Boston Mayoral Poll Shows Wu, Janey Leading The Pack

BOSTON — For the first time in forever, it's not great to be a man running for mayor of Boston.

Poll results released Monday morning by The Boston Globe/Suffolk University showed City Councilor Michelle Wu and Acting Mayor Kim Janey as the clear leaders in the race, with City Councilors Andrea Essaibi George and Andrea Campbell also polling the double digits.

That leaves Rep. Jon Santiago and former Chief of Economic Development John Barros floundering at the bottom of the poll. Two more obscure candidates, Robert Cappucci and Richard Spagnuolo, polled at less than 1 percent.

The poll of 500 likely voters suggests that for the first time in history a city that has only been led by white men will be led by a woman of color.

The Sept. 14 preliminary will be followed by a Nov. 2 runoff election to determine the next mayor of Boston.

Poll results

• Michelle Wu: 23.4 percent
• Kim Janey: 21.6 percent
• Andrea Essaibi George: 14.4 percent
• Andrea Campbell: 10.8 percent
• Jon Santiago: 4.6 percent
• John Barros: 1.8 percnet
• Undecided: 21.6 percent

The poll also showed housing, racism and schools were among the leading topics likely voters are most interested in. The topic they had the least amount of interest in was police reform.

Check out the full results from The Boston Globe.