District 7 Boston City Council race likely headed to a recount, after tight preliminary election

District 7 Boston City Council race likely headed to a recount, after tight preliminary election

The District 7 race for disgraced former Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s seat is likely headed for a recount, with third-place finisher Mavrick Afonso making a formal request Monday based on his narrow 17-vote defeat. Afonso, who works in the Healey administration’s Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, said he was compelled to push for a recount to provide certainty for District 7 voters after one of the closest …