Early results in the in the preliminary races for the slate of City Council seats showed incumbents with an edge heading into the November general election.

Two races remained contested focal points key to shaping the Boston City Council on Tuesday: the at-large City Council race and the District 7 seat vacated by Tania Fernandes Anderson in early July after her conviction on federal corruption charges.

In the at-large race, longtime District 3 Councilor Frank Baker, who served as a rare moderate conservative voice on the council through January 2024, and several candidates who have not yet held political office took a step forward to potentially unseating one of the four incumbents.

Eight of the 10 initial candidates will advance to the general election. As of 9:50 p.m. with just under

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