Nov. 4 municipal election: What Boston voters need to know

With Boston’s city council and mayoral election upcoming on Tuesday, here’s what voters need to know.

Boston residents will decide the layout of the city’s next 13-member City Council on Nov. 4. The mayor’s race will also appear on voter’s ballots, though incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu will be the only candidate listed after challenger Josh Kraft withdrew following the September primary and third-place finisher Domingo DaRosa failed to meet a 3,000-vote minimum to advance to the general election ballot.

In the City Council At-Large race, the four incumbents — Councilors Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy and Henry Santana — will face four challengers — former District Councilor Frank Baker, local businessman Marvin Dee Mathelier, long-time city government figure Will Onuoha, and City Hall worker Alexandra Valdez.

Santana appeared the most vulnerable incumbent following the September preliminary election, trailing behind his fellow at-large councilors with 12.6% of the vote. Baker finished the preliminary leading the challengers with 10.8%.




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