Boston mayoral election, 1963

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Boston mayoral election, 1963
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Candidate John F. Collins Gabriel Piemonte
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote108,624 73,067
Percentage59.79% 40.22%
Mayor before election

John F. Collins

Elected Mayor

John F. Collins

The Boston mayoral election of 1963 occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 1963, between Mayor of Boston John F. Collins and Boston City Council member Gabriel Piemonte. Collins was elected to his second term.

John F. Collins American politician

John Frederick Collins was the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States from 1960 to 1968.

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.

Gabriel Francis Piemonte was an American attorney and politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1947 to 1952 and the Boston City Council from 1952 to 1960, 1962 to 1964, 1966 to 1968, and 1970 to 1974. In 1952 and from 1970 to 1972 he was the Council President.

Contents

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 24, 1963.

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Candidates

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Candidates eliminated in preliminary

Julius Ansel was an American politician who was a member of the Boston City Council from 1948 to 1951, the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1953 to 1955 and again from 1959 to 1965, and the Massachusetts Senate in 1965. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1963.

Massachusetts House of Representatives lower house of U.S. state legislature

The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 12 counties each divided into single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. The House of Representatives convenes at the Massachusetts State House in Boston.

Patrick F. McDonough was a Connemara, Ireland-born American police officer, attorney, and politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council from 1956-64, 1966-70, and 1972-82. He was the Council President in 1958, 1961, 1973, and 1981.

Results

CandidatesPreliminary Election [1] General Election [2]
Votes%Votes%
John F. Collins 56,989 45.99 108,624 59.79
Gabriel Piemonte 27,492 22.19 73,067 40.22
Patrick F. McDonough 26,576 21.45
Julius Ansel 11,729 9.47
William P. Foley 1,137 0.92

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References

  1. ↑ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1964. p. 47.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1964. p. 114.


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