2025 Boston mayoral election
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The 2025 Boston mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. If more than two candidates qualify for the ballot, a non-partisan preliminary election will be held on September 9, 2025 to narrow the field to two candidates.[1]
Incumbent mayor Michelle Wu is running for re-election to a second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Domingos DaRosa, community activist and perennial candidate (Independent)[2]
- Josh Kraft, nonprofit executive and son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (Democratic)[3]
- Jorge Mendoza-Iturralde, restaurateur (Independent)[4]
- Michelle Wu, incumbent mayor (Democratic)[5]
Declined
[edit]- Ed Flynn, city councilor from the 2nd district, former president of the Boston City Council, and son of former mayor Raymond Flynn (running for re-election)[6]
- Thomas O'Brien, former Boston Chief of Planning and brother of Boston College Eagles head coach Bill O'Brien (Democratic)[7]
Preliminary election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Josh Kraft
Michelle Wu
- State legislators
- Robert Consalvo, state representative from the 14th Suffolk district[12]
- Bill MacGregor, state representative from the 10th Suffolk district[12]
- Adrian Madaro, state representative from the 1st Suffolk district[12]
- Dan Ryan, state representative from the 2nd Suffolk district[12]
- Local officials
- Sharon Durkan, Boston city councilor[12]
- Enrique Pepén, Boston city councilor[12]
- Henry Santana, Boston city councilor[12]
- Benjamin Weber, Boston city councilor[12]
- Labor unions
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Josh Kraft |
Jorge Mendoza- Itturalde |
Michelle Wu |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College[14] | February 24–26, 2025 | 617 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 29% | 2% | 43% | 2% | 24% |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
[edit]- ^ "Election | Boston.gov". www.boston.gov. November 22, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ Cawley, Gayla (March 11, 2025). "Community activist says he's running for Boston mayor". Boston Herald. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ Platoff, Emma; Griswold, Nick (February 5, 2025). "Boston mayor's race off to a fiery start as Josh Kraft launches campaign to unseat Michelle Wu". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ Spatz, Emily (May 29, 2024). "North End restaurant owner, Wu critic plans to run for Boston mayor". Boston.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ O’Keefe, Ross (November 18, 2024). "Boston Mayor Michelle Wu confirms she's running for reelection in 2025". Washington Examiner.
- ^ Griswold, Niki (January 11, 2025). "Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn decides against challenging Mayor Michelle Wu, opting to run for re-election to Council seat". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ DiGiammerino, Thea (March 31, 2025). "Real estate developer Thomas O'Brien won't pursue Boston mayoral run". NBC10 Boston.
- ^ "More than a year in the making, Josh Kraft launches mayoral bid". CommonWealth Beacon. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ Cawley, Gayla (March 19, 2025). "Josh Kraft scores first major endorsement in his bid for Boston mayor". Boston Herald. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Cawley, Gayla (March 19, 2025). "Josh Kraft scores first major endorsement in his bid for Boston mayor". Boston Herald. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Cawley, Gayla (March 19, 2025). "Josh Kraft scores first major endorsement in his bid for Boston mayor". Boston Herald. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Garrity, Kelly (February 2, 2025). "Boston mayoral candidates come out swinging". Politico. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ Wuthmann, Walter (March 3, 2025). "Boston's largest police union endorses Mayor Wu, a former police critic". WBUR-FM. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ Mumford, Camille (February 27, 2025). "Boston 2025 Mayoral Poll: Wu Kicks off Mayoral Campaign with Strong Support". Emerson Polling. Retrieved February 27, 2025.