santiago (withdrew and endorsed Janey )
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Ed Coppinger ,state representative for the 10th Suffolk District[ 94] Claire Cronin ,state representative and Majority Leader[ 112] Paul Donato ,state representative [ 113] William Driscoll ,state representative [ 113] Sean Garballey ,state representative [ 113] Jessica Giannino ,state representative [ 113] Danielle Gregoire ,state representative [ 113] Richard Haggerty ,state representative [ 113] Kevin Honan ,state representative [ 94] Kate Hogan ,state representative and Speaker Pro Tempore[ 113] Meghan Kilcoyne ,state representative [ 113] Paul McMurtry ,state representative [ 113] Frank Moran ,state representative [ 113] Michael Moran , state representative and Assistant Majority Leader[ 94] Ronald Mariano , Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[ 112] Aaron Michlewitz ,state representative for the 3rd Suffolk District and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee[ 114] Jim O'Day ,state representative [ 113] Dan Ryan ,state representative for the 2nd Suffolk district[ 54] Tommy Vitolo ,state representative [ 113] Labor unions
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Michelle Wu
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Julian Cyr , state senator[ 122] Sal DiDomenico , state senator and assistant majority leader[ 123] Natalie Higgins , state representative[ 124] Vanna Howard , state representative[ 97] Aaron Michlewitz ,state representative for the 3rd Suffolk District and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee[ 104] (previously endorsed Santiago) [ 114] Michael Moran , state representative and Assistant Majority Leader[ 125] (previously endorsed Santiago) Tram Nguyen , state representative[ 102] Maria Robinson , state representative[ 97] Byron Rushing , formerstate representative [ 126] Andy Vargas , state representative[ 97] Tommy Vitolo ,state representative [ 113] (previously endorsed Santiago) Local officeholders
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Poll source Date(s) Sample[ d] Margin John Andrea AnnissaEssaibi George Kim Jon Michelle Other Undecided Public Policy Polling (D)[ 135] September 11–12, 2021 522 (LV) ± 4.3% 4% 16% 19% 15% – 26% – 19% Beacon Research (D)[ 136] [ A] September 6–8, 2021 985 (LV) ± 3.1% 3% 19% 19% 15% – 33% – – Emerson College [ 137] September 6–8, 2021 600 (LV) ± 3.9% 2% 17% 18% 16% 1% 30% 2%[ e] 14% 3% 20% 21% 18% 1% 36% 2%[ f] –[ g] Suffolk University [ 138] September 2–4, 2021 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 3% 18% 19% 20% 0% 31% 1%[ h] 9% MassINC Polling Group [ 139] August 25–30, 2021 453 (RV) ± 4.6% 4% 11% 13% 15% – 30% 4% 23% – (LV) – 6% 11% 16% 12% – 30% 4% 20% Emerson College [ 140] August 23–24, 2021 600 (LV) ± 3.9% 2% 14% 18% 16% 1% 24% 1%[ i] 25% Change Research (D)[ 141] [ B] August 16–21, 2021 600 (RV) ± 3.9% 5% 10% 15% 15% – 27% – 28% Suffolk University [ 142] June 23–26, 2021 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 2% 11% 14% 22% 5% 23% 1%[ j] 22% GBAO (D)[ 143] [ C] Early June 2021 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 3% 8% 12% 29% 4% 29% 1%[ k] – Poll Progressive LLC (D)[ 144] May 25–30, 2021 550 (LV) ± 4.1% 5% 6% 22% 16% 5% 18% – 29% Global Strategy Group (D)[ 145] May 13–16, 2021 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 5% 6% 10% 22% 5% 21% 1% 31% Emerson College [ 146] April 27–28, 2021 860 (RV) ± 3.3% 3% 11% 14% 15% 4% 16% 1%[ l] 36% MassINC Polling Group [ 147] April 7–11, 2021 522 (RV) ± 4.9% 3% 4% 6% 18% 3% 19% – 46% MassINC Polling Group [ 148] September 11–15, 2020 400 (RV) ± 4.9% – 4% – – – 23% 52% [ m] 18%
The following table lists the campaign fundraising and spending totals for each candidates from the dates they each formally launched their campaigns, through the day of the September 14, 2021 primary. Candidates are, by default, sorted in the table in the order of their total funds raised since launching their campaigns, from greatest (at top) to least (at bottom).
