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Joel Richards
Joel Richards ran for election to the Boston City Council to represent District 3 in Massachusetts. He lost in the general election on November 7, 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 | ||
| ✔ | John Fitzgerald (Nonpartisan) | 58.3 | 5,151 | |
| Joel Richards (Nonpartisan) | 41.4 | 3,659 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 32 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | John Fitzgerald (Nonpartisan) | 43.1 | 2,785 | |
| ✔ | Joel Richards (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 1,238 | |
| Ann Walsh (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 1,155 | ||
| Matthew Patton (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 550 | ||
| Jennifer Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 272 | ||
| Barry Lawton (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 237 | ||
| Rosalind Wornum (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 213 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 6,462 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Richards in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2021)
General election
General election for Boston City Council District 4
Brian Worrell defeated Evandro Carvalho in the general election for Boston City Council District 4 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Worrell (Nonpartisan) | 61.6 | 7,464 |
 | Evandro Carvalho (Nonpartisan) | 38.1 | 4,611 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 12,116 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for Boston City Council District 4 on September 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Worrell (Nonpartisan) | 25.4 | 2,502 |
| ✔ | | Evandro Carvalho (Nonpartisan) | 18.7 | 1,838 |
| Joel Richards (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 1,320 | ||
| Josette Williams (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 1,173 | ||
| Leonard Lee Sr. (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 974 | ||
| William Dickerson III (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 948 | ||
 | Deeqo Jibril (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 458 | |
| Troy Smith (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 427 | ||
| Jacob Urena (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 185 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 9,849 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joel Richards did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Joel Richards did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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