Mayoral Candidates Certified, Who Has the Most Campaign $$

There will be at least 12 candidates on the September 24 ballot for mayor, as Boston's Elections Department continues to certify signatures.

One candidate not yet to be certified as of Monday morning is Barstoolsports.com owner David Portnoy. 

While Portnoy may be more entertainment than a serious candidate to run City Hall, the candidates expected to garner the most votes, have been certified before the June 25 deadline for the Registrar to certify all signatures.

District Attorney Dan Conley has the most money in his campaign with more than $1.1 million, according to the Office of Campaign and Political Finance's website. 

At-Large City Councilor John Connolly has $564K in his campaign, followed by fellow city councilor District 8's Mike Ross with $453K, filling out the top three campaigns with the most money.

State Rep. Marty Walsh, D-Dorchester, is next with $378K, and then there is a dropoff, financially-speaking, to District 5 City Councilor Rob Consalvo with $135K, At-Large City Councilor Felix Arroyo with $128K, and Bill Walczak with $127K, in their campaign war chests.

District 4 City Councilor Charles Yancey has been certified to run for Boston mayor, as well as his district position, and has around $41K in his mayoral campaign account. He will have to decide whether he wants to run for his district seat or for mayor by July 2.

The City's Registrar and Elections Department is working on certifying Boston City Council candidates. Already every district, except for District 3 with incumbent Frank Baker, has multiple candidates, with more likely to be on the ballot.

There are 18 at-large candidates certified for the ballot including incumbents Stephen Murphy and Ayanna Pressley. See the attached PDF for a full list of certified candidates so far.

The municipal election is on September 24, with the two mayoral candidates with the most votes going on to the final. The eight at-large Boston City Council candidates also head on to the November 5, 2013.