2005 Boston City Council election

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 8, 2005. Ten seats (six district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 5, 7, and 8 were unopposed. Five seats (the four at-large members, and district 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 27, 2005.

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At-large

Councillors Michael F. Flaherty, Felix D. Arroyo, and Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected, while the seat formerly held by Maura Hennigan was won by Sam Yoon. Hennigan did not seek re-election, as she ran for Mayor of Boston; she was defeated by incumbent Thomas Menino in the general election. Yoon became the first Asian American to hold elected office in Boston. [1]

CandidatesPreliminary Election [2] General Election [3]
Votes%Votes%
Michael F. Flaherty 17,82813.90%49,22017.58%
Felix D. Arroyo 15,69012.23%43,53315.55%
Sam Yoon 13,16510.27%41,89114.96%
Stephen J. Murphy 14,09410.99%35,55312.70%
John R. Connolly 14,28711.14%31,62911.30%
Matt O'Malley 12,0709.41%28,31810.12%
Patricia H. White12,89510.05%26,9999.64%
Edward M. Flynn 11,0928.65%21,7787.78%
Althea Garrison 4,8243.76% 
Kevin R. Mccrea3,6612.85% 
Roy Owens3,6222.82% 
Laura Garza 1,8071.41% 
Gregory Joseph O'Connell1,1740.92% 
Martin J. Hogan1,0310.80% 
Joseph Ready6750.53% 
Joseph Ureneck17†0.01%133†0.05%
Gibran Rivera17†0.01% 
all others2970.23%8740.31%

† write-in votes

District 1

General election

Councillor Paul Scapicchio was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [4]
Votes%
Paul Scapicchio 7,02786.23%
Ben Joplin1,08413.30%
all others380.47%

Special election

Scapicchio resigned his seat effective April 30, 2006, in order to join a private lobbying firm. [5] This created a vacancy that needed to be filled by a special election, which took place on June 13, 2006, with the preliminary election on May 16, 2006. Salvatore LaMattina was elected to serve the remainder of Scapicchio's term.

CandidatesSpecial Prelim. Election [6] Special Gen. Election [7]
Votes%Votes%
Salvatore LaMattina 3,33653.26%4,22950.85%
Daniel J. Ryan2,01032.09%4,07348.97%
Peter Borre68110.87% 
Christine Amisano1432.28% 
Anthony L. Dantona Sr.641.02% 
John Toby Knudsen130.21% 
all others170.27%150.18%

District 2

General election

Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [8]
Votes%
James M. Kelly 7,04760.93%
Susan M. Passoni4,47538.69%
all others440.38%

Special election

Kelly died in January 2007, [9] creating a vacancy that needed to be filled by a special election, which took place on May 15, 2007, with the preliminary election on April 17, 2007. Bill Linehan was elected to serve the remainder of Kelly's term.

CandidatesSpecial Prelim. Election [10] Special Gen. Election [11]
Votes%Votes%
Bill Linehan 1,83423.68%4,77152.58%
Susan M. Passoni1,87024.14%4,21746.48%
Edward M. Flynn 1,74122.48%52†0.57%
Robert O'Shea83110.73% 
Brian R. Mahoney5497.09% 
Mary Cooney5296.83% 
Bob Ferrara3844.96% 
all others70.09%330.36%

† write-in votes

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [12]
Votes%
Maureen Feeney 7,55980.30%
Michael J. Cote1,81619.29%
all others390.41%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [13]
Votes%
Charles Yancey 6,72488.52%
J. R. Rucker85111.20%
Jaha Hughes4†0.05%
all others170.22%

† write-in votes

District 5

Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [14]
Votes%
Robert Consalvo 8,84498.86%
all others1021.14%

District 6

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

CandidatesGeneral Election [15]
Votes%
John M. Tobin Jr. 10,19463.80%
Gibran Rivera5,74135.93%
all others420.26%

District 7

Councillor Chuck Turner ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [16]
Votes%
Chuck Turner 6,62898.81%
all others801.19%

District 8

Councillor Michael P. Ross ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [17]
Votes%
Michael P. Ross 4,40997.29%
all others1232.71%

District 9

Councillor Jerry P. McDermott was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [18] General Election [19]
Votes%Votes%
Jerry P. McDermott 2,14566.22%4,14468.19%
Paul F. Creighton Jr.84826.18%1,87730.89%
Daniel Kontoff2357.26% 
all others110.34%560.92%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Allis, Sam (December 18, 2005). "The New Kid". The Boston Globe.
  2. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Scapicchio set to leave council". The Daily Free Press . Boston University. March 2, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - MAY 16, 2006 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - JUNE 13, 2006 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ Lovett, Chris (January 10, 2007). "Jim Kelly: Identity and Politics". Civic Boston. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - APRIL 17, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - MAY 15, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  13. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  14. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  15. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRCT[sic] 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  16. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  17. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  18. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  19. ↑ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

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