2011 Boston City Council election
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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 the general 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 the preliminary election held on September 27, 2011.
At-large
Councillors John R. Connolly, Stephen J. Murphy, Felix G. Arroyo, and Ayanna 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% |
District 1
Councillor Salvatore LaMattina ran unopposed.[3]
District 2
Councillor Bill 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 | 1689 | 25.35% | ||
District 3
Councillor Maureen Feeney, a member of the council since 1994, did not seek re-election;[6] she subsequently took the job of city 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% | ||
District 4
Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[9] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Charles Yancey | 3,893 | 88.54% |
| J. R. Rucker | 435 | 9.89% |
District 5
Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed.[10]
District 6
Councillor Matt O'Malley ran unopposed.[11] O'Malley had won his seat through a special election to fill a vacancy for District 6, which took place on November 16, 2010, with the preliminary election on October 19, 2010.
District 7
Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected. Jackson had won his seat through a special 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% | ||
District 8
Councillor Michael P. Ross ran unopposed.[14]
District 9
Councillor Mark Ciommo ran unopposed.[15]
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