By Ananya Swaroop
Boston University News Service
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, Boston voters turned out in large numbers for the general municipal election. While Mayor Michelle Wu ran uncontested after Josh Kraft dropped out of the race, many council members competed in City Council races on the ballot.
Four incumbents emerged victorious in the at-large council race during the preliminary elections. Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia and Henry Santana claimed the top spots, with Louijeune winning yesterday’s election with 54,503 votes.
The City of Boston posted the unofficial election results on its website on Nov. 5. While much of the attention was on the mayor’s race, the elections also reshaped several important city council contests.
Eyes were on former Dorchester district representative Frank Baker. Many wondered if his return would be possible after he left the council two years ago to focus on his health. He gained only 10.00% of the total votes, according to the unofficial results, placing nearly 15,000 votes behind Santana.
In District 1, Gabriela Coletta Zapata garnered 7,604 votes, besting Andretti R. McDuffie-Stanziani. In District 2, Edward M. Flynn won by 7,392 votes against Charles Jeffrey Delaney. In District 3, John M. Fitzgerald was the uncontested winner. In District 4, Brian J. Worrell received 6,298 votes while Helen Y. Cameron earned 1,112 votes.
In Districts 5,6, 7, 8, and 9, Enrique Pepen, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon E. Durkan and Liz A. Breadon are in the lead, respectively. Some council hopefuls did not receive any good news last night. Alexandra Valdez (who was endorsed by Wu), Will Onuoha and Marvin Mathelier did not make the cut.
Since these are the unofficial results, the tally does not include “hand-counted ballots recorded in the precinct clerk’s book after the close of polls, or mail and absentee ballots that arrive on time on Election Day, but are too late to be sent to polling locations to be counted,” according to the website.
As for Mayor Michelle Wu, her winning speech came with criticism of President Donald Trump. The Mayor, who will return for her second term, said, “That is what this election was about here in Boston. Not just how we lead, but what we believe. Whether we believe that wealth should buy power, we don’t. Whether experience matters, it does. And most of all, whether we will bow to a criminal who acts like a king.” Wu is the first female and first Asian American to be elected mayor of Boston.
