Valerie Hope Rust

Valerie Hope Rust ran for election to the Boston City Council to represent District 7 in Massachusetts. Rust lost in the primary on September 24, 2019.

Elections

Incumbent Kim Janey defeated Roy Owens in the general election for Boston City Council District 7 on November 5, 2019.

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,178
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Incumbent Kim Janey and Roy Owens defeated Valerie Hope Rust in the primary for Boston City Council District 7 on September 24, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Janey (Nonpartisan)	70.0	2,147
✔		Roy Owens (Nonpartisan)	16.8	517
	Submit photo	Valerie Hope Rust (Nonpartisan)	12.4	381
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	24

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,069
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