1993 Boston mayoral election

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1993 Boston mayoral election

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  Thomas M. Menino at swearing in ceremony as Acting Mayor in July of 1993 (15674913102) (a).jpg 1983 James Brett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Candidate Thomas Menino James T. Brett
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 74,448 41,052
Percentage 64.45% 35.54%

Boston mayor election, 1993.svg
Results by ward
Menino:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Brett:      50–60%      60–70%

Mayor before election

Thomas Menino (acting)

Elected Mayor

Thomas Menino

The Boston mayoral election of 1993 occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1993, between Acting Mayor Thomas Menino and State Representative James T. Brett. Menino was elected to his first term.

This election came just two years after the prior mayoral election (1991) due to Raymond Flynn—who had been Mayor of Boston since 1984—being appointed United States Ambassador to the Holy See. Following Flynn's appointment in July 1993, Boston City Council president Menino became acting mayor.

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 21, 1993.

Candidates[]

  • James T. Brett, Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 1981, Assistant Secretary of Energy from 1980 to 1981[1]
  • Thomas Menino, Acting Mayor of Boston since July 12, 1993, Boston City Councilor from 1984 to 1993, and Council President in 1993

Candidates eliminated in preliminary[]

  • Bruce Bolling, Boston City Councilor since 1982, Council President from 1986 to 1987
  • Christopher Lydon, WGBH-TV host
  • , attorney
  • Francis Roache, Boston Police Commissioner
  • Robert Rufo, Sheriff of Suffolk County
  • Rosaria Salerno, Boston City Councilor since 1988

Preliminary election[]

Results[]

2013 Boston Mayoral Election[2]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Thomas Menino (acting incumbent) 30,060 26.89
Nonpartisan James T. Brett 25,052 22.41
Nonpartisan Robert Rufo 22,517 20.14
Nonpartisan Rosaria Salerno 19,605 17.54
Nonpartisan Bruce Bolling 6,464 5.87
Nonpartisan Christopher Lydon 3,630 3.25
Nonpartisan Francis Roache 3,362 3.08
Nonpartisan Diane Moriarty 991 0.89
Total votes 111,781 100%

General election[]

Endorsements[]

Thomas Menino
State officials
  • Mel King, state representative and candidate for mayor in 1993[3]
Newspapers and publications
  • Boston Herald[4]
  • The Boston Globe[4]

Results[]

2013 Boston mayoral general election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Thomas Menino (acting incumbent) 74,448 64.45
Nonpartisan James T. Brett 41,052 35.54
Total votes 111,500 100%

See also[]

  • List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

References[]

  1. ^ 1991–1992 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  2. ^ a b "Election Results". Cityofboston.gov. The City of Boston. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. ^ Weir, Richard (August 11, 2009). "Sam Yoon gains Mel King's favor". Boston Herald. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Ross, Elizabeth (November 1, 1993). "Boston Mayoral Hopefuls Take High Road". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

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