Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 1987. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 3 and 6 were unopposed. Seven seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 8, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 22, 1987.
At-large
Councillors Dapper O'Neil, Christopher A. Iannella, and Michael J. McCormack were re-elected. Councillor Joseph M. Tierney did not seek re-election, as he ran for Mayor of Boston; he was defeated by incumbent Raymond Flynn in the general election. Rosaria Salerno won the final at-large seat.
District 1
Councillor Robert Travaglini was re-elected.
District 2
Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.
District 3
Councillor James E. Byrne ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 4
Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
District 5
Councillor Thomas Menino was re-elected.
District 6
Councillor Maura Hennigan ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 7
Councillor Bruce Bolling was re-elected.
District 8
Councillor David Scondras was re-elected.
District 9
Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin was re-elected, with his narrow victory confirmed by a recount.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "WHAT TO LOOK FOR AT POLLS TODAY". The Boston Globe. September 22, 1987. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ELECTION '87 SALERNO, INCUMBENTS WIN AT-LARGE COUNCIL SLOTS". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1987. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- ^ "THE BOSTON VOTE". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1987. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "THE BOSTON VOTE". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1987. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "ELECTION '87 MCLAUGHLIN LOSES IN ALLSTON-BRIGHTON CITY COUNCIL RACE". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1987. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- ^ "Charlestown Records a 36% Voter Turnout In Tuesday's Primary Election" (PDF). Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle. Vol. 30, no. 4. September 24, 1987. p. 5. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via docdroid.net.
- ^ "RECOUNT CONFIRMS MCLAUGHLIN VICTORY". The Boston Globe. November 21, 1987. Retrieved February 27, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
Further reading
- "BOSTON'S ELECTIONS". The Boston Globe. October 27, 1987. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). Vol. 30, no. 9. October 28, 1987. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via docdroid.net.
- "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). Vol. 30, no. 4. September 24, 1987. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via docdroid.net.
- "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). Vol. 30, no. 3. September 17, 1987. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via docdroid.net.