Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to Run Unopposed in November Election
Michelle Wu will run unopposed for Boston mayor in the November mayoral election. Following her opponent Josh Kraft’s withdrawal from the mayoral race, her challenger, Domingos DaRosa, failed to secure…
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Michelle Wu will run unopposed for Boston mayor in the November mayoral election.
Following her opponent Josh Kraft's withdrawal from the mayoral race, her challenger, Domingos DaRosa, failed to secure enough votes in a recount to qualify for the ballot. Wu stands as the only remaining mayoral candidate.
"Thank you to the Elections Department staff and all the volunteers involved in administering and certifying Boston's Preliminary Election," Wu said in a statement shared with NewsCenter 5 Boston. "I'm grateful to each one of the nearly 94,000 Boston voters who showed up for our democracy, and I'm humbled by the overwhelming support across every neighborhood and every ward to keep going in our work to make Boston a home for everyone."
Former police officer Robert Cappucci was also eliminated from the November ballot in the preliminary election.
Historically, Boston voters have not removed an incumbent mayor from office since 1949. That year, John Hynes defeated James Michael Curley following Curley's prison sentence, according to NewsCenter 5 Boston.
Wu, a progressive Democrat who is running for a second term in office, spent much of this year involved in disputes with the federal government over immigration, particularly regarding Boston's status as a sanctuary city.
Under U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Wu, the city of Boston, and its police department over its sanctuary city policies. In response, Wu accused Trump of "attacking cities to hide his administration's failures," according to a report by CBS News Boston.
Kraft, a Democrat and nonprofit leader, spent millions of his own money campaigning for mayor. He was critical of Trump's policies and hammered Wu for her stance on housing issues, claiming she hadn't done enough to increase housing affordability and options in Boston.
During his campaign, DaRosa, a community activist who was born in the Cape Verde Islands, championed affordable housing, public safety, and youth support.
