Boston mayoral election, 1991

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Boston mayoral election, 1991
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  Mayor Raymond L. Flynn (9614720245).jpg Blank.png
Candidate Raymond Flynn Edward J. Doherty
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote63,582 21,659
Percentage74.58% 25.41%
Mayor before election

Raymond Flynn

Elected Mayor

Raymond Flynn

The Boston mayoral election of 1991 occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 1991, between Mayor Raymond Flynn and Edward J. Doherty, president of the Boston Teachers Union. Flynn was re-elected to his 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.

Raymond Flynn American politician

Raymond Leo Flynn is an American politician who served as 52nd Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1984 until 1993. He was later appointed United States Ambassador to the Holy See (1993–1997) by President Bill Clinton.

Contents

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 24, 1991.

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.

Candidates

Boston City Council municipal council of Boston, Massachusetts

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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.

Candidates eliminated in preliminary

Results

CandidatesPreliminary Election [1] General Election [2]
Votes%Votes%
Raymond Flynn 43,123 67.29 63,582 74.58
Edward J. Doherty 12,281 19.16 21,659 25.41
Graylan Ellis-Hagler 8,682 13.55

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References

  1. ↑ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1992. p. 31.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1992. p. 68.


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