1995 Boston City Council election

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 7, 1995. Ten seats (six district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents for districts 2, 5, and 8 ran unopposed. Nine seats (five districts and the four at-large members) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 19, 1995.

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At-large

Councillors Dapper O'Neil, Richard P. Iannella, and Peggy Davis-Mullen were re-elected. Councillor John A. Nucci, who had been elected Suffolk County clerk of courts in November 1994, [1] did not seek re-election; [2] his seat was won by former Boston Police Commissioner Francis Roache.

Candidates [3] Preliminary Election [4] General Election [5]
Votes%Votes%
Francis Roache 18,96330,985
Dapper O'Neil 22,33330,524
Richard P. Iannella 17,97028,431
Peggy Davis-Mullen 17,96423,913
Stephen J. Murphy 14,25521,571
Michael F. Flaherty 14,36820,215
Frank N. Jones696020,047
Paul J. Gannon11,72416,012
Anthony Crayton 5299 
Joseph P. Donnelly3188 
Dick Czubinski1885 
Edgar Williams Jr.1568 
Anthony L. Dantona1372 
Matthew D. Malloy1359 
Maceo Carl Dixon1334 

Richard P. Iannella was elected Register of Probate of Suffolk County in November 1996, and subsequently resigned his council seat; Stephen J. Murphy, who had finished fifth in the general election for four seats, joined the council in February 1997 and served the remainder of Iannella's term. [6]

District 1

Councillor Diane J. Modica was re-elected.

Candidates [7] Preliminary Election [8] General Election [9]
Votes%Votes%
Diane J. Modica 40855617
Vincent F. Zarrilli519995
John Hugo265 

District 2

Councillor James M. Kelly ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates [7] General Election [9]
Votes%
James M. Kelly 7044100%

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.

Candidates [7] General Election [9]
Votes%
Maureen Feeney 5633
W. Scott Rae1132

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

Candidates [7] Preliminary Election [8] General Election [9]
Votes%Votes%
Charles Yancey 11892646
Vikki Middleton5641419
J. R. Rucker63 

District 5

Councillor Daniel F. Conley ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates [7] General Election [9]
Votes%
Daniel F. Conley 6433100%

District 6

Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.

Candidates [7] Preliminary Election [8] General Election [9]
Votes%Votes%
Maura Hennigan 44395970
John M. Tobin Jr. 24964425
David Vaughn1495 
Francis X. Stone482 

District 7

Councillor Gareth R. Saunders was re-elected.

Candidates [7] Preliminary Election [8] General Election [9]
Votes%Votes%
Gareth R. Saunders 12622361
Althea Garrison 5531441
Roy A. Owens254 
Moses E. Wilson Jr.209 

District 8

Councillor Thomas M. Keane Jr. ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Candidates [7] General Election [9]
Votes%
Thomas M. Keane Jr. 2021100%

District 9

Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin announced in March 1995 that he would not seek re-election; [10] his seat was won by Brian Honan.

Candidates [7] Preliminary Election [8] General Election [9]
Votes%Votes%
Brian Honan 16103553
Jerry P. McDermott 17233332
Cathleen E. Campbell1066 
Stephen Montgomery359 

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