who won the election for mayor in boston
Marty J. Walsh Marty Walsh
title: 2017 Boston mayoral election text: 2017 Boston mayoral election The Boston mayoral election of 2017 was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, to elect the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic mayor Marty J. Walsh won re-election to a second term, defeating District 7 City Councilor Tito Jackson, and two long-shot candidates, Robert Cappucci and Joseph Wiley. A non-partisan preliminary election was held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, with Walsh and Jackson advancing into a November runoff election. In the November election, Walsh secured a landslide victory, winning by a two-to-one margin. A total of 109,034 of the city's approximately 392,000 registered voters cast a title: 2017 Boston mayoral election text: Herald" editorial board also endorsed Walsh, saying the newspaper was wrong not to give their endorsement to Walsh in 2013. Walsh led in polls by substantial margins. An Emerson College Polling Society survey in a September poll of likely voters found Walsh at 52%, Jackson at 21%, Cappucci at 7%, and Wiley at 5%. A Suffolk University/"Boston Globe" poll in June 2017 found Walsh with a 31-point lead. "Notes: all candidates are nonpartisan, 0.66% of votes in the general election were write-ins." 2017 Boston mayoral election The Boston mayoral election of 2017 was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, to title: 2017 Boston City Council election text: re-election. The seat formerly held by Bill Linehan was won by Edward M. Flynn, son of former Mayor of Boston Raymond Flynn. Linehan had announced in February 2017 that he would not seek re-election. Councillor Frank Baker ran unopposed and was re-elected. Councillor Andrea Campbell ran unopposed and was re-elected. Councillor Timothy McCarthy ran unopposed and was re-elected. Councillor Matt O'Malley ran unopposed and was re-elected. The seat formerly held by Tito Jackson (who lost in the Boston mayoral election) was won by Kim Janey. Councillor Josh Zakim was re-elected. Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected. 2017 Boston City Council election title: Baltimore text: has won election to the city council since 1939, and no Republican has won the mayor's race since 1963. The city hosted the first six Democratic National Conventions, from 1832 through 1852, and hosted the DNC again in 1860, 1872, and 1912. Catherine Pugh became the Democratic nominee for mayor in 2016 and won the mayoral election in 2016 with 57.1% of the vote; Pugh took office as mayor on December 6, 2016. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake assumed the office of Mayor on February 4, 2010, when Dixon's resignation became effective. Rawlings-Blake had been serving as City Council President at the time. title: 2017 Boston mayoral election text: ballot in the November election. The voter turnout of 27.80% was down ten percentage points from the 2013 mayoral election, which generated more excitement as the first Boston mayoral race in a generation without an incumbent. By October 2017, ten of the 13 Boston City Council members endorsed Walsh for re-election. Ayanna Pressley remained neutral due to her husband being employed by the mayor, and Andrea Campbell declined to comment on her preference. "The Boston Globe" editorial board endorsed Walsh for a second time, citing his excellence in handling housing and the city’s vibrancy during this first term. The "Boston