August 2017 Snapshot of Boston Mayoral and City Council Races ………………………………………………………………………………………………….………… Preliminary races for Mayor, one incumbent Councilor and three open seats The ballot for the 2017 Boston Preliminary Unopposed District Races Election for Mayor and City Council is set for Four incumbent District City Councilors are September 26th, which will result in the selection running unopposed. of two candidates for each competitive seat in Unopposed Districts th the General Election on November 7 . Of the Frank Baker* District 3 incumbent candidates, only the Mayor and Andrea Campbell* District 4 District City Councilor Mark Ciommo (D9) face Tim McCarthy* District 5 competition in the Preliminary Election. Matt O'Malley* District 6 Multiple candidates are competing for two seats *Incumbent in three District Council races (D1,D2,D7) where District Races with Challengers the incumbent Councilor has decided not to run The three District seats vacated by Councilors for re-election. Five District Councilors are LaMattina (D1), Linehan (D2), and Jackson (D7) running unopposed. The numbered candidate have drawn multiple candidates. Councilor order in the tables below reflects the ballot Jackson is giving up his D7 seat because a order in the competitive preliminary races. candidate now cannot run for both Mayor and Mayoral Race City Council. Councilor Ciommo (D9) faces two Mayor Marty Walsh is running for re-election challengers in a preliminary race. Councilor and is being challenged by District City Councilor Zakim (D8) has one opponent and will only run in Tito Jackson (D7) and two other opponents. the General Election. Mayor District 1 District 7 1 Tito Jackson 1 Margaret Farmer 1 Roy Owens 2 Joseph Wiley 2 Stephen Passacantilli 2 Deeqo Jirbil 3 Robert Cappucci 3 Lydia Marie Edwards 3 Angelina Camacho 4 Marty Walsh* District 2 4 Brian Keith *Incumbent 1 Peter Lin-Marcus 5 Joao Gomes Depina 2 Kora Vakil 6 Domonique Williams At-Large 3 Corey Dinopoulos 7 Hassan Williams The four incumbent At-Large City Councilors are 4 Michael Kelley 8 Rufus Faulk running against four challengers so there will be 5 Edward Flynn 9 Steven Wise no preliminary race. 6 Joseph Kebartas 10 Jose Lopez At-Large** 7 Erica Tritta 11 Kim Janey Michael Flaherty * District 8** 12 Charles Clemons Annissa Essaibi-George* Kristen Mobilia 13 Carlos Henriquez Ayanna Pressley * Joshua Zakim* Michelle Wu * District 9 Domingos DaRosa 1 Brandon Bowser Althea Garrison 2 Alexander Golonka William King 3 Mark Ciommo* Pat Payaso *Incumbent **Order set in November *Incumbent ** Order set in Nov. Boston Municipal Research Bureau www.bmrb.org .