1981 Boston City Council election

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Boston City Council election was held on November 3, 1981, with preliminary elections on September 21, 1981. This election was the final one before the Council transitioned from having 9 members (all at-large) to having 13 members (9 district representatives and 4 at-large).

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Candidates

Six of the nine incumbents (Raymond Flynn, Christopher A. Iannella, Frederick C. Langone, Patrick F. McDonough, Dapper O'Neil, & Joseph M. Tierney) ran for reelection. Lawrence DiCara, Rosemarie Sansone, and John W. Sears chose not to run.

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]
VotesVotes
Raymond Flynn (incumbent)31,89853,136
Christopher A. Iannella (incumbent)25,46244,621
Dapper O'Neil (incumbent)24,24040,474
Frederick C. Langone (incumbent)23,00039,780
Joseph M. Tierney (incumbent)17,64935,185
Michael J. McCormack 14,17833,861
Terence P. McDermott 11,98131,707
Maura Hennigan 14,32531,637
Bruce Bolling 15,27330,672
James M. Kelly 14,94130,079
Patrick F. McDonough (incumbent)17,16529,591
Edmund McNamara 12,00729,301
David Scondras 11,61628,571
Charles Yancey 12,37827,007
Francis X. Coppinger 11,03421,675
Craig Lankhorst10,30120,769
Pamela J. Gilman10,07014,776
Gerard P. McHale10,40714,173
Joseph W. Casper9,906
Frederick T. Scopa9,444
John F. Melia 8,788
Stephen G. Michaels8,325
Brian Hickey8,222
John P. Grady7,855
Richard B. Hogan7,794
Edward M. McCormack7,610
William G. Broderick7,134
Joseph E. Maher6,269
Maureen Craven Slade5,759
Althea Garrison 5,442
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick3,947
David F. Burnes3,784
David Alan Mittell Jr.3,660
Francis X. Goode3,227
Thomas P. Casserly3,005
Warren I. Brown3,001
John S. MacDonald2,881
Edward J. DeSantis2,688
John B’Smith III1,936
John K. Rees1,791

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "Candidates for the City Council...". The Boston Globe. September 16, 1981.
  2. Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1982. p. 43.
  3. Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1982. p. 70.