The Boston City Council election was held on November 6, 1979, with preliminary elections on September 25, 1979.
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The Boston City Council election was held on November 6, 1979, with preliminary elections on September 25, 1979.
All nine incumbents (Lawrence DiCara, Raymond Flynn, Louise Day Hicks, Christopher A. Iannella, Frederick C. Langone, Patrick F. McDonough, Dapper O'Neil, Rosemarie E. Sansone, and Joseph M. Tierney), ran for reelection.
The top 18 candidates in the preliminary election moved on to the November general election. The top nine candidates in the November election were seated on the city council.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election [2] | General Election [3] |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | Votes | |
| Lawrence DiCara (incumbent) | 42,339 | 69,102 |
| Christopher A. Iannella (incumbent) | 45,184 | 69,069 |
| Raymond Flynn (incumbent) | 45,648 | 66,662 |
| Frederick C. Langone (incumbent) | 48,063 | 64,873 |
| Dapper O'Neil (incumbent) | 48,781 | 60,846 |
| Joseph M. Tierney (incumbent) | 43,759 | 58,674 |
| John W. Sears | 41,108 | 58,205 |
| Rosmarie E. Sansone (incumbent) | 46,391 | 57,552 |
| Patrick F. McDonough (incumbent) | 34,646 | 55,123 |
| Louise Day Hicks (incumbent) | 44,659 | 54,714 |
| James T. Brett | 34,941 | 51,767 |
| Terence P. McDermott | 30,124 | 39,882 |
| Barbara A. Ware | 19,519 | 33,951 |
| Stephen C. Farrell | 20,173 | 27,038 |
| Charles Yancey | 14,487 | 22,301 |
| Edward Brooks | 19,772 | 24,165 |
| Richard M. Lane | 17,424 | 17,771 |
| David Joseph McKay | 12,873 | 15,981 |
| Jeannette L. Tracy | 11,711 | |
| Phyllis Igoe | 9,205 | |
| Stephen Michael Cidlevich | 8,645 | |
| Eugene A. Cavicchi | 6,626 | |
| Peter K. Hadley | 5,187 |
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