Mayor Wu Claims Victory in Uncontested Race
Incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu ran unopposed in Boston's municipal election, securing her second term as mayor.
Voters expressed their support for Wu across the city on election day. In a poll conducted in April, Wu had 61% job approval, and 50% of voters said she deserves to be reelected.
Because [Kraft] hadn’t lived in the city very long and really didn’t know the issues and didn’t have a plan for what would happen in the next four years that really worked against him.
Vivien Li, a Back Bay resident and commission member for the Boston Municipal Lobbying Compliance Commission, said Wu’s lack of opposition showed “Boston residents cannot be bought,” referencing Kraft’s decisive primary loss despite spending over three times as much on his campaign than Wu — mostly of his own money.
Author's summary: Mayor Wu wins second term unopposed.