Overview

• The City of Boston Election Department announced Monday that Michelle Wu is the only candidate qualified for the November mayoral ballot.
• Ward recounts concluded that third-place finisher Domingos DaRosa did not reach the 3,000 votes required to advance.
• Josh Kraft ended his campaign after a lopsided preliminary defeat despite record personal spending in the race.
• This marks Boston’s first unopposed mayoral reelection since Thomas Menino in 1997, according to local reporting.
• The campaign unfolded with a Justice Department lawsuit over Boston’s sanctuary policies and a DHS statement on arrests issued on preliminary day.