Althea Garrison

Althea Garrison was an at-large member of the Boston City Council in Massachusetts. She assumed office on January 9, 2019. She left office in 2020.

Garrison ran for election to the Boston City Council to represent District 7 in Massachusetts. She lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

General election

General election for Boston City Council District 7

Incumbent Tania Anderson defeated Althea Garrison in the general election for Boston City Council District 7 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tania Anderson (Nonpartisan)	70.2	3,716
		Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan)	28.4	1,506
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	72

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,294
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council District 7

Incumbent Tania Anderson and Althea Garrison defeated Roy Owens, Jerome King, and Padma Scott in the primary for Boston City Council District 7 on September 12, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tania Anderson (Nonpartisan)	57.5	1,454
✔		Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan)	20.6	522
		Roy Owens (Nonpartisan)	9.5	241
	Submit photo	Jerome King (Nonpartisan)	7.9	200
	Submit photo	Padma Scott (Nonpartisan)	2.8	71
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	42

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,530
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Endorsements

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2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District

Christopher Worrell defeated Roy Owens in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Christopher Worrell (D)	88.6	5,939
	Roy Owens (Independent)	11.2	750
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	15

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,704
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District

Christopher Worrell defeated Danielson Tavares and Althea Garrison in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Worrell	43.5	1,667
	Submit photo	Danielson Tavares	33.3	1,274
		Althea Garrison	22.8	874
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	13

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,828
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2021

General election

General election for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Boston City Council At-large on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Flaherty (Nonpartisan)	17.4	62,602
✔		Julia Mejia (Nonpartisan)	17.3	62,058
✔		Ruthzee Louijeune (Nonpartisan)	15.3	54,898
✔		Erin Murphy (Nonpartisan)	12.0	43,076
		David Halbert (Nonpartisan)	11.9	42,765
	Submit photo	Carla Monteiro (Nonpartisan)	11.1	39,876
	Submit photo	Bridget Nee-Walsh (Nonpartisan)	7.7	27,591
		Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan)	7.0	25,078
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,350

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 359,294
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the primary for Boston City Council At-large on September 14, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Flaherty (Nonpartisan)	15.0	41,509
✔		Julia Mejia (Nonpartisan)	14.1	38,919
✔		Ruthzee Louijeune (Nonpartisan)	12.1	33,546
✔		Erin Murphy (Nonpartisan)	8.3	22,938
✔	Submit photo	Carla Monteiro (Nonpartisan)	6.8	18,911
✔		David Halbert (Nonpartisan)	6.1	17,012
✔		Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan)	6.1	16,906
✔	Submit photo	Bridget Nee-Walsh (Nonpartisan)	5.5	15,191
	Submit photo	Kelly Bates (Nonpartisan)	4.6	12,787
	Submit photo	Alexander Gray (Nonpartisan)	4.1	11,320
	Submit photo	Jonathan Spillane (Nonpartisan)	4.1	11,217
		Said Abdikarim (Nonpartisan)	2.8	7,767
		Domingos DaRosa (Nonpartisan)	2.5	7,011
		Donnie Palmer (Nonpartisan)	2.5	6,861
		Roy Owens (Nonpartisan)	1.9	5,265
	Submit photo	James Colimon (Nonpartisan)	1.7	4,693
	Submit photo	Nick Vance (Nonpartisan)	1.4	3,968
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	873

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 276,694
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2020

General election

General election for Suffolk County Register of Probate

Incumbent Felix Arroyo defeated Melissa Tyler and Althea Garrison in the general election for Suffolk County Register of Probate on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Felix Arroyo (D)	76.8	207,828
		Melissa Tyler (Independent)	11.5	31,043
		Althea Garrison (Independent)	11.2	30,303
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,565

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 270,739
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Suffolk County Register of Probate

Incumbent Felix Arroyo defeated Kerby Roberson in the Democratic primary for Suffolk County Register of Probate on September 1, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Felix Arroyo	70.5	94,453
	Submit photo	Kerby Roberson	29.1	38,908
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	569

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 133,930
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2019

