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Boston City Council elections were held on November 6, 2001. Nine seats (five representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents for districts 1, 5, 8, and 9 ran unopposed. Two seats (districts 3 and 6) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 25, 2001.
Councillors Francis Roache, Stephen J. Murphy, and Michael F. Flaherty were re-elected. Councillor Peggy Davis-Mullen did not seek re-election, as she ran for Mayor of Boston, losing in the mayoral election to incumbent Thomas Menino. Davis-Mullen's at-large seat was won by Maura Hennigan, who had been the District 6 councillor since 1984, and a member of the council since 1982.
| Candidates [1] | General Election [2] [3] | Recount [4] [5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Francis Roache | 44,062 | 19.0% | ||
| Michael F. Flaherty | 42,869 | 18.5% | ||
| Maura Hennigan | 40,423 | 17.4% | ||
| Stephen J. Murphy | 39,436 | 17.0% | ||
Felix D. Arroyo  | 28,551 | 12.3% | 28,746 | |
| Robert Consalvo | 28,584 | 12.3% | 28,678 | |
| Phyllis Yetman Igoe | 8,186 | 3.5% | ||
Councillor Paul Scapicchio ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election [2] [7] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| James M. Kelly | 7556 | 65.6% |
| Richard Evans | 3967 | 34.4% |
Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election [8] | General Election [2] [9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Maureen Feeney | 66% | 7435 | 80.5% | |||
| Mark Juaire | 14% | 1796 | 19.5% | |||
| Nathan Cooper | 4.5% | |||||
| John Comerford | 3.8% | |||||
| Gerard Brophy | 2.0% | |||||
| Joseph Ureneck | 1.6% | |||||
Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election [2] [10] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Charles Yancey | 6164 | 86.7% |
| Vikki Middleton | 943 | 13.3% |
Councillor Daniel F. Conley ran unopposed and was re-elected.
In February 2002, Conley was named interim district attorney for Suffolk County; [11] he resigned his council seat shortly thereafter. The vacancy was filled by a special election, which took place on June 4, 2002, with the preliminary election on May 7, 2002. [12] Robert Consalvo was elected to serve the remainder of Conley's term. [13]
| Candidates | Special Prelim. Election [14] | Special Gen. Election [15] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Robert Consalvo | 3718 | 63.9% | 4277 | 65.1% |
| Adriana Cillo | 1929 | 33.2% | 2294 | 34.9% |
| Anthony J. Solimine | 167 | 2.9% | ||
Councillor Maura Hennigan ran for (and won) an at-large seat on the council; her district seat was won by John M. Tobin Jr.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election [8] | General Election [2] [16] | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| John M. Tobin Jr. | 35.6% | 7537 | 54.0% | |
| Michael Rush | 44.0% | 6424 | 46.0% | |
| Elaine Rigas | 14.6% | |||
| Edgar Williams | 1.1% | |||
Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election [2] [17] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Chuck Turner | 5617 | 83.2% |
| Roy Owens | 1136 | 16.8% |
Councillor Michael P. Ross ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Councillor Brian Honan ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Honan died in July 2002, [18] creating a vacancy that was filled by a special election, which took place on December 10, 2002, with the preliminary election on November 12, 2002. [19] Jerry P. McDermott was elected to serve the remainder of Honan's term. [20]
| Candidates [21] | Special Prelim. Election [22] | Special Gen. Election [23] | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Jerry P. McDermott | 29% | 2682 | 54.2% | |||
| Mark Ciommo | 23% | 2268 | 45.8% | |||
| Cathleen Campbell | 20% | |||||
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| Rosie Hanlon | ||||||
| Arturo Vasquez | ||||||
| Gary Dotterman | ||||||
| Mark Trachtenberg | ||||||
| Dan McLaughlin | ||||||
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