2019 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election


The 2019 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Joseph Petty. Petty became the first-ever mayor in the history of Worcester to receive a fifth two-year term as mayor.

Election system

In order to be elected mayor in Worcester, a person must place first in the mayor's race and also finish among the top six in the at-large city council election, being also elected a councilor at large. An individual cannot be elected mayor without additionally winning at at-large city council seat.
In addition, the candidate elected to the office of councilor at large who receives the
second-highest number of votes for the office of mayor will become vice-chair of the city council.

Campaign

The election was a four-way race.
Petty's prime challenger was Colorio, the former chair of the Worcester Republican City Committee and two-term member of the Worchester School Committee. Colorio was supported by the Republican Super PAC Massachusetts Majority Independent Expenditure PAC.

Results

Petty also finished first in the at-large city council election. Toomey placed second, Colorio paced sixth, Coleman placed ninth, and Sarkodieh placed tenth. Colorio, by the rules of the city charter, became the vice-chair of the Worcester City Council.