1991 Boston mayoral election

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1991 Boston mayoral election

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Candidate Raymond Flynn Edward J. Doherty
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 63,582 21,659
Percentage 74.58% 25.41%

Boston mayor election, 1991.svg
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 , 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[]

  • , 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[]

  • , community activist and pastor.

Results[]

Candidates Preliminary Election[1] General Election[2]
Votes % Votes %
Raymond Flynn (incumbent) 43,123 67.29 63,582 74.58
12,281 19.16 21,659 25.41
8,682 13.55

See also[]

  • List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

References[]

  1. ^ Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1992. p. 31.
  2. ^ Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1992. p. 68.

External links[]

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