Michelle Wu cruised to victory in Boston’s mayoral race, bringing an end to two centuries of white male leadership in the city. It's a major win for progressives in a year— and an election night — that brought some big losses for the left.
BOSTON — Michelle Wu cruised to victory in Boston’s mayoral election Tuesday night, bringing an end to two centuries of white male leadership in the city and delivering a major win for progressives in a year — and an election night — that otherwise brought sporadic triumphs and some big losses for the left.
“We’re ready to be a Boston that doesn’t push people out, that welcomes all who call our city home,” Wu told hundreds of jubilant supporters after her rival, moderate City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George, called her to concede. “We’re ready to be a Boston where all can afford to stay and to thrive. And yes, Boston is ready to become a Green New Deal city.”
“Today’s election was not just a referendum on the city of Buffalo, it was a referendum on the future of our democracy and our vision for our future,” Brown said in his victory speech. Seattle’s moderate mayoral candidate Bruce Harrell finished with more than 60 percent of the vote. And Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was reelected to a second term, joining the ranks of the handful of Republican mayors leading big cities.
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