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Election day will be on Tuesday, November 4. On the ballot, voters will have the opportunity to make their choices for three different positions: Mayor of Boston, City Councilor-at-Large and District 9 City Councilor.
Allstonia has centralized our municipal election coverage here, along with information about how to vote.
Information about the Candidates
District 9 City Councilor
Elizabeth “Liz” Breadon (incumbent) and Pilar Ortiz are competing for the District 9 City Councilor position, which represents Allston-Brighton. As part of our election coverage, Allstonia interviewed each of the District 9 City Councilor candidates and produced video segments of their responses here.
The candidates most recently spoke at a candidate forum hosted by the Allston-Brighton progressives. Read more about our coverage of the event here.
Councilor-at-Large
At the polls, voters will have the opportunity to choose up to four of the eight candidates. The eight candidates are Erin Murphy, Will Onuoha, Henry Santana, Marvin Mathelier, Alexandra Valdez, Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia and Frank Baker. The four candidates with the most votes will be elected as the Boston City Councilors at Large.
To help readers decide who to vote for, we sent an Allston-Brighton specific questionnaire to each of the candidates with issues ranging from Jackson-Mann to affordable housing. You can learn more about their responses here.
Mayoral Race
Incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu is running unopposed after Josh Kraft pulled out of the race in early September.
How to Vote
Early voting is already underway, running from October 25 to October 31. You can cast their ballots at any polling location during early voting. In Allston, the Jackson-Mann Community Center (500 Cambridge Street) will be open from 11am to 7pm on October 26 for early voting.
The Boston City Hall Haymarket Room (1 City Hall Plaza) will be open from 9 to 5pm on Monday (October 27), Wednesday (October 29) and Friday (October 31) as well as 9 to 8pm on Tuesday (October 28) and Thursday (October 30) for early voting.
If you miss early voting, you can still vote in-person on general municipal election day on November 4. Make sure you go to the right polling location, which you can find here.
You can also vote by mail. You must request a mail-in ballot by October 28 at 5pm. Applications to request a ballot are found here. Once you complete your mail-in ballot, you can drop off your mail-in ballot at designated boxes in front of the Honan-Allston Branch Library (300 N Harvard Street) or the Brighton Branch Library (40 Academy Hill Road). You can also mail it to the following address: Boston Election Department, One City Hall Square Room 241, Boston MA 02201. All ballots must be dropped off or received by 8pm on November 4. ■
