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Boston City Council elections were held on November 2, 1993. All thirteen seats (nine district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, while ten seats (six districts and the four at-large members) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 21, 1993.
The large number of preliminary candidates followed a reduction in the number of signatures required for a candidate to appear on the ballot, from 1500 to 500. [1]
Since the composition of the council changed in 1984, to four at-large seats and nine district representatives, no candidate who had run for re-election had lost. [1] However, two incumbents— Anthony Crayton and David Scondras—were defeated by challengers in this election.
Councillors John A. Nucci and Dapper O'Neil were re-elected. Councillors Bruce Bolling and Rosaria Salerno did not seek re-election, as they were running for Mayor of Boston; their seats were won by Richard P. Iannella and Peggy Davis-Mullen. Iannella was the son of former Council president Christopher A. Iannella, [1] while unsuccessful candidate Michael Travaglini was the brother of outgoing District 1 Councillor Robert Travaglini. [2]
Candidates [3] | Preliminary Election [1] | General Election [4] | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
John A. Nucci | 42,970 | 14.4% | 53,531 | 16.7% |
Dapper O'Neil | 42,069 | 14.1% | 52,900 | 16.5% |
Richard P. Iannella | 34,065 | 11.4% | 52,542 | 16.4% |
Peggy Davis-Mullen | 29,389 | 9.9% | 40,340 | 12.6% |
Stephen J. Murphy | 20,472 | 6.9% | 31,294 | 9.7% |
Michael Travaglini | 19,976 | 6.7% | 31,014 | 9.7% |
Francis Costello | 21,131 | 7.1% | 30,367 | 9.5% |
Eddie Jenkins Jr. | 16,249 | 5.5% | 28,986 | 9.0% |
Brian P. Wallace | 12,231 | 4.1% | ||
Karen MacNutt | 11,885 | 4.0% | ||
Jose Vincenty | 10,606 | 3.6% | ||
Joseph Delgardo | 6,886 | 2.3% | ||
Karen Ray | 6,654 | 2.2% | ||
Gary Dotterman | 5,404 | 1.8% | ||
Frank G. Williams | 5,376 | 1.8% | ||
Daniel J. Carey | 5,339 | 1.8% | ||
Edward T. Wheeler | 4,019 | 1.3% | ||
Martin A. Coughlin | 3,308 | 1.3% |
Councillor Robert Travaglini, who had been elected to the Massachusetts Senate in November 1992, did not seek re-election to the City Council; [2] his seat was won by Diane J. Modica.
Candidates [5] | Preliminary Election [6] [7] | General Election [8] | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Diane J. Modica | 4010† | 28.4% | 8008 | 54.6% |
James Costello | 2814† | 19.9% | 6663 | 45.4% |
Robert Cappucci | 2662† | 18.8% | ||
Domenic A. Piso | 2310 | 16.3% | ||
Maria DiLibero | 1822 | 12.9% | ||
Tom Pizzi | 300 | 2.1% | ||
Richard Rosa | 218 | 1.5% |
† per preliminary election recount
Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.
Candidates [5] | General Election [9] | |
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Votes | % | |
James M. Kelly | 12,344 | 85.8% |
Ali J. Fiumedoro | 2050 | 14.2% |
Councillor James E. Byrne did not seek re-election; his seat was won by Maureen Feeney, his neighborhood liaison. [6]
Candidates [5] | Preliminary Election [6] | General Election [10] | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Maureen Feeney | 6673 | 49.4% | 9769 | 70.7% |
Joseph P. McDermott | 2118 | 15.7% | 4041 | 29.3% |
Michael F. Kenneally | 1394 | 10.3% | ||
Thomas J. Doherty | 1335 | 9.9% | ||
Patrick J. Walsh | 1026 | 7.6% | ||
Nancy E. Kavanagh | 965 | 7.1% |
Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
Candidates [5] | General Election [11] | |
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Votes | % | |
Charles Yancey | 5302 | 87.6% |
J. R. Rucker | 753 | 12.4% |
The seat of Councillor Thomas Menino, who had been acting mayor since July 1993 and won the mayoral election, was won by Daniel F. Conley.
Candidates [5] | Preliminary Election [6] | General Election [12] | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Daniel F. Conley | 6210 | 37.9% | 10,631 | 59.1% |
John Pulgini | 3884 | 23.7% | 7355 | 40.9% |
John P. Grady | 2945 | 18.0% | ||
Rita E. Walsh | 1990 | 12.1% | ||
John J. Kenney | 642 | 3.9% | ||
Kenneth W. Spolsino | 436 | 2.7% | ||
John H. Sheerin | 276 | 1.7% |
Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.
Candidates [5] | General Election [13] | |
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Votes | % | |
Maura Hennigan | 10,465 | 64.7% |
Gerard J. McCarthy | 5714 | 35.3% |
Councillor Anthony Crayton was defeated by Gareth R. Saunders.
Candidates [5] | Preliminary Election [6] [7] | General Election‡ [14] | Recount [15] [16] [17] | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Gareth R. Saunders | 1447† | 25.7% | 3028 | 49.4% | 3137 | 50.7% |
Anthony Crayton | 1824† | 32.4% | 3097 | 50.6% | 3047 | 49.3% |
Roy A. Owens | 1417† | 25.2% | ||||
Phyllis Bailey | 693 | 12.3% | ||||
Ray F. Green | 247 | 4.4% |
† per preliminary election recount
‡ Saunders was later declared the winner, due to discovery of a tally sheet error;
[18] his victory was subsequently confirmed via recount.
Councillor David Scondras was defeated by Thomas M. Keane Jr.
Candidates [5] | Preliminary Election [6] | General Election [14] | Recount [15] [19] [20] | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Thomas M. Keane Jr. | 2403 | 39.8% | 3648 | 50.2% | 3649 | 50.2% |
David Scondras | 3271 | 54.2% | 3621 | 49.8% | 3622 | 49.8% |
Dan Huck | 366 | 6.1% |
Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin was re-elected.
Candidates [5] | Preliminary Election [6] | General Election [14] | Recount [15] [21] | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Brian J. McLaughlin | 4213 | 46.1% | 4585 | 51.6% | 4561 | 50.9% |
Jerry P. McDermott | 2398 | 26.3% | 4295 | 48.4% | 4400 | 49.1% |
Rosina T. Bowman | 1742 | 19.1% | ||||
Will Luxier | 617 | 6.8% | ||||
John W. Carmilia | 162 | 1.8% |