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.
CandidatesGeneral electionVotes% 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.
District 2 Councillor Bill Linehan was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary electionGeneral electionVotes%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%
District 3 Councillor Maureen Feeney, a member of the council since 1994, did not seek re-election; she subsequently took the job of city clerk. Frank Baker was elected.
CandidatesPreliminary electionGeneral electionVotes%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.
CandidatesGeneral electionVotes% Charles Yancey 3,893 88.54% J. R. Rucker 435 9.89%
District 5 Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed.
District 6 Councillor Matt O'Malley ran unopposed. 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.
CandidatesPreliminary electionGeneral electionVotes%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.
District 9 Councillor Mark Ciommo ran unopposed.
See also List of members of the Boston City Council
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Further reading
External links 2011 Election Results at boston.gov Boston City Council Swearing-In Ceremony at cityofboston.gov (January 2, 2012)