Robert Cappucci
Robert Cappucci ran for election for Mayor of Boston in Massachusetts. Cappucci lost in the primary on September 9, 2025.
Biography
Cappucci received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Massachusetts and a master's degree in criminal justice from Anna Maria College. He served in the U.S. Navy doing submarine work. Cappucci is a retired Boston police officer. His experience also includes serving on the Boston School Committee, working as a substitute teacher, serving as the director of Real Estate Development Corp., vice president of real estate at Bay Bank, and as a real estate project manager at Massarro Development.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in Boston, Massachusetts (2025)
General election
General election for Mayor of Boston
Incumbent Michelle Wu is running in the general election for Mayor of Boston on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josh Kraft (Nonpartisan)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Boston
Incumbent Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft defeated Domingos DaRosa and Robert Cappucci in the primary for Mayor of Boston on September 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan) | 72.0 | 66,398 |
| ✔ |  | Josh Kraft (Nonpartisan) | 23.1 | 21,324 |
 | Domingos DaRosa (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 2,409 | |
 | Robert Cappucci (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 2,074 | |
| Total votes: 92,205 | |||
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2021
See also: Mayoral election in Boston, Massachusetts (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Boston
Michelle Wu defeated Annissa Essaibi George in the general election for Mayor of Boston on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan) | 64.0 | 91,794 |
 | Annissa Essaibi George (Nonpartisan) | 35.6 | 51,125 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 595 | ||
| Total votes: 143,514 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Boston
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Boston on September 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan) | 33.4 | 36,060 |
| ✔ | | Annissa Essaibi George (Nonpartisan) | 22.5 | 24,268 |
 | Andrea Campbell (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 21,299 | |
 | Kim Janey (Nonpartisan) | 19.5 | 21,047 | |
 | John Barros (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 3,459 | |
| Robert Cappucci (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 1,185 | |
 | Jon Santiago (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.3 | 368 | |
| Richard Spagnuolo (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 286 | ||
| Total votes: 107,972 | |||
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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.
Incumbent Martin Walsh and Tito Jackson defeated Robert Cappucci and Joseph Wiley in the Boston mayoral primary election.[2]
| Mayor of Boston, Nonpartisan Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Martin Walsh Incumbent |
62.52% | 34,882 |
| Tito Jackson |
29.07% | 16,216 |
| Robert Cappucci | 6.70% | 3,736 |
| Joseph Wiley | 0.95% | 529 |
| Write-in votes | 0.77% | 428 |
| Total Votes | 55,791 | |
| Source: City of Boston, "Official mayoral primary election results," September 26, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
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2021
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See also
2025 Elections
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