2025 Boston mayoral election
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The 2025 Boston mayoral election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. Incumbent mayor Michelle Wu will be eligible to seek a second term.
If more than two candidates qualify for the ballot, a non-partisan preliminary election will be held on September 23 to narrow the ballot to two candidates. This will followed by the general election on November 4.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]The following individual has publicly declared that they are a candidate for mayor:
- Jorge Mendoza-Iturralde, restaurateur (independent)[1]
Expressed intentions of running
[edit]The following individual has publicly expressed that they plan to run, but has not yet formally declared themselves to be candidate:
- Michelle Wu, incumbent mayor[2]
Potential
[edit]The following individuals have received media speculation as prospective candidates:
- Ed Flynn, city councilor from the 2nd district and former president of the Boston City Council[3]
- Linda Dorcena Forry, former state senator[4]
- Althea Garrison, former at-large city councilor, former state representative, and perennial candidate[5]
- William G. Gross, former commissioner of the Boston Police Department[5]
- Josh Kraft, nonprofit executive and son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft[6][7]
- Julia Mejia, at-large city councilor[8]
- Erin Murphy, at-large city councilor[8]
- Jim Rooney, chair of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce[4]
- Marty Walsh, former mayor and former U.S. Secretary of Labor[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Spatz, Emily (May 29, 2024). "North End restaurant owner, Wu critic plans to run for Boston mayor". Boston.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Staff, WBZ-News (July 23, 2024). "Boston Mayor Michelle Wu not Planning to Take Maternity Leave After Birth of Third Child in January". CBS Boston.
- ^ Cawley, Gayla (September 9, 2024). "Rumored Boston Mayoral Candidates Remain Mum on Plans to Challenge Michelle Wu in 2025". Boston Herald. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c Leung, Shirley (May 28, 2024). "From Kraft to Rooney to Flynn, business leaders look to recruit 'anybody-but-Wu' for mayor - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Kashinsky, Lisa; Garrity, Kelly (June 7, 2024). "Why the Wu train is still at the station". Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ Dumcius, Gintautas (December 15, 2023). "Short takes: Wu, Kraft appearance creates some buzz". CommonWealth Beacon. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Jonas, Gintautas Dumcius, Jennifer Smith, Bruce Mohl, Michael (December 1, 2023). "Short takes: Josh Kraft for mayor?". CommonWealth Beacon. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Boston's next mayoral race is two years off. Who are Mayor Wu's prospective challengers?". youtube.com. GHB News. Retrieved July 28, 2023.