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Shawn Nelson (Massachusetts)
Shawn Nelson ran for election to the Boston City Council to represent District 7 in Massachusetts. He was on the ballot in the primary on September 9, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2025)
General election
The primary occurred on September 9, 2025. The general election will occur on November 4, 2025. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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 | ||
 | Said Abdikarim (Nonpartisan)  | |
| Mavrick Afonso (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Said Ahmed (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Wawa Bell (Nonpartisan) | |
| Tchad Cort (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Miniard Culpepper (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Samuel Hurtado (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Natalie Juba-Sutherland (Nonpartisan) | |
| Jerome King (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Shawn Nelson (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Roy Owens (Nonpartisan) | |
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2023
See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2023)
General election
General election for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Boston City Council At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ruthzee Louijeune (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 44,641 |
| ✔ |  | Erin Murphy (Nonpartisan) | 19.8 | 43,548 |
| ✔ |  | Julia Mejia (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 39,817 |
| ✔ | Henry Santana (Nonpartisan) | 15.5 | 34,151 | |
| Bridget Nee-Walsh (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 26,775 | ||
| Shawn Nelson (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 10,512 | |
 | Clifton Braithwaite (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 10,299 | |
 | Catherine Vitale (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 8,560 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 1,662 | ||
| Total votes: 219,965 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled.
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
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