Boston City Council election, 1999

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Boston City Council elections were held on November 2, 1999. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents for districts 1 and 2 ran unopposed. Ten seats (six districts and the four at-large members) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 21, 1999.

Boston City Council municipal council of Boston, Massachusetts

The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit on the number of terms an individual can serve. Boston uses a strong-mayor form of government in which the city council acts as a check against the power of the executive branch, the mayor. The Council is responsible for approving the city budget; monitoring, creating, and abolishing city agencies; making land use decisions; and approving, amending, or rejecting other legislative proposals.

A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.

A primary election is the process by which voters, either the general public or members of a political party, can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election, thus narrowing the field of candidates.

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At-large

Councillors Francis Roache, Stephen J. Murphy, and Peggy Davis-Mullen were re-elected. Councillor Dapper O'Neil, a member of the council since 1971, lost his seat to Michael F. Flaherty. [1]

Francis Roache American politician

Francis Michael Roache was an American policeman and politician who served as the Boston Police Commissioner from 1985 to 1993, was a member of the Boston City Council from 1996 to 2002, and was Suffolk County Register of Deeds from 2002 to 2015.

Stephen J. Murphy is the Register of Deeds, in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, having received over 158,000 votes in the general election of November 8, 2016, while winning Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop.

Peggy Davis-Mullen is a former member of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts, having served from 1994 to 2001.

Candidates [2] Preliminary Election [3] General Election [4]
Votes%Votes%
Francis Roache 21,65819.1% 30,27118.1%
Stephen J. Murphy 19,38017.1% 27,51516.4%
Peggy Davis-Mullen 16,23314.3% 26,46815.8%
Michael F. Flaherty 10,9859.7% 26,37715.8%
Dapper O'Neil 17,05215.1% 24,636 14.7%
Gregory B. Timilty 14,42912.7% 16,0689.6%
Joseph Mulligan III 62455.5% 10,0126.0%
Andrea Morrell 33292.9% 60933.6%
Daniel Kontoff 21371.9% 
John Hugo 18121.6% 

District 1

Councillor Paul Scapicchio ran unopposed and was re-elected. [5]

District 2

Councillor James M. Kelly ran unopposed and was re-elected. [6]

James M. Kelly (Boston politician) American politician (1940-2007)

James M. Kelly, of Boston, Massachusetts, served on the Boston City Council for 23 years, representing South Boston, the South End and Chinatown. He was first elected in November 1983, and served from January 1984 until his death in January 2007. He was the council president from 1994 through 2000.

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.

Candidates [2] General Election [7]
Votes%
Maureen Feeney 477280.7%
John M. Comerford 114219.3%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

Candidates [2] Preliminary Election [3] General Election [8]
Votes%Votes%
Charles Yancey 116679.0% 224382.4%
Vikki Middleton 24716.7% 47917.6%
J. R. Rucker 634.3% 

District 5

Councillor Daniel F. Conley was re-elected.

Candidates [2] Preliminary Election [3] General Election [9]
Votes%Votes%
Daniel F. Conley 439290.2% 608589.0%
David Patrick 2455.0% 74911.0%
J. J. Devine Jr. 2304.7% 

District 6

Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.

Candidates [2] Preliminary Election [3] General Election [1]
Votes%Votes%
Maura Hennigan 345543.3% 602354.5%
John M. Tobin Jr. 255932.1% 503445.5%
Michael Rush 186323.3% 
Edgar Williams 1021.3% 

District 7

Councillor Gareth R. Saunders had announced in June 1999 that he would not seek re-election; [10] his seat was won by Chuck Turner. [11]

Chuck Turner is a Boston, Massachusetts politician, activist, and convicted felon, who served on the Boston City Council representing District 7. Turner is a member of the Green-Rainbow Party Massachusetts affiliate to the national Green Party. Turner also held the distinction of being the highest elected Green official in the state.

Candidates [2] Preliminary Election [3] General Election [1]
Votes%Votes%
Chuck Turner 115333.9% 241958.4%
Tracy Litthcut 59017.3% 172641.6%
Julio Henriquez 33910.0% 
Roy A. Owens 3149.2% 
Althea Garrison 2828.3% 
Anthony Crayton 2557.5% 
Hassan Ali Williams 1223.6% 
Richard Masterson 1153.4% 
Scotland Willis 702.1% 
Kenneth Yarbrough 651.9% 
Roger Garvin 511.5% 
Thelma Barros 471.4% 

District 8

Councillor Thomas M. Keane Jr. had announced in March 1999 that he would not seek re-election; [12] his seat was won by Michael P. Ross, who defeated Suzanne Iannella, daughter of former council president Christopher A. Iannella and sister of former council member Richard P. Iannella. [6]

Michael P. Ross American politician

Mike Ross is a former American politician from Boston, Massachusetts, who represented District 8 on the Boston City Council from 2000 through 2013. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Boston in 2013. Ross is now a real estate lawyer at Prince Lobel Tye LLP, and is a regular contributor to The Boston Globe.

Christopher A. Iannella American politician

Christopher A. Iannella was a member of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts, for 33 years, spanning the late 1950s until his death. He also served eight one-year terms as City Council president.

Candidates [2] Preliminary Election [3] General Election [1]
Votes%Votes%
Michael P. Ross 85128.4% 279354.0%
Suzanne Iannella 98532.9% 238446.0%
Alana Murphy 65621.9% 
Anthony Schinella 1745.8% 
Carmen Torres 1705.7% 
Lynda McNally 1605.3% 

District 9

Councillor Brian Honan was re-elected.

Candidates [2] Preliminary Election [3] General Election [13]
Votes%Votes%
Brian Honan 256276.9% 340776.1%
Rosie Hanlon 69921.0% 107023.9%
Aramis Camps 692.1% 

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Flint, Anthony (November 1, 1999). "VOTER TURNOUT LEVEL WILL TELL WHO GETS SEATS ON CITY COUNCIL"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.1. Retrieved March 7, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Boston Preliminary Election results"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . September 22, 1999. p. B.6. Retrieved March 7, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
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  5. ↑ Mooney, Brian C. (November 6, 1999). "ELECTION TALLY TIDBITS SHOW WOMEN GAINING CLOUT, ONE-VOTE BOUTS"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.3. Retrieved March 7, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  6. 1 2 Jonas, Michael (November 3, 1999). "IANNELLA CONCEDES LOSS TO ROSS"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.7. Retrieved March 7, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  7. ↑ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=787148
  8. ↑ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=787161
  9. ↑ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=787162
  10. ↑ Flint, Anthony (June 10, 1999). "Saunders: It's time to leave Council Says office is `draining,' cites efforts"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.2. Retrieved March 7, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  11. ↑ Abraham, Yvonne (November 3, 1999). "TURNER DEFEATS LITTHCUT"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.7. Retrieved March 7, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  12. ↑ Ebbert, Stephanie (March 9, 1999). "Keane will give up council seat"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.1. Retrieved March 7, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
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