Shawn Nelson (Massachusetts)
Shawn Nelson ran for election to the Boston City Council to represent District 7 in Massachusetts. He lost in the primary on September 9, 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
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Nelson in this election.
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
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Nelson in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shawn Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Shawn Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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