2003 Boston City Council election

Boston City Council elections were held on November 4, 2003. Nine seats (five representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents for districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 ran unopposed. Six seats (the four at-large positions, plus districts 4 and 6) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 23, 2003.

At-large

Councillors Michael F. Flaherty, Felix D. Arroyo, Maura Hennigan, and Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected. Patricia H. White, daughter of former Mayor of Boston Kevin White, was an unsuccessful candidate in this election. ^[1]

Candidates [2]	Preliminary Election [3] [4]		General Election [5] [6]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Michael F. Flaherty	20,307	18.21%	36,387	18.33%
Felix D. Arroyo	14,379	12.89%	34,685	17.48%
Maura Hennigan	15,916	14.27%	33,596	16.93%
Stephen J. Murphy	17,597	15.78%	30,510	15.37%
Patricia H. White	16,439	14.74%	29,649	14.94%
Matt O'Malley	7,025	6.30%	12,929	6.51%
Althea Garrison	5,050	4.53%	10,524	5.30%
Roy Owens	4,356	3.91%	10,204	5.14%
Jacquelyne Payne-Thompson	2,723	2.44%
Phyllis Yetman Igoe	1,940	1.74%
Edward Puglielli	1,705	1.53%
Laura Garza	1,604	1.44%
Arthur "Lucky" Craffey	1,594	1.43%
Joseph Anthony Ureneck	907	0.81%

District 1

Councillor Paul Scapicchio was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election [7]
	Votes	%
Paul Scapicchio	4,646	85.88%
Ken Fowler	764	14.12%

District 2

Councillor James M. Kelly ran unopposed and was re-elected. ^[8]

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney ran unopposed and was re-elected. ^[9]

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

Candidates [2]	Preliminary Election [10] [11]		General Election [12] [13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Charles Yancey	1,901	54.36%	3,679	55.17%
Ego E. Ezedi Jr.	1,544	44.15%	2,990	44.83%
Arthur L. Sutton	52	1.49%

District 5

Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed and was re-elected. ^[14]

District 6

Councillor John M. Tobin Jr. was re-elected.

Candidates [2]	Preliminary Election [15]		General Election [16]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
John M. Tobin Jr.	5,463	77.90%	8,473	74.21%
Francesca E. Fordiani	1,344	19.16%	2,945	25.79%
Wayne A. Sallale	206	2.94%

District 7

Councillor Chuck Turner ran unopposed and was re-elected. ^[17]

District 8

Councillor Michael P. Ross was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election [18]
	Votes	%
Michael P. Ross	3,418	81.36%
Carmen M. Torre	783	18.64%

District 9

Councillor Jerry P. McDermott was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election [19]
	Votes	%
Jerry P. McDermott	3,467	82.31%
Daniel Kontoff	745	17.69%

See also

• List of members of the Boston City Council

References

1. Schweitzer, Sarah; McCarthy, Brendan (November 5, 2003). "WHITE STARTLED BY 'PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT' LONGTIME MAYOR SHOWS PRIDE IN DAUGHTER'S EFFORT" . The Boston Globe . p. B.5. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
2. "COUNCIL CANDIDATES" . The Boston Globe . September 21, 2003. p. 3. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
3. Dade, Corey; Greenberger, Scott S. (September 25, 2003). "ALLIES FIND THEMSELVES RIVALS FOR COUNCIL SPOT" . The Boston Globe . p. B.1. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
4. "Boston City Councillor - At-Large - Primary". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
5. Klein, Rick (November 5, 2003). "COUNCILORS KEEP SEATS; WHITE LOSES ARROYO, HENNIGAN, FLAHERTY REELECTED" . The Boston Globe . p. A.1. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
6. "Boston City Councillor - At-Large". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
7. "Boston City Councillor - District 1". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
8. "Boston City Councillor - District 2". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
9. "Boston City Councillor - District 3". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
10. Klein, Rick; Dade, Corey (September 24, 2003). "YANCEY WINS, BUT EZEDI STILL A CHALLENGER" . The Boston Globe . p. B.5. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
11. "Boston City Councillor - District 4 - Primary". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
12. Dade, Corey (November 5, 2003). "YANCEY DEFEATS EZEDI IN BITTER COUNCIL RACE RACE CARD USED IN CAMPAIGN RAISES TURNOUT" . The Boston Globe . p. B.6. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
13. "Boston City Councillor - District 4". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
14. "Boston City Councillor - District 5". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
15. "Boston City Councillor - District 6 - Primary". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
16. "Boston City Councillor - District 6". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
17. "Boston City Councillor - District 7". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
18. "Boston City Councillor - District 8". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
19. "Boston City Councillor - District 9". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

Further reading

• Dade, Corey (September 19, 2003). "COUNCIL RIVALS OUTLINE GOALS ISSUES INCLUDE FINANCE, SECURITY" . The Boston Globe . p. B.8. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
• "FOR BOSTON CITY COUNCIL" . The Boston Globe . October 29, 2003. p. A.18. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.