In Somerville, City Councilor Jake Wilson won the mayoral election, defeating City Councilor Willie Burnley Jr. According to unofficial results, Wilson had 11,185 votes (54.26%) and Burnley received 9,054 votes (43.93%).
Rise and shine! The polls are open almost everywhere from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for (municipal) Election Day in Massachusetts. There are no statewide races on the ballot. But voters in 55 cities and towns will be picking their local representatives, from their mayor to their city councilor to their school committee members.
Fifty-five cities and towns across Massachusetts are holding municipal elections on Tuesday, including several cities that will elect new mayors.
Gardner has announced the unofficial results in the race for mayor, city council and school committee. See who won.
Boston, Somerville, Worcester, Everett, Springfield, Brockton and more all have elections. Check back for the highlights from the 55 cities and towns headed to the ballot box this Tuesday.
Here's at the notable results from Tuesday's municipal elections in Boston and beyond, including upsets in Everett and Gloucester, new mayors in Brockton and Somerville, and a city council shake-up in Quincy.
What to Know Though Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is running uncontestd after Josh Kraft dropped out, there are several contested City Council races on the ballot in Tuesday’s election. Other key races on the ballot in Massachusetts include mayoral elections in Beverly,
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Petty ran against Vice Council Chair and Councilor-at-Large Khrystian King and real estate agent Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh, who respectively took 33.72% and 6.94% in the mayoral election 11.09% and 5.81%, in the city-councilor-at large election, according to unofficial tallies.