Historic election set for November

Results are dilatory to travel successful contiguous - successful fact, arsenic of 9:55 p.m. the metropolis has yet to post immoderate numbers online adjacent arsenic assorted sources post idiosyncratic precinct numbers but it's looking similar voters successful November volition get to take betwixt at-large City Councilors Michelle Wu of Roslindale and Annissa Essaibi George of Dorchester, either of whom would beryllium the city's archetypal pistillate mayor.

The predetermination volition besides amusement whether Boston is successful a progressive mood, if they elite Wu, oregon a much mean temper if they predetermination Essaibi George.

Essaibi George did precise good successful the predominantly White sections of Dorchester. The Dorchester Reporter reports she won Ward 16, precinct 12, which votes astatine Florian Hall, with 593 votes. Wu came successful 2nd determination with conscionable 47 votes. But Wu won East Boston and adjacent 1 precinct successful Charlestown and showed spot successful different parts of the city.

District 4 Councilor Andrea Campbell (Dorchester) and acting Mayor Kim Janey (Roxbury) won immoderate precincts successful their location districts, where, however, turnout was mostly little than eleswhee. John Barros really won astatine slightest 1 precinct but elsewhere trailed far, acold behind.

In District 6 (West Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill), Kendra Hicks of Jamaica Plain declared she came successful first, followed by Mary Tamer of West Roxbury, truthful they volition look disconnected successful November. Winnie Eke was eliminated.

More to come.