General election

General election for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Boston City Council At-large on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan)	20.7	41,664
✔	Annissa Essaibi George (Nonpartisan)	17.0	34,109
✔	Michael Flaherty (Nonpartisan)	16.6	33,284
✔	Julia Mejia (Nonpartisan)	11.2	22,492
	Alejandra St. Guillen (Nonpartisan)	11.2	22,491
	Erin Murphy (Nonpartisan)	8.4	16,867
	Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan)	8.1	16,189
	David Halbert (Nonpartisan)	6.6	13,214
	Other/Write-in votes	0.4	704

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 201,014
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the primary for Boston City Council At-large on September 24, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan)	19.4	26,663
✔		Annissa Essaibi George (Nonpartisan)	13.8	19,020
✔		Michael Flaherty (Nonpartisan)	13.7	18,788
✔		Alejandra St. Guillen (Nonpartisan)	8.7	11,929
✔		Julia Mejia (Nonpartisan)	7.9	10,817
✔		Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan)	7.1	9,737
✔		Erin Murphy (Nonpartisan)	6.8	9,398
✔		David Halbert (Nonpartisan)	4.8	6,547
	Submit photo	Martin Keogh (Nonpartisan)	4.5	6,249
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Ross (Nonpartisan)	3.7	5,084
	Submit photo	Priscilla Flint-Banks (Nonpartisan)	3.0	4,103
		Domingos DaRosa (Nonpartisan)	2.1	2,843
	Submit photo	Michel Denis (Nonpartisan)	1.5	2,113
		William King (Nonpartisan)	1.3	1,811
	Submit photo	Herb Alexander Lozano (Nonpartisan)	1.1	1,511
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	767

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 137,380
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2018

Regular

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District

Liz Miranda defeated Althea Garrison in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Liz Miranda (D)	88.7	8,527
	Althea Garrison (Independent Progressive Party)	11.0	1,053
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	33

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,613
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District

Liz Miranda defeated Darrin Howell, Roy Owens, and Brad Howze in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District on September 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Liz Miranda	59.5	2,777
	Submit photo	Darrin Howell	31.5	1,470
		Roy Owens	7.7	361
	Submit photo	Brad Howze	1.3	59

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,667
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Special

See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2018

A special election for the office of Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk District was held on May 1, 2018. The primary election took place on April 3, 2018. Candidates had until February 20, 2018, to turn in nomination papers with local officials. Certified nomination papers had to be filed with the secretary of state by February 27, 2018.^[1]

On January 26, 2018, state Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry (D) resigned from office to take a job with Suffolk Construction Company.^[2]

Rep. Nick Collins (D) was the only Democratic candidate to file and faced no opposition in the April 3 primary. Collins defeated Althea Garrison (Independent Progressive) and Donald Osgood Sr. (Independent) in the general election. No Republican candidates filed.^[3]

Massachusetts State Senate, First Suffolk District, Special Election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nick Collins	86.2%	4,064
	Independent Progressive	Althea Garrison	8.7%	408
	Independent	Donald Osgood Sr.	3.4%	159
	N/A	Write-in	1.7%	82
Total Votes				4,713
Source: City of Boston unofficial election results

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2017)

The city of Boston, Massachusetts, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on September 26, 2017. All 13 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 23, 2017.

The following candidates ran in the general election for four at-large seats on the Boston City Council.^[4]

Boston City Council, At-large General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michelle Wu Incumbent	24.47%	65,040
Ayanna Pressley Incumbent	21.64%	57,520
Michael Flaherty Incumbent	19.44%	51,673
Annissa Essaibi George Incumbent	17.14%	45,564
Althea Garrison	6.87%	18,253
Domingos DaRosa	4.38%	11,647
William King	3.30%	8,773
Pat Payaso	2.30%	6,124
Write-in votes	0.46%	1,230
Total Votes		265,824
Source: City of Boston, "Official At-Large Election Results," accessed November 27, 2017

