2005 Boston City Council election
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Boston City Council elections were held on November 8, 2005. Ten seats (six district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 5, 7, and 8 were unopposed. Five seats (the four at-large members, and district 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 27, 2005.
At-large
[edit]Councillors Michael F. Flaherty, Felix D. Arroyo, and Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected, while the seat formerly held by Maura Hennigan was won by Sam Yoon. Hennigan did not seek re-election, as she ran for Mayor of Boston; she was defeated by incumbent Thomas Menino in the general election. Yoon became the first Asian American to hold elected office in Boston.[1]
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Michael F. Flaherty | 17,828 | 13.90% | 49,220 | 17.58% |
| Felix D. Arroyo | 15,690 | 12.23% | 43,533 | 15.55% |
| Sam Yoon | 13,165 | 10.27% | 41,891 | 14.96% |
| Stephen J. Murphy | 14,094 | 10.99% | 35,553 | 12.70% |
| John R. Connolly | 14,287 | 11.14% | 31,629 | 11.30% |
| Matt O'Malley | 12,070 | 9.41% | 28,318 | 10.12% |
| Patricia H. White | 12,895 | 10.05% | 26,999 | 9.64% |
| Edward M. Flynn | 11,092 | 8.65% | 21,778 | 7.78% |
| Althea Garrison | 4824 | 3.76% | ||
| Kevin R. Mccrea | 3661 | 2.85% | ||
| Roy Owens | 3622 | 2.82% | ||
| Laura Garza | 1807 | 1.41% | ||
| Gregory Joseph O'Connell | 1174 | 0.92% | ||
| Martin J. Hogan | 1031 | 0.80% | ||
| Joseph Ready | 675 | 0.53% | ||
| Joseph Ureneck | 17† | 0.01% | 133† | 0.05% |
| Gibran Rivera | 17† | 0.01% | ||
| all others | 297 | 0.23% | 874 | 0.31% |
† write-in votes
District 1
[edit]General election
[edit]Councillor Paul Scapicchio was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[4] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Paul Scapicchio | 7027 | 86.23% |
| Ben Joplin | 1084 | 13.30% |
| all others | 38 | 0.47% |
Special election
[edit]Scapicchio resigned his seat effective April 30, 2006, in order to join a private lobbying firm.[5] This created a vacancy that needed to be filled by a special election, which took place on June 13, 2006, with the preliminary election on May 16, 2006. Salvatore LaMattina was elected to serve the remainder of Scapicchio's term.
| Candidates | Special Prelim. Election[6] | Special Gen. Election[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Salvatore LaMattina | 3336 | 53.26% | 4229 | 50.85% |
| Daniel J. Ryan | 2010 | 32.09% | 4073 | 48.97% |
| Peter Borre | 681 | 10.87% | ||
| Christine Amisano | 143 | 2.28% | ||
| Anthony L. Dantona Sr. | 64 | 1.02% | ||
| John Toby Knudsen | 13 | 0.21% | ||
| all others | 17 | 0.27% | 15 | 0.18% |
District 2
[edit]General election
[edit]Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[8] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| James M. Kelly | 7047 | 60.93% |
| Susan M. Passoni | 4475 | 38.69% |
| all others | 44 | 0.38% |
Special election
[edit]Kelly died in January 2007,[9] creating a vacancy that needed to be filled by a special election, which took place on May 15, 2007, with the preliminary election on April 17, 2007. Bill Linehan was elected to serve the remainder of Kelly's term.
| Candidates | Special Prelim. Election[10] | Special Gen. Election[11] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Bill Linehan | 1834 | 23.68% | 4771 | 52.58% |
| Susan M. Passoni | 1870 | 24.14% | 4217 | 46.48% |
| Edward M. Flynn | 1741 | 22.48% | 52† | 0.57% |
| Robert O'Shea | 831 | 10.73% | ||
| Brian R. Mahoney | 549 | 7.09% | ||
| Mary Cooney | 529 | 6.83% | ||
| Bob Ferrara | 384 | 4.96% | ||
| all others | 7 | 0.09% | 33 | 0.36% |
† write-in votes
District 3
[edit]Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[12] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Maureen Feeney | 7559 | 80.30% |
| Michael J. Cote | 1816 | 19.29% |
| all others | 39 | 0.41% |
District 4
[edit]Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[13] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Charles Yancey | 6724 | 88.52% |
| J. R. Rucker | 851 | 11.20% |
| Jaha Hughes | 4† | 0.05% |
| all others | 17 | 0.22% |
† write-in votes
District 5
[edit]Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed and was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[14] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Robert Consalvo | 8844 | 98.86% |
| all others | 102 | 1.14% |
District 6
[edit]Councillor John M. Tobin Jr. was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[15] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| John M. Tobin Jr. | 10,194 | 63.80% |
| Gibran Rivera | 5741 | 35.93% |
| all others | 42 | 0.26% |
District 7
[edit]Councillor Chuck Turner ran unopposed and was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[16] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Chuck Turner | 6628 | 98.81% |
| all others | 80 | 1.19% |
District 8
[edit]Councillor Michael P. Ross ran unopposed and was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[17] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Michael P. Ross | 4409 | 97.29% |
| all others | 123 | 2.71% |
District 9
[edit]Councillor Jerry P. McDermott was re-elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[18] | General Election[19] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Jerry P. McDermott | 2145 | 66.22% | 4144 | 68.19% |
| Paul F. Creighton Jr. | 848 | 26.18% | 1877 | 30.89% |
| Daniel Kontoff | 235 | 7.26% | ||
| all others | 11 | 0.34% | 56 | 0.92% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Allis, Sam (December 18, 2005). "The New Kid". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Scapicchio set to leave council". The Daily Free Press. Boston University. March 2, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - MAY 16, 2006 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - JUNE 13, 2006 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ Lovett, Chris (January 10, 2007). "Jim Kelly: Identity and Politics". Civic Boston. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - APRIL 17, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - MAY 15, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRCT [sic] 6" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- "For district city council (editorial)". The Boston Globe. October 31, 2005. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- "Preliminary Special Election Results" (PDF). Boston Municipal Research Bureau. April 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
External links
[edit]- 2005 Election Results at boston.gov