2021 Boston Mayoral RaceWBUR's coverage of the 2021 Boston mayoral race.Michelle Wu names transition team, including honorary chair JaneyActing Mayor Kim Janey will serve as honorary chair. The team is made up of a diverse group of community leaders.Local CoverageNov 9, 2021Michelle Wu discusses history-defining election, having just weeks to prepare to take reinsWu joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy live to discuss what's ahead. ResumeLocal Coverage07:33Nov 5, 2021Dear Mayor-elect Wu: Don’t forget your promise to make ‘a Boston for everyone’It is apparent that many of us in this city do not feel seen or heard, writes Makeeba McCreary. Mayor-elect Michelle Wu must address this apathy.CognoscentiNov 5, 2021Map: See how every precinct voted in the Boston mayoral electionMichelle Wu defeated fellow city councilor, Annissa Essaibi George, decisively with over 64% of the votes.Local CoverageNov 4, 2021Watch Michelle Wu's victory speech after her historic mayoral winWatch Michelle Wu's victory speech from the Cyclorama in Boston Tuesday night as she accepted her historic mayoral win.Local CoverageNov 3, 2021AdvertisementWhat it means to have an Asian American mayor"I do think there's been a big shift in the city's culture and I think there's been a bit of a changing of the guard in terms of who we...ResumeLocal Coverage05:06Nov 3, 2021Michelle Wu elected as Boston's first woman mayor in historic victory"We are ready to be a Boston for everyone," Wu said. She is also the first person of color elected as mayor in the city's history. Her opponent conceded the...ResumeLocal Coverage05:35Nov 2, 2021Boston will make history Tuesday as voters head to the pollsVoters in Boston got to choose between city councilors Annisa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu to be the next mayor. No matter who wins, one thing is certain: This is...ResumeLocal Coverage04:09Nov 2, 2021Results: Boston mayoral and city council racesHere are the results in Boston's mayoral election and contested city council races, with race calls from The Associated Press.Local CoverageNov 2, 2021Wu's win in Boston headlines historic mayoral victories across MassachusettsMichelle Wu became the first woman of color elected mayor of Boston, Somerville picked a new leader for the first time in almost two decades, and Holyoke backed the city's...Local CoverageNov 2, 2021Official predicts about 30% of voters will cast a ballot in Boston mayoral electionSecretary of State William Galvin expects that the total number of votes cast in Boston's election on Tuesday will slightly lag the 2013 contest, the last time the city had...Local CoverageNov 1, 2021Election officials predict low turnout for local races across Massachusetts on TuesdayVoters in 55 communities across Massachusetts will be taking part in municipal elections tomorrow. But a year after record breaking turnout in the national election, interest in the local elections...ResumeLocal Coverage04:01Nov 1, 2021Wu and Essaibi George sprint around Boston in final days of campaign to be the next mayorWith polls finding Essaibi George consistently behind, she is attempting to draw a sharp line between herself and Wu.Local CoverageOct 31, 2021Wu and Essaibi George clash one last time on the debate stageAnnissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu, the two candidates for mayor of Boston, faced off Monday in their final debate ahead of the November election.ResumeLocal Coverage05:18Oct 25, 2021Wu, Essaibi George will face off in their final mayoral debate Monday nightIt will be Essaibi George's best and last shot to shake up the race in which Wu appears to hold a commanding lead, according to three recent polls. Local CoverageOct 25, 2021Annissa Essaibi George talks about race, her personal story at WBUR Town HallIt was the second of two candidate town halls hosted by WBUR at CitySpace. The first was with Essaibi George's opponent, Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu.ResumeRadio Boston21:03Oct 22, 2021Annissa Essaibi George's journey — the mother, the teacher and the would-be-mayor of Boston"We've got to make sure that we're filling pot holes, repairing our sidewalks, building playgrounds, picking up the trash and turning on the lights," she said. "It's not sexy. It's...ResumeLocal Coverage06:28Oct 21, 2021Boston mayoral candidates debate rent control, free public transitSparks flew Tuesday night in the latest Boston mayoral debate as Councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George battled over key issues like housing and transportation. Tuesday night's debate, hosted...Local CoverageOct 20, 2021Michelle Wu opens up about family history at WBUR Town HallIt was the first of two candidate town halls hosted by WBUR at CitySpace. The second was with Wu's opponent, Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George.ResumeRadio Boston19:06Oct 19, 2021Boston mayoral candidates condemn arrest of Black man having a strokeValerie Copeland is glad the mayoral candidates are talking about her husband’s treatment. But she wishes they would provide more concrete plans to make sure it never happens again.ResumeLocal Coverage03:34Oct 18, 2021Next Page
