2013 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 2013. Twelve seats (eight district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbent in district 3 was unopposed. Eight seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 4, 5, and 8) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 24, 2013. At-large. Councillors Ayanna Pressley and Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected, while the seats formerly held by John R. Connolly and Felix G. Arroyo were won by Michael F. Flaherty and Michelle Wu . Connolly and Arroyo did not seek re-election, as they ran for Mayor of Boston; Arroyo was eliminated in the preliminary election, while Connolly was defeated by Marty Walsh in the general election. District 1. Councillor Salvatore LaMattina was re-elected. District 2. Councillor Bill Linehan was re-elected. District 3. Councillor Frank Baker ran unopposed and was re-elected. District 4. Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected. District 5. The seat formerly held by Robert Consalvo was won by Timothy McCarthy. Consalvo did not seek re-election, as he was running for Mayor of Boston. District 6. Councillor Matt  O'Malley was re-elected. District 7. Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected. District 8. The seat formerly held by Michael P. Ross was won by Josh Zakim. Ross did not seek re-election, as he was running for Mayor of Boston. District 9. Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.