1991 Boston City Council election

Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 1991. All thirteen seats (nine district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, and had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 24, 1991.

At-large

Councillors Dapper O'Neil, Christopher A. Iannella, and Rosaria Salerno were re-elected. Councillor Michael J. McCormack had announced in March 1991 that he would not seek re-election; ^[1] his seat was won by former Boston School Committee member John A. Nucci.

Candidates [2]	Preliminary Election [3]		General Election [4]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Dapper O'Neil	32,374	16.4%	44,758	17.3%
Christopher A. Iannella	23,566	11.9%	40,270	15.6%
Rosaria Salerno	24,447	12.4%	37,113	14.4%
John A. Nucci	22,253	11.3%	35,723	13.8%
Bruce Bolling †	16,400	8.3%	32,008	12.4%
Peggy Davis-Mullen	12,860	6.5%	25,658	9.9%
Francis Costello	12,855	6.5%	22,545	8.7%
John Grady	13,512	6.8%	20,375	7.9%
Corbett	11,205	5.7%
Boyce Slayman	8251	4.2%
Walsh	7559	3.8%
Hall	5220	2.6%
Murray	3915	2.0%
James Klocke	2886	1.5%

† Christopher A. Iannella died in September 1992; Bruce Bolling served the remainder of Iannella's term, as Bolling had finished fifth in the general election for four seats. ^{[5] [6]}

District 1

Councillor Robert Travaglini was re-elected.

Candidates [7]	Preliminary Election [8]		General Election [9]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Robert Travaglini	5531	64.5%	7,592	69.1%
Robert M. Cappucci	2299	26.8%	3,392	30.9%
Thomas B. Pizzi	740	8.6%

District 2

Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.

Candidates [7]	Preliminary Election [8]		General Election [9]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
James M. Kelly	7,249	72.3%	9,414	72.3%
Michael Cronin	1,926	19.2%	3,608	27.7%
Richard W. Czubinski	512	5.1%
Ali J. Fiumedoro	344	3.4%

District 3

Councillor James E. Byrne was re-elected.

Candidates [7]	General Election [9]
	Votes	%
James E. Byrne	7,922	82.9%
Jill S. Klowden	1,635	17.1%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

Candidates [7]	General Election [9]
	Votes	%
Charles Yancey	4,742	89.5%
J. R. Rucker	558	10.5%

District 5

Councillor Thomas Menino was re-elected.

Candidates [7]	Preliminary Election [8]		General Election [9]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Thomas Menino	6,784	79.5%	9,678	81.6%
Peter D. Stone	913	10.7%	2,181	18.4%
Edmund T. Burke	632	7.4%
Gerald Bagley	203	2.4%

District 6

Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.

Candidates [7]	General Election [9]
	Votes	%
Maura Hennigan	9,079	76.7%
Michael Kennedy	2,753	23.3%

District 7

Incumbent 7th district councillor Bruce Bolling ran for an at-large seat instead of seeking re-election to the district's seat. Anthony Crayton won the District 7 seat.

Candidates [10]	Preliminary Election [8]		General Election [9]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Anthony Crayton	836	18.7%	3,129	57.5%
Roy A. Owens	974	21.8%	2,314	42.5%
Althea Garrison	703	15.7%
Ben Haith	691	15.4%
James A. West	666	14.9%
Hattie Dudley	395	8.8%
Natalie E. Carithers	211	4.7%

District 8

Councillor David Scondras was re-elected.

Candidates [7]	Preliminary Election [8]		General Election [9]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
David Scondras	2,086	69.9%	3,208	69.9%
Glenn W. Fiscus	577	19.3%	1,380	30.1%
Michael J. Fleuette	323	10.8%

District 9

Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin was re-elected.

Candidates [7]	Preliminary Election [8]		General Election [9]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Brian J. McLaughlin	2,514	52.0%	3,685	51.2%
Cornelius K. Hurley	1,639	33.9%	3,516	48.8%
Curran	516	10.7%
Aramis Camps	169	3.5%

See also

• List of members of the Boston City Council
• 1991 Boston mayoral election

References

1. "Councilor McCormack says he's not running" . The Boston Globe . March 7, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
2. "Flynn rolls to a record triumph O'Neil, Iannella, Salerno, Nucci take at-large council races" . The Boston Globe . November 6, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
3. "Council at-large" . The Boston Globe . September 25, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
4. "Boston City Council at-large election/ward by ward" . The Boston Globe . November 6, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
5. "Bolling to fill council vacancy" . The Boston Globe . September 23, 1992. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
6. "Bolling is welcomed back to City Council" . The Boston Globe . September 24, 1992. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
7. "Preliminary races in other districts" . The Boston Globe . September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
8. "City Council District Members" . The Boston Globe . September 25, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
9. "City Council District Members" . The Boston Globe . November 6, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
10. "Brighton rematch on tap in district council races" . The Boston Globe . September 25, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.

Further reading

• "For the City Council" . The Boston Globe . September 17, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
• "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). Vol. 34, no. 8. October 31, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via docdroid.net.
• "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). Vol. 34, no. 9. November 7, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018– via docdroid.net.