Overview
- Somerville elected Jake Wilson mayor over Willie Burnley Jr. by an unofficial 54% to 44% margin, with Wilson set to take office in January.
- Everett City Councilor Robert Van Campen unseated 17-year Mayor Carlo DeMaria, 4,118 to 3,440, according to the city election commission.
- Brockton chose Moises Rodrígues as mayor, marking the city’s first elected mayor of color.
- Gloucester’s Paul Lundberg defeated incumbent Greg Verga, 4,719 to 3,497, per the city clerk’s office.
- Voters approved governance and policy measures, including four-year mayoral terms in Somerville and Medford (with Medford term limits and recall starting in 2027), Framingham charter amendments with a three-term mayoral limit, Revere’s non-binding rejection of recreational marijuana sales, Melrose’s $13.5 million Prop 2½ override, and Newton’s narrow rejection of ending the winter overnight parking ban.