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Said Ahmed (Massachusetts)
Said Ahmed ran for election to the Boston City Council to represent District 7 in Massachusetts. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2025)
General election
General election for Boston City Council District 7
Miniard Culpepper defeated Said Ahmed in the general election for Boston City Council District 7 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Miniard Culpepper (Nonpartisan) | 53.4 | 3,874 |
 | Said Ahmed (Nonpartisan) | 45.1 | 3,275 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 109 | ||
| Total votes: 7,258 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council District 7
The following candidates ran in the primary for Boston City Council District 7 on September 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Said Ahmed (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 1,155 |
| ✔ | | Miniard Culpepper (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 1,102 |
 | Mavrick Afonso (Nonpartisan) | 14.7 | 1,082 | |
 | Samuel Hurtado (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 1,057 | |
 | Said Abdikarim (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 1,054 | |
 | Roy Owens (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 528 | |
 | Natalie Juba-Sutherland (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 463 | |
 | Wawa Bell (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 380 | |
 | Shawn Nelson (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 228 | |
| Jerome King (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 142 | ||
| Tchad Cort (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 119 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 7,349 | |||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Suffolk District
Incumbent Chynah Tyler won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Suffolk District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chynah Tyler (D) | 97.9 | 8,419 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 182 | ||
| Total votes: 8,601 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Suffolk District
Incumbent Chynah Tyler advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Suffolk District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chynah Tyler | 98.6 | 1,906 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 1,933 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Said Ahmed (D)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ahmed in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
Said Ahmed did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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