Michelle Wu names transition team, including honorary chair JaneyActing Mayor Kim Janey will serve as honorary chair. The team is made up of a diverse group of community leaders.Local CoverageNov 9, 2021
Michelle Wu discusses history-defining election, having just weeks to prepare to take reinsWu joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy live to discuss what's ahead. ResumeLocal Coverage07:33Nov 5, 2021
Dear Mayor-elect Wu: Don’t forget your promise to make ‘a Boston for everyone’It is apparent that many of us in this city do not feel seen or heard, writes Makeeba McCreary. Mayor-elect Michelle Wu must address this apathy.CognoscentiNov 5, 2021
Map: See how every precinct voted in the Boston mayoral electionMichelle Wu defeated fellow city councilor, Annissa Essaibi George, decisively with over 64% of the votes.Local CoverageNov 4, 2021
Watch Michelle Wu's victory speech after her historic mayoral winWatch Michelle Wu's victory speech from the Cyclorama in Boston Tuesday night as she accepted her historic mayoral win.Local CoverageNov 3, 2021
What it means to have an Asian American mayor"I do think there's been a big shift in the city's culture and I think there's been a bit of a changing of the guard in terms of who we...ResumeLocal Coverage05:06Nov 3, 2021
Michelle Wu elected as Boston's first woman mayor in historic victory"We are ready to be a Boston for everyone," Wu said. She is also the first person of color elected as mayor in the city's history. Her opponent conceded the...ResumeLocal Coverage05:35Nov 2, 2021
Boston will make history Tuesday as voters head to the pollsVoters in Boston got to choose between city councilors Annisa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu to be the next mayor. No matter who wins, one thing is certain: This is...ResumeLocal Coverage04:09Nov 2, 2021
Results: Boston mayoral and city council racesHere are the results in Boston's mayoral election and contested city council races, with race calls from The Associated Press.Local CoverageNov 2, 2021
Wu's win in Boston headlines historic mayoral victories across MassachusettsMichelle Wu became the first woman of color elected mayor of Boston, Somerville picked a new leader for the first time in almost two decades, and Holyoke backed the city's...Local CoverageNov 2, 2021
Official predicts about 30% of voters will cast a ballot in Boston mayoral electionSecretary of State William Galvin expects that the total number of votes cast in Boston's election on Tuesday will slightly lag the 2013 contest, the last time the city had...Local CoverageNov 1, 2021
Election officials predict low turnout for local races across Massachusetts on TuesdayVoters in 55 communities across Massachusetts will be taking part in municipal elections tomorrow. But a year after record breaking turnout in the national election, interest in the local elections...ResumeLocal Coverage04:01Nov 1, 2021
Wu and Essaibi George sprint around Boston in final days of campaign to be the next mayorWith polls finding Essaibi George consistently behind, she is attempting to draw a sharp line between herself and Wu.Local CoverageOct 31, 2021
Wu and Essaibi George clash one last time on the debate stageAnnissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu, the two candidates for mayor of Boston, faced off Monday in their final debate ahead of the November election.ResumeLocal Coverage05:18Oct 25, 2021
Wu, Essaibi George will face off in their final mayoral debate Monday nightIt will be Essaibi George's best and last shot to shake up the race in which Wu appears to hold a commanding lead, according to three recent polls. Local CoverageOct 25, 2021
Annissa Essaibi George talks about race, her personal story at WBUR Town HallIt was the second of two candidate town halls hosted by WBUR at CitySpace. The first was with Essaibi George's opponent, Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu.ResumeRadio Boston21:03Oct 22, 2021
Annissa Essaibi George's journey — the mother, the teacher and the would-be-mayor of Boston"We've got to make sure that we're filling pot holes, repairing our sidewalks, building playgrounds, picking up the trash and turning on the lights," she said. "It's not sexy. It's...ResumeLocal Coverage06:28Oct 21, 2021
Boston mayoral candidates debate rent control, free public transitSparks flew Tuesday night in the latest Boston mayoral debate as Councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George battled over key issues like housing and transportation. Tuesday night's debate, hosted...Local CoverageOct 20, 2021
Michelle Wu opens up about family history at WBUR Town HallIt was the first of two candidate town halls hosted by WBUR at CitySpace. The second was with Wu's opponent, Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George.ResumeRadio Boston19:06Oct 19, 2021
Boston mayoral candidates condemn arrest of Black man having a strokeValerie Copeland is glad the mayoral candidates are talking about her husband’s treatment. But she wishes they would provide more concrete plans to make sure it never happens again.ResumeLocal Coverage03:34Oct 18, 2021
