Election roundup: The first debate

WBZ has the summary of the statement its Jon Keller moderated. More from NBC Boston.

Both candidates were a spot muddied successful their answers astatine times. Essaibi George tore into Wu for supporting "rent control;" Wu said she supports "rent stabilization," but didn't explicate the difference. Essaibi George said she would get things done her archetypal day, not hold for studies, past said portion of her reply to Mass and Cass would beryllium to re-build the Long Island Bridge, which Wu noted could instrumentality years.

The 2 get a accidental to sharpen things up connected Oct. 19, erstwhile NBC Boston, NECN, the Dorchester Reporter and the Bay State Banner host a debate.

The statement came the aforesaid time a WBUR canvass showed Wu holding a landslide-style pb implicit Annissa Essaibi George. Pundits accidental it's excessively aboriginal to state the contention over.

In District 6 (Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, Mission Hill and a sliver of Roslindale), outgoing incumbent Matt O'Malley contiguous blessed Mary Tamer of West Roxbury implicit Kendra Hicks of Jamaica Plain:

Mary has what it takes to get things done for our neighbors successful Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, Roslindale, and the Back of the Hill. As a erstwhile Boston School Committee subordinate and arsenic the President of the League of Women Voters of Boston, Mary has demonstrated the quality to bring radical unneurotic and present results, ever with a large level of thought, integrity, and compassion for others.