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%).
Residents of 55 Massachusetts cities and towns will vote in municipal elections on Tuesday, electing candidates to offices including city council and mayor.
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.
Gardner has announced the unofficial results in the race for mayor, city council and school committee. See who won.
Polls have closed across the City of Somerville as it holds its municipal election Tuesday. The mayoral, City Councilor At-Large, City Council Ward 7 and Ward 3 School Committee races will be decided.
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.
BOSTON — Tuesday marks election day for 55 cities and towns across Massachusetts. Voters in those communities have various issues on the ballot, from mayors and local offices to referenda and overrides. In Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu is the only mayoral candidate on the ballot after beating out her challengers in the democratic preliminary election.
The state says Quincy Mayor Tom Koch's election committee violated the state law in three ways and issued a monetary penalty.