There's an election in Boston Tuesday. Here's what to know about voting for mayor, city council candidates.

Boston is holding its preliminary municipal election Tuesday, as voters decide which candidates for mayor and city council will make the November ballot. Read More

2025 Boston preliminary elections: What to know about mayor, city council races on the ballot

Boston voters are heading to the polls for the preliminary election for mayor and city council. Polling places in Boston open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. There are 275 polling places open across the ... Read More

Boston's preliminary election is Tuesday — Here's what to know

Tuesday is election day in Boston, and voters will have the opportunity to narrow down the races for mayor and city council by casting their ballots citywide. Since municipal races in Boston are ... Read More

There’s an election in Boston today. Here’s what’s on the ballot.

This week’s preliminary election will cull the field for November’s general election, leaving the top two in each race and the top eight for the four at-large council seats. Read More

Boston mayor, City Council races on the ballot in Tuesday’s preliminary election

Voters will head to the polls in Boston Tuesday to cast their ballots in a closely-watched preliminary election, which features mayoral and city council races and is the first test for the city ... Read More

Boston's election department got an overhaul. Here's what it means for the 2025 preliminary election

The city's election practices have been overhauled after several polling locations ran out of ballots during the 2024 presidential election. Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin said he's ... Read More

5 big questions about Boston’s preliminary elections

Of the four candidates, incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu and her best-known challenger, former Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston head Josh Kraft, will get the most votes and advance to November’s final. Read More

After ballot shortages in Boston during 2024 election, state says that won't happen again

On Election Day last November, several Boston polling places ran out of ballots. The state says that won't happen again today. Read More

What to expect in Boston's preliminary election Tuesday

A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you. Read More

Wu v. Kraft: What to know before voting in the Boston mayoral preliminary election Tuesday

An Emerson College survey published Sept. 5 found the incumbent ahead of Kraft by more than 50 points. Polls only capture a snapshot in time, but if Election Day results mirror those figures, pundits ... Read More

Here's how the candidates finished in Tuesday's preliminary elections

Boston voters narrowed four City Council races to two candidates for the November election in Tuesday’s dramatic preliminary, ousting two embattled incumbents from the running. Read More