Boston mayoral election, 1967

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Boston mayoral election, 1967
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  1963 November 7, 1967 1971  

  Boston Mayor Kevin H White.jpg Louise Day Hicks.jpg
Candidate Kevin White Louise Day Hicks
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote102,70690,154
Percentage53.25%46.75%

Mayor before election

John F. Collins

Elected Mayor

Kevin White

The Boston mayoral election of 1967 occurred on Tuesday, November 7, 1967, between Secretary of the Commonwealth Kevin White and Boston School Committee member Louise Day Hicks. White was elected to his first term, and inaugurated on Monday, January 1, 1968. [1]

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Contents

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on Tuesday, September 26, 1967.

Hicks' victory in the preliminary election made her the first woman to be a finalist for mayor in city history. [2]

Candidates

Candidates eliminated in preliminary

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Results

CandidatesPreliminary Election [4] General Election [5]
Votes%Votes%
Kevin White 30,78919.83102,70653.25
Louise Day Hicks 43,72228.1690,15446.75
John W. Sears 23,92415.41
Edward J. Logue 23,76615.31
Christopher A. Iannella 18,34311.82
Stephen Davenport 9,0165.81
Nicholas Abraham 2,2951.48
Albert L. O'Neil 1,4710.95
Peter F. Hines 1,0910.70
John J. McDonough 8300.54

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References

  1. "'New Inaugural' in Traditional Boston Setting Today"Lock-blue-alt-2.svg . The Boston Globe . January 1, 1968. p. 3. Retrieved March 17, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  2. Jacobs, Sally (October 30, 2001). "Davis-Mullen is Running as Hard as She Can". Boston Globe.
  3. 1 2 Lydon, Christopher (August 3, 1967). "Hynes' Pullout Expected Today". The Boston Globe.
  4. Annual Report of the Election Department. 1968. p. 46.
  5. Annual Report of the Election Department. 1968. p. 107.

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