Campaign finances[ 149] Candidate Total raised Total spent Date of campaign launch Michelle Wu $1,872,146.14 $2,063,046.96 September 15, 2020 Andrea Campbell $1,821,643.65 $1,915,609.83 September 24, 2020 Kim Janey $1,344,171.05 $1,486,589.41 April 6, 2021 Annissa Essaibi George $1,261,144.92 $1,401,799.88 January 28, 2021 John Barros $575,631.18 $644,541.90 March 4, 2021
Independent expenditures
Independent expenditures[ 149] Candidate In support In opposition Andrea Campbell $1,616,712.00 $34,194.66 Annissa Essaibi George $663,481.74 $0.00 Michelle Wu $417,613.69 $0.00 Kim Janey $411,075.82 $0.00 John Barros $0.00 $0.00
There were reportedly twice the number of postal votes cast than election officials had anticipated.[ 150] voter rolls . OnTwitter ,Massachusetts secretary of the commonwealth William F. Galvin 's office also laid the blame on drop boxes.[ 151] conceded , and Wu and Essaibi George both gave victory speeches.[ 152] South Boston andDorchester , while Wu's strongest areas wereEast Boston ,Jamaica Plain andRoslindale .[ 153] Hyde Park , while Campbell largely ran second in both African-American and moreleft-wing wards.[ 153]
Janey's defeat made her the first incumbent of any kind since1949 to lose a Boston mayoral election.[ 154]
Results by precinct and wardWu: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Essaibi George: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Campbell: 30–40% 50–60%Janey: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Barros: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50%Tie: 20–30% 30–40%
Wu campaigning for the general election 2021 marked the first time in Boston's history that both candidates in the general election identified as people of color.[ 158] [ 158] progressive , while Essaibi George was thought of as a moderate.[ 159]
Wu was endorsed for the general election by eliminated candidate Kim Janey.[ 160] [ 153]
At the start of the general election campaign, Joe Battenfield of theBoston Herald [ 161] Dorchester Reporter also opined that Wu was the leading candidate.[ 162] [ 163] The Boston Globe opined that the developments of the general election campaign had largely been falling in Wu's favor, particularly pointing to endorsements which Wu had received.[ 164] [ 165] [ 166]
Politico characterized Wu's victory as a "major win for progressives," in a calendar year when otheroff-year races had seen only, "sporadic triumphs and some big losses for the left",[ 167] [ 168]
Endorsements inbold were made after the preliminary election.
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Mike Connolly [ 195] Sonia Chang-Díaz [ 196] Julian Cyr , state senator[ 122] Sal DiDomenico , state senator and assistant majority leader[ 123] Nika Elugardo [ 197] Charlotte Golar Richie 2013 [ 187] Natalie Higgins , state representative[ 97] Vanna Howard , state representative[ 97] Jay Livingstone [ 198] Adrian Madaro [ 184] Aaron Michlewitz ,state representative for the 3rd Suffolk District and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee[ 199] [ 104] Liz Miranda [ 200] Michael Moran , state representative and Assistant Majority Leader[ 125] Tram Nguyen , state representative[ 102] Maria Robinson , state representative[ 97] Byron Rushing , formerstate representative [ 126] Andy Vargas , state representative[ 97] Tommy Vitolo ,state representative [ 113] Dianne Wilkerson [ 201] Local officeholders
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Andrea Campbell vs. Michelle Wu
Poll source Date(s) Sample[ d] Margin Andrea Michelle Undecided Public Policy Polling (D)[ 219] September 11–12, 2021 522 (LV) ± 4.3% 35% 38% 27%
Kim Janey vs. Michelle Wu
Poll source Date(s) Sample[ d] Margin Kim Michelle Undecided Public Policy Polling (D)[ 219] September 11–12, 2021 522 (LV) ± 4.3% 29% 45% 26%
The following table lists the campaign fundraising and spending totals for each candidates following the end of the primary election through the election, the period of September 15, 2021 through November 2, 2021. The candidates are, by default, sorted in the table in the order of their total funds raised, from greatest (at top) to least (at bottom).
Campaign finances[ 149] Candidate Total raised Total spent Annissa Essaibi George $1,294,100.09 $1,212,502.11 Michelle Wu $1,084,193.19 $995,774.21
Independent expenditures
Independent expenditures[ 149] Candidate In support In opposition Annissa Essaibi George $1,209,267.89 $0.00 Michelle Wu $879,099.92 $342,500.00
^ By law, all local elections in the City of Boston are non-partisan. ^ IncumbentKim Janey served only as "acting mayor"[ 7] ^ The preliminary municipal election will also be used for applicable contests in the2021 Boston City Council election . ^a b c d Key: ^ Robert Cappucci and Richard Spagnuolo 1%, and "Someone else" with 0% ^ Robert Cappucci and Richard Spagnuolo with 1%, "someone else" with 0% ^ After all undecideds in the initial vote question forced to select a candidate ^ Robert Cappucci and Richard Spagnuolo with 0% ^ Robert Cappucci, Richard Spagnuolo, and "Someone else" with 0% ^ Robert Cappucci with 1%; Richard Spagnuolo and "Other" with 0% ^ Robert Cappucci with 1% ^ Michael J. Bianci II with 1% ^ Marty Walsh with 46%, "Another candidate" with 6% Partisan clients
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