Boston mayoral election, 1971

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Boston mayoral election, 1971

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  1967 November 2, 1971 1975  

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Candidate Kevin White Louise Day Hicks
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote113,13770,331
Percentage61.67%38.33%

Mayor before election

Kevin White

Elected Mayor

Kevin White

The Boston mayoral election of 1971 occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1971, between Mayor Kevin White and United States Representative Louise Day Hicks. This was the second election in a row between White and Hicks. White once again defeated Hicks and was elected to a second term.

Mayor of Boston

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United States House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

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Louise Day Hicks American politician

Anna Louise Day Hicks was an American politician and lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for her staunch opposition to desegregation in Boston public schools, and especially to court-ordered busing, in the 1960s and 1970s. A longtime member of Boston's school board and city council, she served one term in the United States House of Representatives, succeeding John William McCormack.

Contents

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 14, 1971.

Candidates

Boston City Council municipal council of Boston, Massachusetts

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Candidates eliminated in preliminary

Thomas Irving Atkins was an African American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council and General Counsel of the NAACP.

John E. Powers American politician

John E. Powers was an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1959 to 1964.

Massachusetts Senate

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Results

CandidatesPreliminary Election [1] General Election [2]
Votes%Votes%
Kevin White 46,91332.84113,13761.67
Louise Day Hicks 42,29329.6170,33138.33
Joseph F. Timilty 28,38919.87
Thomas I. Atkins 16,91711.84
John L. Saltonstall, Jr. 6,9434.86
John E. Powers 1,3920.97

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