Politics & Government
City Announces Ballot Order for Sept. 24 Preliminary Election
While during many of the mayoral candidate events the candidates sit in alphabetical order, that's not the case on the ballot.
By David Ertischek
Charles Clemons Jr. is not expected to top the ticket of the preliminary mayoral election on Sept. 24, but he will be the first name listed on the ballot.
Boston's Election Department announced the ballot order on Thursday, July 11, after the candidates' names were entered into a drum and pulled out in the order that appears on the list.
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Here is the order for the mayoral preliminary, in which two candidates, regardless of party, will advance to the Nov. 5 final:
- Charles Clemons Jr.
- Bill Walczak
- Charles Calvin Yancey
- Rob Consalvo
- Charlotte Golar Richie
- Michael Ross
- Martin J. Walsh
- John R. Connolly
- Felix G. Arroyo
- David James Wyatt
- Daniel F. Conley
- John F. Barros
Below is the following order for the at-large Boston city councilor preliminary on Sept. 24. The eight candidates with the most votes will advance to the Nov. 5 final to determine the four at-large positions. Incumbents Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Murphy are seeking reelection.
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- Martin Keogh
- Ayanna Pressley
- Catherine O'Neill
- Francisco White
- Michael Flaherty
- Frank John Addivinola Jr
- Jeffrey Michael Ross
- Douglas Wohn
- Keith Kenyon
- Stephen Murphy
- Ramon Soto
- Jack Kelly III
- Christopher Conroy
- Michelle Wu
- Gareth Saunders
- Seamus Whelan
- Philip Arthur Frattaroli
- Althea Garrison
- Annissa Essaibi George
- John Ribeiro Jr.
- Salvatore LaMattina
- Brian Gannon
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