Boston Mayoral Race

Boston City Hall.

Tracker: Who is running for mayor in Boston?

Here’s who has announced their candidacies so far.

Mel King marched in the Columbus Day parade in 1983 during his mayoral campaign in which he lost to Raymond Flynn.

A history of Black candidates running to be Boston’s mayor

In the past half-century, a little more than a dozen Black Bostonians have run for the post. Just two, Mel King in 1983 and former Roxbury councilor Tito Jackson in 2017, made it to the general election.

Acting Mayor Kim Janey talked to Deja Brew owner Cathy Walsh while stopping by in South Boston.

Will Acting Mayor Janey run for a full term?

While Acting Mayor Kim Janey has yet to say whether she plans to run for a full term, she does not appear to be treating her new role as Boston’s chief executive as a months-long stewardship.

Acting Mayor Kim Janey was sworn in on a family Bible held by her 6-year granddaughter Rosie while Chief Justice Kimberly Budd administered the oath at Boston City Hall on Wednesday. Budd is the first Black woman to serve as the chief justice of the state's Supreme Judicial Court. Janey is the first Black Bostonian and the first woman to serve as the city's mayor.

See photos of Kim Janey’s historic swearing-in ceremony

During the event, Kim Janey basked in the pride of her loved ones while promising to bring an urgency to her new job. As acting mayor she’ll face a number of challenges, some that existed long before the COVID-19 pandemic and some that have cropped up in the past year.

Boston's equity chief, Karilyn Crockett, is resigning from her City Hall post.

Days away from Walsh departure, Boston’s equity chief is resigning

Karilyn Crockett, who was appointed the city’s first equity chief last summer and is rumored to be a potential mayoral candidate, is resigning from her Cabinet-level post.

Boston City Hall.

In Boston mayoral race, Campbell continues to top in campaign cash

Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell continues to top the increasingly crowded field of mayoral candidates in campaign cash, although two other contenders outraised the Mattapan Democrat last month, state records show.

Boston police patrolled the streets on bicycles as protesters demonstrated last year.

A $50 million cut to BPD’s budget? Campbell pitch shows police reform will be key issue in mayoral race

Police reform promises to continue to be a top issue in this year’s rapidly developing mayoral contest.

Jon Santiago, an emergency room doctor and second-term state representative, is joining the Boston mayoral field.

Santiago, a South End lawmaker, launches bid for Boston mayor

Jon Santiago, an emergency room doctor and second-term state representative, is joining the Boston mayoral field.

Chris Osgood, Boston's chief of streets, will be soon-to-be acting Mayor Kim Janey's chief of staff.

Janey, soon to be acting Boston mayor, names her chief of staff

Soon-to-be acting mayor of Boston Kim Janey has named her chief of staff: Chris Osgood, the city’s chief of streets.