Kendra Lara

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Kendra Lara

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Boston City Council District 6

Successor: Benjamin Weber

Predecessor: Matt O'Malley

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Elections and appointments

Last election

September 12, 2023

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Kendra Lara was a member of the Boston City Council in Massachusetts, representing District 6. She assumed office on January 3, 2022. She left office on January 1, 2024.

Lara ran for re-election to the Boston City Council to represent District 6 in Massachusetts. She 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 6

Benjamin Weber defeated William King in the general election for Boston City Council District 6 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Benjamin Weber (Nonpartisan)	60.8	9,584
		William King (Nonpartisan)	38.7	6,099
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	88

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,771
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council District 6

Benjamin Weber and William King defeated incumbent Kendra Lara in the primary for Boston City Council District 6 on September 12, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Benjamin Weber (Nonpartisan)	42.3	4,983
✔		William King (Nonpartisan)	37.4	4,405
	Submit photo	Kendra Lara (Nonpartisan)	20.1	2,371
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	34

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,793
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lara in this election.

2021

See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2021)

General election

General election for Boston City Council District 6

Kendra Lara defeated Mary Tamer in the general election for Boston City Council District 6 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kendra Lara (Nonpartisan)	55.8	13,987
	Submit photo	Mary Tamer (Nonpartisan)	43.9	11,017
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	81

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,085
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council District 6

Kendra Lara and Mary Tamer defeated Winnie Eke in the primary for Boston City Council District 6 on September 14, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kendra Lara (Nonpartisan)	49.9	9,265
✔	Submit photo	Mary Tamer (Nonpartisan)	43.2	8,024
	Submit photo	Winnie Eke (Nonpartisan)	6.4	1,196
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	76

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,561
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kelly Ransom (Nonpartisan)

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

Kendra Lara did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on November 6, 2021

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Lara announced on November 6, 2021, that she tested positive for COVID-19. She said she was fully vaccinated at the time she contracted the virus.

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Footnotes

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Preceded by Matt O'Malley	Boston City Council District 6 2022-2024	Succeeded by Benjamin Weber