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Kraft ends bid against Wu in Boston mayor’s race

Headline from The Hill, on the newest of 2 developments

Moderate Democrat Josh Kraft has ended his campaign for mayor of Boston after a poor showing in the primary against progressive Democratic incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu.

The Hill's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Josh Kraft advances in Boston mayor's race and will face incumbent Michelle Wu in the fall

    Headline from WMUR ·

  2. Newest

    Kraft ends bid against Wu in Boston mayor’s race

    Headline from The Hill ·

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Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, target of the Trump administration, will face Josh Kraft in fall election (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a frequent target of the Trump administration, advanced in Tuesday’s preliminary election and will face Josh Kraft, the son of the Patriots owner, in November.

  2. WMUR

    Josh Kraft advances in Boston mayor's race and will face incumbent Michelle Wu in the fall (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    Josh Kraft, son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, has advanced in Tuesday's preliminary election for Boston mayor and will face incumbent Michelle Wu in the fall.

  3. CNN

    Josh Kraft drops out of Boston mayor’s race against Michelle Wu (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Josh Kraft, the son of the New England Patriots’ owner, announced Thursday he is dropping his bid to unseat Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, days after advancing to the November ballot.

  4. NBC News

    Son of billionaire Patriots owner Josh Kraft drops out of Boston mayor’s race against Michelle Wu (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Josh Kraft, the son of the New England Patriots’ owner, announced Thursday he is dropping his bid to unseat Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, days after advancing to the November ballot

  5. Seattle Times

    Josh Kraft, son of billionaire Patriots owner, drops out of Boston mayor’s race against Michelle Wu (opens Seattle Times)

    Published

    Seattle Times's feed description

    Son of billionaire Patriots owner Josh Kraft announced Thursday that he is dropping out Boston’s mayoral election, in which he was set to battle incumbent Michelle Wu in November.

  6. The Hill

    Kraft ends bid against Wu in Boston mayor’s race (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    Moderate Democrat Josh Kraft has ended his campaign for mayor of Boston after a poor showing in the primary against progressive Democratic incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu.

  7. UPI

    Son of Patriots owner exits Boston mayoral race after primary loss (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    Philanthropist Josh Kraft has ended his campaign for mayor of Boston after being soundly defeated in a preliminary election against incumbent Michelle Wu.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.