1985 Boston City Council election

Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 1985. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 4 and 5 were unopposed. Nine seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 10, 1985.

At-large

Councillors Dapper O'Neil, Joseph M. Tierney, Christopher A. Iannella, and Michael J. McCormack were re-elected.

Candidates [1]	Preliminary election [2]		General election [3]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Dapper O'Neil (incumbent)	22,792	19.1	36,686	18.8
Joseph M. Tierney (incumbent)	17,014	14.3	34,427	17.6
Christopher A. Iannella (incumbent)	19,183	16.1	33,883	17.3
Michael J. McCormack (incumbent)	17,329	14.5	27,976	14.3
Frederick C. Langone	16,900	14.2	26,365	13.5
Michael W. Kane	10,018	8.4	17,175	8.8
Willie Mae Allen	6,268	5.3	12,533	6.4
Althea Garrison	3,565	3.0	6,402	3.3
Kenneth C. Davis	2,130	1.8
John P. Scialdone	1,588	1.3
Richard A. Black	972	0.8
Little L. Pittman	808	0.7
Edward P. Malik	723	0.6

District 1

Councillor Robert Travaglini was re-elected.

Candidates [1]	Preliminary election [2]		General election [3]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Robert Travaglini (incumbent)	3,983	78.6	5,440	15.6
Robert C. Jordan	626	12.4	1,004	15.6
Joseph Sablone	459	9.1

District 2

Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.

Candidates [1]	Preliminary election [2]		General election [3]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
James M. Kelly (incumbent)	4,836	62.2	7,028	62.4
Bill Linehan	2,701	34.7	4,242	37.6
Ali J. Fiumedoro	244	3.1

District 3

Councillor James E. Byrne was re-elected.

Candidates [1]	General election [3]
	Votes	%
James E. Byrne (incumbent)	5,828	86.2
Arthur G. Murphy	935	13.8

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates [1]	General election [3]
	Votes	%
Charles Yancey (incumbent)	1,934	100

District 5

Councillor Thomas Menino ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates [1]	General election [3]
	Votes	%
Thomas Menino (incumbent)	5,745	100

District 6

Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.

Candidates [1]	General election [3]
	Votes	%
Maura Hennigan (incumbent)	6,143	86.4
Richard K. Whitney	964	13.6

District 7

Councillor Bruce Bolling was re-elected.

Candidates [1]	Preliminary election [2]		General election [3]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Bruce Bolling (incumbent)	1,505	70.3	2,386	68.0
Roy A. Owens	448	20.9	1,121	32.0
Robert Polk	108	5.0
Charles H. Durant	80	3.7

District 8

Councillor David Scondras was re-elected.

Candidates [1]	Preliminary election [2]		General election [3]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
David Scondras	2,472	67.4	3,195	64.6
Judy Porteus	538	14.7	1,750	35.4
Glenn Fiscus	457	12.5
Leslie F. Payne	202	5.5

District 9

Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin was re-elected.

Candidates [1]	Preliminary election [2]		General election [3]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Brian J. McLaughlin (incumbent)	2,275	45.4	4,192	55.6
Richard M. Izzo	1,869	37.3	3,353	44.4
John F. Melia	784	15.6
Aramis Camps	82	1.6

See also

• List of members of the Boston City Council

References

1. "O'Neil Tops Hub Council Vote; Name Recognition A Key Factor" . The Boston Globe . September 11, 1985. Retrieved February 22, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Boston Results; Preliminary Election; City Councilor At Large" . The Boston Globe . September 11, 1985. Retrieved February 22, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Boston Election Results" . The Boston Globe . November 6, 1985. Retrieved February 22, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Further reading

• "FOR CITY COUNCIL" . The Boston Globe . October 28, 1985. Retrieved February 22, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). Vol. 28, no. 10. November 7, 1985. Retrieved February 23, 2018– via docdroid.net.
• "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). Vol. 28, no. 9. October 31, 1985. Retrieved February 23, 2018– via docdroid.net.
• "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). Vol. 28, no. 2. September 12, 1985. Retrieved February 23, 2018– via docdroid.net.