Overview
- Kraft told WCVB he would suspend his campaign following the preliminary landslide.
- Wu took 72% to Kraft’s 23% and carried all 22 wards, leaving her with a commanding edge for November.
- Kraft and allied groups spent heavily, with a Globe analysis estimating about $5.6 million and roughly $260 per vote versus about $17 per vote for Wu.
- The campaign stumbled with unauthorized fundraising appeals using national Democrats’ names and late departures of two top advisers.
- Under state law, Kraft has until Monday to request removal of his name from the November ballot.