2016

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Evandro C. Carvalho defeated Althea Garrison in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifth Suffolk District general election.^[5]^[6]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Fifth Suffolk District General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Evandro C. Carvalho Incumbent	84.35%	10,855
	Republican	Althea Garrison	15.65%	2,014
Total Votes				12,869
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Incumbent Evandro C. Carvalho defeated Melinda Stewart in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifth Suffolk District Democratic Primary.^[7]^[8]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Fifth Suffolk District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Evandro C. Carvalho Incumbent	76.81%	1,255
	Democratic	Melinda Stewart	23.19%	379
Total Votes				1,634

Althea Garrison ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifth Suffolk District Republican Primary.^[7]^[8]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Fifth Suffolk District Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Althea Garrison (unopposed)

2015

See also: Boston, Massachusetts municipal elections, 2015

The city of Boston, Massachusetts, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on September 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 19, 2015. All 13 city council seats were up for election. In the District 7 primary, incumbent Tito Jackson and Charles L. Clemons Jr. advanced past Kevin A. Dwire, Haywood Fennell Sr., Althea Garrison and Roy Owens.^[9]^[10] Jackson defeated Clemons in the general election on November 3, 2015.^[11]

Boston City Council District 7, General election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tito Jackson Incumbent	66.6%	2,983
Charles L. Clemons Jr.	32.3%	1,444
Write-in votes	1.09%	49
Total Votes		4,476
Source: City of Boston, "November 3, 2015 - Municipal Election," accessed December 7, 2015

Boston City Council District 7 Primary Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tito Jackson Incumbent	66.4%	1,409
Charles L. Clemons Jr.	18%	381
Haywood Fennell Sr.	4.9%	104
Althea Garrison	4.6%	98
Roy Owens	3.5%	74
Kevin A. Dwire	1.6%	34
Write-in	1%	22
Total Votes		2,066
Source: City of Boston, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015

2014

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Evandro C. Carvalho defeated Althea Garrison in the Democratic primary. Claudette Joseph was unopposed in the Republican primary. Carvalho defeated Joseph in the general election.^[12]

**Massachusetts House of Representatives, Fifth Suffolk District General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Evandro Carvalho Incumbent	89%	6,025
	Republican	Claudette Joseph	10.8%	733
	Write-in	Althea Garrison	0.2%	15
Total Votes				6,773

**Massachusetts House of Representatives, Fifth Suffolk District Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Evandro Carvalho Incumbent	65.6%	1,637
Althea Garrison	34.4%	859
Total Votes		2,496

2012

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012

Garrison ran in the 2012 election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifth Suffolk District. She ran as an independent candidate and was defeated by incumbent Carlos Henriquez (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[13]^[14]

**Massachusetts House of Representatives, Fifth Suffolk District, General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carlos Henriquez Incumbent	78.2%	9,179
	Independent	Althea Garrison	21.8%	2,564
Total Votes				11,743

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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Preceded by Ayanna Pressley	Boston City Council, At-large 2019-2020	Succeeded by Julia Mejia

[SoS1Suff-1] Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Special State Election - 1st Suffolk Senatorial District," accessed January 31, 2018

[sunc-2] The Boston Globe, "Special election calendar set for Linda Dorcena Forry’s seat," January 29, 2018

[3] Massachusetts Secretary of State, "1st Suffolk State Senatorial District," accessed March 21, 2018

[4] City of Boston, "Election Department Certifies Candidates For Municipal Election," June 5, 2017

[glist16-5] Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016

[gresults16-6] Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016

[plist16-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016

[presults16-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016

[9] City of Boston, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed January 12, 2015

[10] City of Boston, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015

[11] City of Boston, "Unofficial Election Results," November 3, 2015

[mapri14-12] Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014

[13] Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2012 State Primary Results," accessed February 13, 2014

[14] Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes For Massachusetts State Election," accessed February 13, 2014

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Althea Garrison

Elections

2023

General election

General election for Boston City Council District 7

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council District 7

Endorsements

2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District

2021

General election

General election for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)

2020

General election

General election for Suffolk County Register of Probate

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Suffolk County Register of Probate

2019

General election

General election for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)

2018

Regular

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District

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