Barry Lawton

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Barry Lawton

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Last election

September 12, 2023

Barry Lawton ran for election to the Boston City Council to represent District 3 in Massachusetts. Lawton lost in the primary on September 12, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2023)

General election

General election for Boston City Council District 3

John Fitzgerald defeated Joel Richards in the general election for Boston City Council District 3 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Fitzgerald (Nonpartisan)	58.3	5,151
	Submit photo	Joel Richards (Nonpartisan)	41.4	3,659
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	32

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,842
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council District 3

The following candidates ran in the primary for Boston City Council District 3 on September 12, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Fitzgerald (Nonpartisan)	43.1	2,785
✔	Submit photo	Joel Richards (Nonpartisan)	19.2	1,238
	Submit photo	Ann Walsh (Nonpartisan)	17.9	1,155
	Submit photo	Matthew Patton (Nonpartisan)	8.5	550
	Submit photo	Jennifer Johnson (Nonpartisan)	4.2	272
	Submit photo	Barry Lawton (Nonpartisan)	3.7	237
	Submit photo	Rosalind Wornum (Nonpartisan)	3.3	213
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	12

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,462
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Endorsements

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2014

See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2014

Evandro C. Carvalho defeated Karen A. Charles-Peterson, Jennifer Anne Johnson, Barry Lawton and Roy Owens in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the special election, which took place on April 29.

The seat was vacant following Carlos Henriquez's (D) expulsion from the chamber on February 6.

A special election for the position of Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifth Suffolk District was called for April 29, with a primary on April 1. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 24.

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Fifth Suffolk District Special Election Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Evandro C. Carvalho	50.3%	961
Karen A. Charles-Peterson	27.2%	521
Barry Lawton	9.9%	190
Jennifer Anne Johnson	7.9%	151
Roy Owens	4.7%	89
Total Votes		1,912

Campaign themes

2023

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