WASHINGTON (AP) — Boston voters will narrow down the field of mayoral candidates in a local primary that will contest one of New England’s most famous surnames and current position Michelle Wu with a deep pocket challenger.
Woo is seeking a second term, as President Donald Trump has. Blackmailed federal intervention Some of the largest cities in the country: His development of the National Guard And to the federal officers Los Angeles and Washington On issues with local law enforcement. Republican leaders have been exced since Trump took office in January Wu and other mayors of the metropolitan city for Immigration policy They say it will damage the president’s Large-scale deportation efforts.
Wu faces challenges from Josh Craft, son of billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Craft, and former head of both the New England Patriots Foundation and Boys and Girls Club in Boston. Woo and Kraft are Democrats. The vote also includes former Boston police officer and frequent candidate Robert Capucci and community organizer Domingos Darosa.
As of the end of August, Craft had WU, outspents ranging from $5.5 million to about $1.1 million. This was about $1.1 million thanks to more than $5 million loans from candidates to campaigns. However, Wu took part in the final day of the campaign, and had far more cash in the bank, with crafting from around $2.4 million to about $1.3 million.
Democrats have been monopolizing the mayor of Boston for nearly 100 years, but their position is officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running in the same primary vote, with the top two voters moving into the November general election.
Woo First placed in the busy 2021 primary 33% of votes for seven other candidates, including Capucci in his third mayoral bid. She continued Win the general election 64% of the votes carry 19 of the city’s 22 wards.
She lost Ward 6 and 7 in South Boston, and South Boston and 16th District in South Dorchester in primary and general elections. These are the three wards Trump posted the city’s best performance in the 2024 presidential election, and received about a third of the vote. In the primary, Woo lost several additional wards in North and South Dorchester, South End and West Roxbury.
The Associated Press does not make predictions and declares winners only if it is determined that there is no scenario in which subsequent candidates can fill the gap. If race is not called, the AP will continue to cover newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions and declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP makes it clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explains why.
Although there is no automatic recounting in Massachusetts, candidates in Boston’s office can petition for a recount by obtaining signatures from more than 50 registered voters from each ward. If the AP can determine that the lead is too big to change the outcome, it can declare a winner in the race that is eligible for recounting.
Let’s see what we expect on Tuesday:
Major Days
The mayoral primary election in Boston, officially known as the primary local election, will take place on Tuesday. Voting will close at 8pm (East US).
What are the votes available?
The AP will provide the results of the vote and declare the winner in the Boston mayoral primary. Massachusetts cities and towns will also hold primary elections for various municipal offices, including the Boston City Council, but only Boston mayoral races will be included in the Associated Press vote count.
Who will vote?
Voters registered in Boston can participate in the mayoral primary.
What do turnout and advance voting look like?
As of February 1st, Boston had around 422,000 registered voters. Of these, about 39% were Democrats, 4% were Republicans, and 56% were not registered with political parties.
In the 2021 mayoral primary, voter turnout was shy for 25% of registered voters. Approximately a quarter of the votes in that election were cast early or by mail. Early and absentee votes were fairly high in the equal primary elections of the past two years, with 46% of the 2022 main votes and 60% of the 2024 main votes being cast before Election Day.
As of Tuesday, more than 25,000 votes had been cast on the first day of around 54% from Democrats, 3% from Republicans and 42% from voters who were not registered as parties.
How long does it usually take to count voting?
In the 2024 presidential election, the Associated Press first reported the results from Boston at 9:44pm ET. The election night tally ended at 2:24am ET (US EST), with approximately 93% of the total vote counting.
Are we there already?
As of Tuesday, there will be 56 days until the Boston mayoral election on November 4th.
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