Boston City Council election, 2001

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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.

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 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.

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.

Michael F. Flaherty American politician

Michael F. Flaherty is an at-large member of the Boston City Council. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. He was elected Boston City Council Vice President in 2001 and Boston City Council President from 2002 to 2006.

Candidates [1] General Election [2] [3] Recount [4] [5]
Votes%Votes%
Francis Roache 44,06219.0%
Michael F. Flaherty 42,869 18.5%
Maura Hennigan 40,42317.4%
Stephen J. Murphy 39,43617.0%
Felix D. Arroyo Dagger-14-plain.png 28,55112.3% 28,746
Robert Consalvo 28,58412.3% 28,678
Phyllis Yetman Igoe 8,1863.5%

Dagger-14-plain.png Francis Roache resigned his council seat after being elected Registrar of Deeds for Suffolk County in November 2002; Felix D. Arroyo joined the council in January 2003 to serve the remainder of Roache's term. [6]

Suffolk County, Massachusetts County in the United States

Suffolk County is a county in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the United States. As of 2016, the population was 784,230 making it the fourth-most populous county in Massachusetts. The traditional county seat is Boston, the state capital and the largest city in Massachusetts. The county government was abolished in late 1999, and so Suffolk County today functions only as an administrative subdivision of state government and a set of communities grouped together for some statistical purposes. Suffolk County constitutes the core of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.

District 1

Councillor Paul Scapicchio ran unopposed and was re-elected.

District 2

Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [2] [7]
Votes%
James M. Kelly 755665.6%
Richard Evans 396734.4%

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [8] General Election [2] [9]
Votes%Votes%
Maureen Feeney 66% 743580.5%
Mark Juaire 14% 179619.5%
Nathan Cooper 4.5% 
John Comerford 3.8% 
Gerard Brophy 2.0% 
Joseph Ureneck 1.6% 

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [2] [10]
Votes%
Charles Yancey 616486.7%
Vikki Middleton 94313.3%

District 5

General election

Councillor Daniel F. Conley ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Daniel F. Conley American politician and lawyer

Daniel F. Conley was the 15th District Attorney for Suffolk County, Massachusetts, serving Boston, Revere, Chelsea and Winthrop. Appointed to the office in February 2002, Conley was later elected on November 5, 2002, and again in 2006, 2010, and 2014. He resigned in 2018 to enter private practice.

Special election

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]

Robert Consalvo Boston City Councilor

Robert Consalvo is the chief of staff for Boston Public Schools, and a former member of the Boston City Council. For 12 years he represented District 5, which includes the Hyde Park, Roslindale, Readville, and Mattapan neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts.

CandidatesSpecial Prelim. Election [14] Special Gen. Election [15]
Votes%Votes%
Robert Consalvo 371863.9% 427765.1%
Adriana Cillo 192933.2% 229434.9%
Anthony J. Solimine 1672.9% 

District 6

Councillor Maura Hennigan ran for (and won) an at-large seat on the council; her district seat was won by John M. Tobin Jr.

CandidatesPreliminary Election [8] General Election [2] [16]
Votes%Votes%
John M. Tobin Jr. 35.6% 753754.0%
Michael Rush 44.0% 642446.0%
Elaine Rigas 14.6% 
Edgar Williams 1.1% 

District 7

Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election [2] [17]
Votes%
Chuck Turner 561783.2%
Roy Owens 113616.8%

District 8

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

District 9

General election

Councillor Brian Honan ran unopposed and was re-elected.

Special election

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]
Votes%Votes%
Jerry P. McDermott 29% 268254.2%
Mark Ciommo 23% 226845.8%
Cathleen Campbell 20% 
John Bruno 
Rosie Hanlon 
Arturo Vasquez 
Gary Dotterman 
Mark Trachtenberg 
Dan McLaughlin 

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jonas, Michael (November 7, 2001). "HENNIGAN VICTORY FOR AT-LARGE SEAT A BLOW TO MENINO"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.6. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  3. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Boston City Councillor - At-Large Race - Nov 06, 2001". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  4. ↑ "CANDIDATES SEEK CITY-WIDE RECOUNT"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . November 17, 2001. p. B.2. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  5. ↑ Lupo, Alan (December 23, 2001). "CONSALVO LOOKS AT BRIGHT SIDE"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. 3. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  6. ↑ Beard, David (January 12, 2003). "HISTORY MADE, ON A HOLIDAY"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. 3. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  7. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Boston City Councillor - District 2 Race - Nov 06, 2001". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  8. 1 2 "MENINO EASILY WINS PRELIMINARY DAVIS-MULLEN TAKES 22.5 PERCENT IN LOW TURNOUT"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . September 26, 2001. p. B.1. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  9. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Boston City Councillor - District 3 Race - Nov 06, 2001". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  10. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Boston City Councillor - District 4 Race - Nov 06, 2001". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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  12. ↑ "ELECTION DATE SET FOR CITY COUNCIL SEAT"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . March 7, 2002. p. B.2. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  13. ↑ Van Sack, Jessica (May 8, 2002). "CONSALVO WINS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL ELECTION"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.2. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  14. ↑ Van Sack, Jessica (June 5, 2002). "CONSALVO, CILLO WIN COUNCIL PRELIMINARY DISTRICT 5 FINAL IS SET FOR JUNE 4"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.11. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  15. ↑ "Boston City Councillor - District 5 - Special Election". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Boston City Councillor - District 6 Race - Nov 06, 2001". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  17. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Boston City Councillor - District 7 Race - Nov 06, 2001". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  18. ↑ Walker, Adrian (July 31, 2002). "COUNCILOR BRIAN HONAN, DA CANDIDATE, DIES AT 39"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.1. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  19. ↑ "ELECTION DATE TO BE SET FOR HONAN SEAT"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . August 28, 2002. p. B.2. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  20. ↑ Dade, Corey (December 11, 2002). "BRIGHTON REALTOR WINS SEAT ON COUNCIL"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.2. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  21. ↑ Dade, Corey (November 11, 2002). "9 CANDIDATES VYING TO TAKE HONAN'S SEAT"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.1. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  22. ↑ Dade, Corey; Gomstyn, Alice (November 13, 2002). "TWO TO FACE RUNOFF FOR HONAN SEAT ON COUNCIL"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . p. B.1. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  23. ↑ "Boston City Councillor - District 9 - Special Election". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

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