1979 Boston City Council election

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The Boston City Council election was held on November 6, 1979, with preliminary elections on September 25, 1979.

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Candidates

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.

Elected

Lost in general election

Eliminated in preliminary election

Results

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.

CandidatesPreliminary election [2] General election [3]
Votes %Votes %
Lawrence DiCara (incumbent)42,3396.5069,1028.15
Christopher A. Iannella (incumbent)45,1846.9469,0698.15
Raymond Flynn (incumbent)45,6487.0166,6627.86
Frederick C. Langone (incumbent)48,0637.3864,873'7.65
Dapper O'Neil (incumbent)48,7817.4960,8467.17
Joseph M. Tierney (incumbent)43,7596.7258,6746.92
John W. Sears 41,1086.3158,2056.87
Rosmarie E. Sansone (incumbent)46,3917.1257,5526.79
Patrick F. McDonough (incumbent)34,6465.3255,1236.50
Louise Day Hicks (incumbent)44,6596.8654,7146.45
James T. Brett 34,9415.3751,7676.11
Terence P. McDermott 30,1244.6339,8824.70
Barbara A. Ware19,5192.3033,9514.01
Stephen C. Farrell20,1733.1027,0383.19
Charles Yancey 14,4872.2222,3012.63
Edward Brooks19,7723.0424,1652.85
Richard M. Lane17,4242.6817,7712.10
David Joseph McKay12,8731.9815,9811.89
Jeannette L. Tracy11,7111.80
Phyllis Igoe9,2051.41
Stephen Michael Cidlevich8,6451.33
Eugene A. Cavicchi6,6261.02
Peter K. Hadley5,1870.80

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Boston City Council candidates". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1979.
  2. Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1980. p. 59.
  3. Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1980. p. 94.