Boston Mayor Michelle Wu leads billionaire philanthropist Josh Kraft in the first poll of the city’s young mayoral campaign, but a decent share of voters remain up for grabs. Forty-three percent of respondents to the new Emerson College poll say they support the Democratic incumbent,

Michelle Wu holds a double-digit lead over philanthropist Josh Kraft in the race for Boston mayor, a new poll from Emerson College finds. The preliminary election to narrow the field down to two candidates is in September. The poll asked more than 600 registered voters who they would vote for if the election were held today.

The endorsement is the first time in more than 30 years that the city's largest police union has supported a Boston mayor for reelection, the union said.

City faith leaders told Mayor Michelle Wu there’s a lot of “fear” in the community, at a time when President Trump’s border czar is vowing to bring “hell” to Boston and Wu is prepping for a Congressional grilling over the Hub’s sanctuary policies.

Boston’s largest police officers' union will endorse incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu for reelection on Thursday afternoon, its leadership said. The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association said its members voted “overwhelmingly” to support Wu at the union’s most recent monthly meeting.

The survey offers the first early look at the matchup between the first-term progressive mayor and her most prominent challenger.

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft said Mayor Michelle Wu deserves some heat as well for the city’s failure to clear sidewalks of snow and ice after Wu said 1,200 citations were issued to property owners who failed to clear their walkways.