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Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Mayor of Boston
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The Boston mayoral election of 1971 was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1971, between Mayor Kevin White and United States Representative Louise Day Hicks. This was the second consecutive election between White and Hicks; White was elected to a second term, once again defeating Hicks.
The non-partisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 14, 1971.
Candidates | Preliminary Election [1] | General Election [2] | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Kevin White (incumbent) | 46,913 | 32.84 | 113,137 | 61.67 |
Louise Day Hicks | 42,293 | 29.61 | 70,331 | 38.33 |
Joseph F. Timilty | 28,389 | 19.87 | ||
Thomas I. Atkins | 16,917 | 11.84 | ||
John L. Saltonstall, Jr. | 6,943 | 4.86 | ||
John E. Powers, Jr. | 1,392 | 0.97 | ||