Boston mayoral election, 1975

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Boston mayoral election, 1975

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Candidate Kevin White Joseph F. Timilty
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote81,05873,622
Percentage52.40%47.59%
Mayor before election

Kevin White

Elected Mayor

Kevin White

The Boston mayoral election of 1975 occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 1975, between Mayor Kevin White and state senator Joseph F. Timilty. White was elected to a third term.

Mayor of Boston

The Mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston has a mayor-council system of government. Boston's mayoral elections are non-partisan, and elect a mayor to a four-year term; there are no term limits. The mayor's office is in Boston City Hall, in Government Center.

Massachusetts Senate

The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state. All but one of the districts are named for the counties in which they are located. Senators serve two-year terms, without term limits. The Senate convenes in the Massachusetts State House, in Boston.

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Contents

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 23, 1975.

Candidates

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.

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

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Candidates eliminated in preliminary

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Results

CandidatesPreliminary Election [1] General Election [2]
Votes%Votes%
Kevin White 49,24854.4581,05852.40
Joseph F. Timilty 38,99743.1273,62247.59
Norman Oliver 1,1901.32
Robert Gibbons 1,0021.11

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References

  1. ↑ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1976. p. 31.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1976. p. 76.


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