1991 Boston City Council election

1991 Boston City Council election
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November 5, 1991
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Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 1991. All thirteen seats (nine district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, and had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 24, 1991.

At-large

Councillors Dapper O'Neil, Christopher A. Iannella, and Rosaria Salerno were re-elected. Councillor Michael J. McCormack had announced in March 1991 that he would not seek re-election;[1] his seat was won by former Boston School Committee member John A. Nucci.

Candidates[2] Preliminary election[3] General election[4]
Votes % Votes %
Dapper O'Neil (incumbent) 32,374 16.4 44,758 17.3
Christopher A. Iannella (incumbent) 23,566 11.9 40,270 15.6
Rosaria Salerno (incumbent) 24,447 12.4 37,113 14.4
John A. Nucci 22,253 11.3 35,723 13.8
Bruce Bolling† 16,400 8.3 32,008 12.4
Peggy Davis-Mullen 12,860 6.5 25,658 9.9
Francis Costello 12,855 6.5 22,545 8.7
John Grady 13,512 6.8 20,375 7.9
Corbett 11,205 5.7  
Boyce Slayman 8,251 4.2  
Walsh 7,559 3.8  
Hall 5,220 2.6  
Murray 3,915 2.0  
James Klocke 2,886 1.5  

† Christopher A. Iannella died in September 1992; Bruce Bolling served the remainder of Iannella's term, as Bolling had finished fifth in the general election for four seats.[5][6]

District 1

Councillor Robert Travaglini was re-elected.

Candidates[7] Preliminary Election[8] General Election[9]
Votes % Votes %
Robert Travaglini 5531 64.5% 7,592 69.1%
Robert M. Cappucci 2299 26.8% 3,392 30.9%
Thomas B. Pizzi 740 8.6%  

District 2

Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.

Candidates[7] Preliminary Election[8] General Election[9]
Votes % Votes %
James M. Kelly 7,249 72.3% 9,414 72.3%
Michael Cronin 1,926 19.2% 3,608 27.7%
Richard W. Czubinski 512 5.1%  
Ali J. Fiumedoro 344 3.4%  

District 3

Councillor James E. Byrne was re-elected.

Candidates[7] General Election[9]
Votes %
James E. Byrne 7,922 82.9%
Jill S. Klowden 1,635 17.1%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

Candidates[7] General election[9]
Votes %
Charles Yancey (incumbent) 4,742 89.5
J. R. Rucker 558 10.5

District 5

Councillor Thomas Menino was re-elected.

Candidates[7] Preliminary Election[8] General Election[9]
Votes % Votes %
Thomas Menino 6,784 79.5% 9,678 81.6%
Peter D. Stone 913 10.7% 2,181 18.4%
Edmund T. Burke 632 7.4%  
Gerald Bagley 203 2.4%  

District 6

Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.

Candidates[7] General Election[9]
Votes %
Maura Hennigan 9,079 76.7%
Michael Kennedy 2,753 23.3%

District 7

Incumbent 7th district councillor Bruce Bolling ran for an at-large seat instead of seeking re-election to the district's seat. Anthony Crayton won the District 7 seat.

Candidates[10] Preliminary Election[8] General Election[9]
Votes % Votes %
Anthony Crayton 836 18.7% 3,129 57.5%
Roy A. Owens 974 21.8% 2,314 42.5%
Althea Garrison 703 15.7%  
Ben Haith 691 15.4%  
James A. West 666 14.9%  
Hattie Dudley 395 8.8%  
Natalie E. Carithers 211 4.7%  

District 8

Councillor David Scondras was re-elected.

Candidates[7] Preliminary Election[8] General Election[9]
Votes % Votes %
David Scondras 2,086 69.9% 3,208 69.9%
Glenn W. Fiscus 577 19.3% 1,380 30.1%
Michael J. Fleuette 323 10.8%  

District 9

Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin was re-elected.

Candidates[7] Preliminary election[8] General election[9]
Votes % Votes %
Brian J. McLaughlin (incumbent) 2,514 52.0 3,685 51.2
Cornelius K. Hurley 1,639 33.9 3,516 48.8
Curran 516 10.7  
Aramis Camps 169 3.5  

See also

References

  1. ^ "Councilor McCormack says he's not running". The Boston Globe. March 7, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  2. ^ "Flynn rolls to a record triumph O'Neil, Iannella, Salerno, Nucci take at-large council races". The Boston Globe. November 6, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  3. ^ "Council at-large". The Boston Globe. September 25, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  4. ^ "Boston City Council at-large election/ward by ward". The Boston Globe. November 6, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  5. ^ "Bolling to fill council vacancy". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1992. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  6. ^ "Bolling is welcomed back to City Council". The Boston Globe. September 24, 1992. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Preliminary races in other districts". The Boston Globe. September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "City Council District Members". The Boston Globe. September 25, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "City Council District Members". The Boston Globe. November 6, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  10. ^ "Brighton rematch on tap in district council races". The Boston Globe. September 25, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.

Further reading

allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_City_Council_election,_1991