Mayor Michelle Wu keeps staggering lead over Josh Kraft
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Thousands of Boston residents will hit the polls this Tuesday to vote to decide which two mayoral candidates advance to the November election.
Some Boston neighborhoods drew more attention from the two candidates than others. This is where they campaigned — and where they got votes.
Voting is already underway in the preliminary election for mayor of Boston, as three challengers take on incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu, a progressive seeking a second term at the helm of the city.
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. Perennial entrant Robert Cappucci and activist Domingos DaRosa will likely fall short and fail to advance.
Improving the struggling Boston Public Schools system will be among the tallest of tasks for whoever is elected mayor in November. The district spent three years on an improvement plan after state officials in 2022 found persistent patterns of dysfunction in the district’s management,
Mayor Michelle Wu trounced her three challengers across the city in the first round of voting for Boston mayor on Tuesday, emerging from the night with an overwhelming 49-point advantage over her top challenger, Josh Kraft.