Boston City Council elections were held on November 6, 2001. Nine seats (five representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents for districts 1, 5, 8, and 9 ran unopposed. Two seats (districts 3 and 6) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 25, 2001.
At-large
Councillors Francis Roache, Stephen J. Murphy, and Michael F. Flaherty were re-elected. Councillor Peggy Davis-Mullen did not seek re-election, as she ran for Mayor of Boston, losing in the mayoral election to incumbent Thomas Menino. Davis-Mullen's at-large seat was won by Maura Hennigan, who had been the District 6 councillor since 1984, and a member of the council since 1982.
| Candidates[1] | General Election[2][3] | Recount[4][5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Francis Roache | 44,062 | 19.0% | ||
| Michael F. Flaherty | 42,869 | 18.5% | ||
| Maura Hennigan | 40,423 | 17.4% | ||
| Stephen J. Murphy | 39,436 | 17.0% | ||
| Felix D. Arroyo† | 28,551 | 12.3% | 28,746 | |
| Robert Consalvo | 28,584 | 12.3% | 28,678 | |
| Phyllis Yetman Igoe | 8,186 | 3.5% | ||
† Francis Roache resigned his council seat after being elected Registrar of Deeds for Suffolk County in November 2002; Felix D. Arroyo joined the council in January 2003 to serve the remainder of Roache's term.[6]
District 1
Councillor Paul Scapicchio ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 2
Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[2][7] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| James M. Kelly | 7556 | 65.6% |
| Richard Evans | 3967 | 34.4% |
District 3
Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[8] | General Election[2][9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Maureen Feeney | 66% | 7435 | 80.5% | |||
| Mark Juaire | 14% | 1796 | 19.5% | |||
| Nathan Cooper | 4.5% | |||||
| John Comerford | 3.8% | |||||
| Gerard Brophy | 2.0% | |||||
| Joseph Ureneck | 1.6% | |||||
District 4
Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[2][10] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Charles Yancey | 6164 | 86.7% |
| Vikki Middleton | 943 | 13.3% |
District 5
General election
Councillor Daniel F. Conley ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Special election
In February 2002, Conley was named interim district attorney for Suffolk County;[11] he resigned his council seat shortly thereafter. The vacancy was filled by a special election, which took place on June 4, 2002, with the preliminary election on May 7, 2002.[12] Robert Consalvo was elected to serve the remainder of Conley's term.[13]
| Candidates | Special Prelim. Election[14] | Special Gen. Election[15] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Robert Consalvo | 3718 | 63.9% | 4277 | 65.1% |
| Adriana Cillo | 1929 | 33.2% | 2294 | 34.9% |
| Anthony J. Solimine | 167 | 2.9% | ||
District 6
Councillor Maura Hennigan ran for (and won) an at-large seat on the council; her district seat was won by John M. Tobin Jr.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[8] | General Election[2][16] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| John M. Tobin Jr. | 35.6% | 7537 | 54.0% | |
| Michael Rush | 44.0% | 6424 | 46.0% | |
| Elaine Rigas | 14.6% | |||
| Edgar Williams | 1.1% | |||
District 7
Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[2][17] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Chuck Turner | 5617 | 83.2% |
| Roy Owens | 1136 | 16.8% |
District 8
Councillor Michael P. Ross ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 9
General election
Councillor Brian Honan ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Special election
Honan died in July 2002,[18] creating a vacancy that was filled by a special election, which took place on December 10, 2002, with the preliminary election on November 12, 2002.[19] Jerry P. McDermott was elected to serve the remainder of Honan's term.[20]
| Candidates[21] | Special Prelim. Election[22] | Special Gen. Election[23] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Jerry P. McDermott | 29% | 2682 | 54.2% | |||
| Mark Ciommo | 23% | 2268 | 45.8% | |||
| Cathleen Campbell | 20% | |||||
| John Bruno | ||||||
| Rosie Hanlon | ||||||
| Arturo Vasquez | ||||||
| Gary Dotterman | ||||||
| Mark Trachtenberg | ||||||
| Dan McLaughlin | ||||||
See also
References
Further reading
- "COUNCIL ENDORSEMENTS". The Boston Globe. October 31, 2001. p. A.22. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.