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City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2025)
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| 2025 Boston elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: May 20, 2025 |
| Primary election: September 9, 2025 General election: November 4, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 14 (click here for mayoral elections) |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Boston, Massachusetts, is holding general elections for mayor and city council on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for September 9, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was May 20, 2025. The deadline for candidates to withdraw was July 1, 2025, and the deadline for substitution candidates was July 2, 2025. Primaries two or fewer candidates were canceled.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City council
General election
Boston City Council general election, 2025 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| At-large (4 seats) |
Ruthzee Louijeune (i) Julia Mejia (i) Erin Murphy (i) Henry Santana (i) Frank Baker Marvin Mathelier  Will Onuoha Alexandra Valdez |
| District 1 |
Gabriela Coletta Zapata (i) Andretti McDuffie-Stanziani |
| District 2 |
Edward Flynn (i) Charles Delaney |
| District 3 |
John Fitzgerald (i) |
| District 4 |
Brian Worrell (i) Helen Cameron |
| District 5 |
Enrique Pepen (i) Winston Pierre |
| District 6 |
Benjamin Weber (i) Steven Berry |
| District 7 |
Said Ahmed Miniard Culpepper |
| District 8 |
Sharon Durkan (i) |
| District 9 |
Liz Breadon (i) Pilar Ortiz |
Primary
Boston City Council primary, 2025 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| At-large (4 seats) |
 Ruthzee Louijeune (i)Julia Mejia (i)Erin Murphy (i)Henry Santana (i)Frank Baker Yves Mary Jean Marvin Mathelier Rachel Miselman Will Onuoha Alexandra Valdez |
| District 1 |
Gabriela Coletta Zapata (i)Andretti McDuffie-Stanziani Ricardo Rodriguez |
| District 2 |
Edward Flynn (i)Charles Delaney Brian Foley |
| District 3 |
John Fitzgerald* (i) |
| District 4 |
Brian Worrell (i)Helen Cameron Juwan Skeens |
| District 5 |
Enrique Pepen (i) Sharon Hinton Winston Pierre |
| District 6 |
Benjamin Weber* (i)Steven Berry* |
| District 7 |
Said Abdikarim Mavrick Afonso Said Ahmed Wawa Bell Tchad Cort Miniard Culpepper Samuel Hurtado Natalie Juba-Sutherland Jerome King Shawn Nelson Roy Owens |
| District 8 |
Sharon Durkan* (i) |
| District 9 |
Liz Breadon* (i)Pilar Ortiz* |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Massachusetts elections, 2025
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About the city
- See also: Boston, Massachusetts
Boston is the capital of Massachusetts. As of 2020, its population was 675,647.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Boston uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Boston, Massachusetts | ||
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| Boston | Massachusetts | |
| Population | 675,647 | 7,029,917 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 48 | 7,800 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 52.1% | 76.6% |
| Black/African American | 24.2% | 7.5% |
| Asian | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 4.2% |
| Multiple | 7.2% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 19.5% | 12% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.9% | 91.1% |
| College graduation rate | 51.3% | 44.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $76,298 | $84,385 |
| Persons below poverty level | 18% | 9.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Boston, Massachusetts | Massachusetts | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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