Boston City Council election, 1991

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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.

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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 32,37416.4% 44,75817.3%
Christopher A. Iannella 23,56611.9% 40,27015.6%
Rosaria Salerno 24,44712.4% 37,11314.4%
John A. Nucci 22,25311.3% 35,72313.8%
Bruce Bolling Dagger-14-plain.png 16,4008.3% 32,00812.4%
Peggy Davis-Mullen 12,8606.5% 25,6589.9%
Francis Costello 12,8556.5% 22,5458.7%
John Grady 13,5126.8% 20,3757.9%
Corbett 11,2055.7% 
Boyce Slayman 82514.2% 
Walsh 75593.8% 
Hall 52202.6% 
Murray 39152.0% 
James Klocke 28861.5% 

Dagger-14-plain.png 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 553164.5% 759269.1%
Robert M. Cappucci 229926.8% 339230.9%
Thomas B. Pizzi 7408.6% 

District 2

Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.

Candidates [7] Preliminary Election [8] General Election [9]
Votes%Votes%
James M. Kelly 724972.3% 941472.3%
Michael Cronin 192619.2% 360827.7%
Richard W. Czubinski 5125.1% 
Ali J. Fiumedoro 3443.4% 

District 3

Councillor James E. Byrne was re-elected.

Candidates [7] General Election [9]
Votes%
James E. Byrne 792282.9%
Jill S. Klowden 163517.1%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

Candidates [7] General Election [9]
Votes%
Charles Yancey 474289.5%
J. R. Rucker 55810.5%

District 5

Councillor Thomas Menino was re-elected.

Candidates [7] Preliminary Election [8] General Election [9]
Votes%Votes%
Thomas Menino 678479.5% 967881.6%
Peter D. Stone 91310.7% 218118.4%
Edmund T. Burke 6327.4% 
Gerald Bagley 2032.4% 

District 6

Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.

Candidates [7] General Election [9]
Votes%
Maura Hennigan 907976.7%
Michael Kennedy 275323.3%

District 7

Councillor Bruce Bolling ran for an at-large seat; Anthony Crayton won the District 7 seat.

Candidates [10] Preliminary Election [8] General Election [9]
Votes%Votes%
Anthony Crayton 83618.7% 312957.5%
Roy A. Owens 97421.8% 231442.5%
Althea Garrison 70315.7% 
Ben Haith 69115.4% 
James A. West 66614.9% 
Hattie Dudley 3958.8% 
Natalie E. Carithers 2114.7% 

District 8

Councillor David Scondras was re-elected.

Candidates [7] Preliminary Election [8] General Election [9]
Votes%Votes%
David Scondras 208669.9% 320869.9%
Glenn W. Fiscus 57719.3% 138030.1%
Michael J. Fleuette 32310.8% 

District 9

Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin was re-elected.

Candidates [7] Preliminary Election [8] General Election [9]
Votes%Votes%
Brian J. McLaughlin 251452.0% 368551.2%
Cornelius K. Hurley 163933.9% 351648.8%
Curran 51610.7% 
Aramis Camps 1693.5% 

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References

  1. "Councilor McCormack says he's not running"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . 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"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . November 6, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  3. "Council at-large"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . September 25, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  4. "Boston City Council at-large election/ward by ward"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . November 6, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  5. "Bolling to fill council vacancy"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . September 23, 1992. Retrieved February 24, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  6. "Bolling is welcomed back to City Council"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . September 24, 1992. Retrieved February 24, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Preliminary races in other districts"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "City Council district members"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . September 25, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "City Council district members"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . November 6, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  10. "Brighton rematch on tap in district council races"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . September 25, 1991. Retrieved February 24, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.

Further reading

<i>The Boston Globe</i> newspaper

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