City Council incumbents Wu, Essaibi-George, Flaherty, and Garrison advance to Nov. ballot with four newcomers
The city’s municipal election is Nov. 5.
Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu, frequently mentioned as a potential future mayoral candidate, won more votes than anyone else in the City Council’s preliminary election Tuesday, as voters winnowed down the field of hopefuls who will appear on the November ballot.
Wu, alongside fellow at-large councilor incumbents Michael Flaherty, Annissa Essaibi-George, Althea Garrison and newcomers Alejandra Nicole St. Guillen, Julia Mejia, Erin J. Murphy, and David Halbert will move ahead to the city’s Nov. 5 municipal election, according to unofficial results.
The top finishers in a field of 15 candidates, they will vie for the four at-large seats on the city council.