1983 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election

The 1983 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election was held on November 3, 1983, and was preceded by a primary on September 20, 1983. It saw the election of Richard Neal.

Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1983

November 3, 1983


Candidate	Richard Neal	William Montana
Party	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan
Popular vote	25,462	4,373
Percentage	85.34%	14.66%

Mayor before election

Theodore Dimauro

Elected Mayor

Richard Neal
Democratic

Federal government

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Boston

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Facing a prospective challenge from city councilor Richard Neal, incumbent mayor Theodore Dimauro opted to instead retire.[1]

Results

Primary

Primary election results[2]
September 20, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Richard E. Neal	11,315	85.58
	Nonpartisan	William G. Montana	1,113	8.42
	Nonpartisan	Joseph D. Harrington	793	6.00
Total votes			13,221

General election

General election results[3]
November 3, 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Richard E. Neal	25,462	85.34
	Nonpartisan	William G. Montana	4,373	14.66
Total votes			29,835

References

Duncan, Phil, et al. (December 31, 1988). "House freshmen: Massachusetts—2nd district." CQ Weekly: p. 3610. CQ Press.
"Primary Election Sept. 20,1983". Springfield, Massachusetts. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
"Election November 3, 1983". Springfield, Massachusetts. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

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