Although incumbents are rarely unseated, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu faces a potentially tough bid for reelection against Josh Kraft.

The reason Critic “Loughlin” had her Irish up was James Michael Curley, the city’s mayor. Boston recently gave a brass-band welcome to Mayor Curley after he had been found guilty by a ...

Unseating an elected incumbent mayor is extraordinarily difficult in Boston. In fact, the last time it happened was in 1949 when James Michael Curley was ousted after serving time in federal ...