Willie Burnley, Jr. and Jake Wilson will be on the ballot for the next Mayor of Somerville

On September 16, 2025, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

In what some consider a stunning upset, incumbent Mayor Katjana Ballantyne was edged out of her bid for reelection by challengers Willie Burnley, Jr. and Jake Wilson, who will face off for the office in the upcoming Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 4.

September 16, 2025 Unofficial Results

Note: these are unofficial results as of 9/16/2025 9:52 p.m..

Mayor# Votes

Willie Burnley, Jr. 4,036
Katjana Ballantyne 2,738
Jake Wilson 5,018
Write-in 38
Blank 91

Councilor at Large# Votes

Christopher Ryan Spicer 2.395
Will Mbah 7,221
Kristen Strezo 5,391
Scott Istvan 2,757
Jack Perenick 2,967
Marianne Walles 3,265
Tuesday N. Thomas 981
Holly Simione 2,769
Jonathan Link 3,448
Justin Klekota 2,037
Ari Iaccarino 1,780
Ben Wheeler 6,177
Write-in 166
Blank 6,330

Councilor Ward 7# Votes

Wilbert Pineda 395
Michael Murray 228
Emily E. Hardt 925
Write-in 9
Blank 74

Councilor Ward 3# Votes

Jessie C. Ratey 610
Kat S. Johnston 602
Michele Lippens 657
Write-in 7
Blank 327

To see how each Ward voted click here.

-City of Somerville

2 Responses to “Willie Burnley, Jr. and Jake Wilson will be on the ballot for the next Mayor of Somerville”

TheoNa says:

September 18, 2025 at 12:03 pm

Katjana Ballantyne was way out of her league. While it’s good to see her go, the remaining two are essentially more of the same or possibly even worse. When you look at both of their agendas, especially the ones their not openly discussing now, it gives one insight into why MAGA exists as both are out of touch with the mainstream population.

Here is what to expect from the new mayor and the city council:

1. Higher taxes and water bills
2. More and higher fees
3. More control on your home, including a push for rent control and limits on condo conversions
4. More parking restrictions
5. More bike lanes
6. An oversized speed bump on every block
7. More migration of the Mass and Cass crowd into Somerville
8. More small businesses closing down
9. A likely ban on backyard barbecues
10. More nanny state policies and enforcements
11. More zany politics that have nothing to do with local issues
12. Deaf ears and continued broken promises to get back to you on issues that you present.

It will be when The Who sang “Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.” in “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”
Casimir H. Prohosky Jr. says:

September 19, 2025 at 4:58 am

MAGAts chime in. But hey, free speech.