1985 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 1985. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 4 and 5 were unopposed. Nine seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 10, 1985.
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At-large
Councillors Dapper O'Neil, Joseph M. Tierney, Christopher A. Iannella, and Michael J. McCormack were re-elected.
Candidates[1] | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[3] | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Dapper O'Neil | 22,792 | 19.1% | 36,686 | 18.8% |
Joseph M. Tierney | 17,014 | 14.3% | 34,427 | 17.6% |
Christopher A. Iannella | 19,183 | 16.1% | 33,883 | 17.3% |
Michael J. McCormack | 17,329 | 14.5% | 27,976 | 14.3% |
Frederick C. Langone | 16,900 | 14.2% | 26,365 | 13.5% |
Michael W. Kane | 10,018 | 8.4% | 17,175 | 8.8% |
Willie Mae Allen | 6268 | 5.3% | 12,533 | 6.4% |
Althea Garrison | 3565 | 3.0% | 6402 | 3.3% |
Kenneth C. Davis | 2130 | 1.8% | ||
John P. Scialdone | 1588 | 1.3% | ||
Richard A. Black | 972 | 0.8% | ||
Little L. Pittman | 808 | 0.7% | ||
Edward P. Malik | 723 | 0.6% |
District 1
Councillor Robert Travaglini was re-elected.
Candidates[1] | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[3] | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Robert Travaglini | 3983 | 78.6% | 5440 | 84.4% |
Robert C. Jordan | 626 | 12.4% | 1004 | 15.6% |
Joseph Sablone | 459 | 9.1% |
District 2
Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.
Candidates[1] | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[3] | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
James M. Kelly | 4836 | 62.2% | 7028 | 62.4% |
Bill Linehan | 2701 | 34.7% | 4242 | 37.6% |
Ali J. Fiumedoro | 244 | 3.1% |
District 3
Councillor James E. Byrne was re-elected.
Candidates[1] | General Election[3] | |
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Votes | % | |
James E. Byrne | 5828 | 86.2% |
Arthur G. Murphy | 935 | 13.8% |
District 4
Councillor Charles Yancey ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Candidates[1] | General Election[3] | |
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Votes | % | |
Charles Yancey | 1934 | 100% |
District 5
Councillor Thomas Menino ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Candidates[1] | General Election[3] | |
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Votes | % | |
Thomas Menino | 5745 | 100% |
District 6
Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.
Candidates[1] | General Election[3] | |
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Votes | % | |
Maura Hennigan | 6143 | 86.4% |
Richard K. Whitney | 964 | 13.6% |
District 7
Councillor Bruce Bolling was re-elected.
Candidates[1] | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[3] | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Bruce Bolling | 1505 | 70.3% | 2386 | 68.0% |
Roy A. Owens | 448 | 20.9% | 1121 | 32.0% |
Robert Polk | 108 | 5.0% | ||
Charles H. Durant | 80 | 3.7% |
District 8
Councillor David Scondras was re-elected.
Candidates[1] | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[3] | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
David Scondras | 2472 | 67.4% | 3195 | 64.6% |
Judy Porteus | 538 | 14.7% | 1750 | 35.4% |
Glenn Fiscus | 457 | 12.5% | ||
Leslie F. Payne | 202 | 5.5% |
District 9
Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin was re-elected.
Candidates[1] | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[3] | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Brian J. McLaughlin | 2275 | 45.4% | 4192 | 55.6% |
Richard M. Izzo | 1869 | 37.3% | 3353 | 44.4% |
John F. Melia | 784 | 15.6% | ||
Aramis Camps | 82 | 1.6% |
References
- "O'NEIL TOPS HUB COUNCIL VOTE; NAME RECOGNITION A KEY FACTOR". The Boston Globe. September 11, 1985. Retrieved February 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- "BOSTON RESULTS; PRELIMINARY ELECTION; CITY COUNCILOR AT LARGE". The Boston Globe. September 11, 1985. Retrieved February 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- "BOSTON ELECTION RESULTS". The Boston Globe. November 6, 1985. Retrieved February 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
Further reading
- "FOR CITY COUNCIL". The Boston Globe. October 28, 1985. Retrieved February 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). 28 (10). November 7, 1985. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via docdroid.net.
- "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). 28 (9). October 31, 1985. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via docdroid.net.
- "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). 28 (2). September 12, 1985. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via docdroid.net.