Published 3 years ago

Michelle Wu, Annissa Essaibi George claim victory in mayoral race

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As election results trickled in for the Boston mayoral preliminary election, Boston city councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George said they topped a handful of mayoral candidates to advance to the general election in November.

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Yahoo News

Boston getting mayor of color as Wu, Essaibi George advance

BOSTON (AP) — For the first time in 200 years, Boston voters have narrowed the field of mayoral candidates to two women of color who will face off against each other in November. City Councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George topped the five-person race in Tuesday’s preliminary runoff. They bested acting Mayor Kim Janey, City Councilor Andrea Campbell and John Barros, the city’s former economic development chief. All five were candidates…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Independent

Wu advances in Boston mayor race; opponent too early to call

Democrat Michelle Wu has emerged the top vote-getter in a runoff election for the next mayor of Boston, but the race to decide her opponent in November is too early to call

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Michelle Wu advances in a Boston election that promises a mayor of color; opponent too early to call

BOSTON (AP) — Michelle Wu advances in a Boston election that promises a mayor of color; opponent too early to call.

3 years ago·United States

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CNN

Boston mayoral race narrows to two women of color for the city's top job

Boston mayoral candidates Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George, both Democratic city councilors, will advance to the November general election, CNN projects, setting up a historic contest that will for the first time in the city's history end with a person of color voted into its highest office.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS Local

Michelle Wu 'Confident' She Is Among Top 2 In Mayoral Race; Results Still Being Counted

BOSTON (CBS) – City Councilor Michelle Wu is confident she is one of the top two candidates in Boston’s race for mayor, despite a delay in results being reported in the preliminary election.The city’s Election Department said approximately 7,000 mail-in ballots and ballots left in drop boxes were still being processed late Tuesday night. “We are still counting the votes but feeling very confident that we are in the top two,” Wu told reporters Tu…

3 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Two women of color will compete to become Boston’s next mayor, marking historic shift

Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George emerged victorious in a preliminary election held on Tuesday that was notable for its diverse slate of candidates.

3 years ago

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