Buoyed By Black Voters, Marty Walsh Leads Michelle Wu In First Boston Mayoral Poll

A new GBH News poll conducted by the MassINC Polling Group shows that Mayor Marty Walsh would be the early favorite in a mayoral race with at-large city councilor Michelle Wu. But the poll also suggests that race would be more competitive than Walsh’s 2017 contest with Tito Jackson, which Walsh won by 31 points.

While Wu officially announced her candidacy this week, Walsh hasn’t yet said if he’ll seek a third term. Another city councilor, Andrea Campbell — who represents Dorchester, Mattapan, and parts of Roslindale and Jamaica Plain — is thought to be considering a mayoral run.

From Sept. 11 through Sept. 15 — the day Wu launched her campaign — registered Boston voters were asked who they would be most likely to support in the 2021 mayoral election if Wu, Walsh, and Campbell all run.

Forty-six percent said Walsh, 23 percent said Wu, and 4 percent said Campbell.

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