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• Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk

  Michelle Wu Is Sworn In for a Second Term at Symphony Hall

  Symphony Hall, 301, Massachusetts Avenue, Back Bay, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02115, United StatesCity of Boston

  

  Starts 01/05/2026 3:00PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better270 days agoStated as firm, per boston.gov^[1][4]: "Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston City Council were inaugurated on January 5, 2026, at 10 a.m." (EST, 15:00 UTC).

  Wu and the Boston City Council took the oath at a packed Symphony Hall, where she vowed Boston would be a 'beacon' against a federal administration she said had 'plundered our economy'.

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• Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk

  Michelle Wu Wins a Second Term as Boston Mayor, Unopposed

  Boston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United StatesCity of Boston

  

  Starts 11/04/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better332 days agoStated as firm, per the City of Boston^[1][3][4] Election Department official tally: "GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 4, 2025 - MAYOR".

  With Kraft withdrawn, Wu won 78,997 votes, 93% of ballots cast, and all four at-large city councillors kept their seats.

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• Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk

  Josh Kraft Drops Out of the Boston Mayor's Race

  Boston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United States

  

  Starts 09/11/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years agoStated as firm, per WBUR^[1][2] (11 Sep 2025): Kraft "announced his decision to suspend the campaign in an interview with WCVB Thursday evening", two days after the 9 September preliminary.

  Two days after losing the preliminary by 49 points, Josh Kraft suspended his campaign, the first Boston mayoral finalist to quit since preliminaries began in 1951, leaving Wu effectively unopposed.

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• Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk

  Wu Routs Kraft in Boston's Preliminary Mayoral Election

  Boston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United StatesCity of Boston

  

  Starts 09/09/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years agoStated as firm, per the City of Boston^[1][2][4] Election Department tally: "PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 - MAYOR".

  Mayor Michelle Wu took 71.9% to Josh Kraft's 23.1% and won every ward; both advanced to November, but the 49-point margin ended Kraft's run two days later.

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