1991 Boston mayoral election

1991 Boston mayoral election
	Results by ward; Flynn: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
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.

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

Candidates

Edward J. Doherty, president of the Boston Teachers Union
Raymond Flynn, Mayor of Boston since 1983, member of the Boston City Council from 1978 to 1984, and state representative from 1971 to 1979.

Candidates eliminated in preliminary

Graylan Ellis-Hagler, community activist and pastor.

Results

Candidates	Preliminary Election^[1]		General Election^[2]
Candidates	Votes	%	Votes	%
Raymond Flynn (incumbent)	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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1991 Boston mayoral election

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Candidates

Candidates eliminated in preliminary

Results

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References