2025 Boston mayoral election

The 2025 Boston mayoral election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. Incumbent mayor Michelle Wu will be eligible to seek a second term.

If more than two candidates qualify for the ballot, a non-partisan preliminary election will be held on September 23 to narrow the ballot to two candidates. This will followed by the general election on November 4.

Declared

 * Jorge Mendoza-Iturralde, restaurauteur (independent)

Potential

 * Linda Dorcena Forry former state senator
 * Althea Garrison, former at-large city councilor, former state representative, and perennial candidate
 * William G. Gross, former commissioner of the Boston Police Department
 * Josh Kraft, nonprofit executive and son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft
 * Julia Mejia, at-large city councilor
 * Erin Murphy, at-large city councilor
 * Jim Rooney, chair of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
 * Marty Walsh, former mayor and former U.S. secretary of labor
 * Michelle Wu, incumbent mayor

Declined

 * Ed Flynn, city councilor from the 2nd district and former president of the Boston City Council