1989 Boston City Council election

Boston City Council elections were held on November 7, 1989. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 3 and 5 were unopposed. Nine seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 26, 1989.

At-large

Councillors Dapper O'Neil, Christopher A. Iannella, Rosaria Salerno, and Michael J. McCormack were re-elected.

Candidates[1]	Preliminary Election[2]		General Election[3]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Dapper O'Neil	21,764	17.2%	40,106	17.6%
Christopher A. Iannella	20,142	15.9%	38,357	16.9%
Rosaria Salerno	19,478	15.4%	35,654	15.7%
Michael J. McCormack	19,073	15.1%	31,170	13.7%
John A. Nucci	14,646	11.6%	30,466	13.4%
John N. Flanagan	13,676	10.8%	22,359	9.8%
Joseph W. Casper	10,103	8.0%	18,069	7.9%
Althea Garrison	5042	4.0%	11,281	5.0%
Glenn Fiscus	2365	1.9%

District 1

Councillor Robert Travaglini was re-elected.

Candidates[1]	Preliminary Election[2]		General Election[4]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Robert Travaglini	4472	57.0%	7053	62.0%
Brian Callahan	2399	30.6%	4322	38.0%
Martin Coughlin	618	7.9%
Imee Jackson	363	4.6%

District 2

Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.

Candidates[1]	General Election[4]
	Votes	%
James M. Kelly	7429	85.9%
Ali J. Fiumedoro	1221	14.1%

District 3

Councillor James E. Byrne ran unopposed and was re-elected.

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

Candidates[1]	General Election[4]
	Votes	%
Charles Yancey	3215	87.9%
J. R. Rucker	442	12.1%

District 5

Councillor Thomas Menino ran unopposed and was re-elected.

District 6

Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.

Candidates[1]	Preliminary Election[2]		General Election[4]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Maura Hennigan	4445	52.9%	7753	57.7%
Vincent G. Mannering	3805	45.3%	5678	42.3%
Nels J'Anthony	156	1.9%

District 7

Councillor Bruce Bolling was re-elected.

Candidates[1]	Preliminary Election[2]		General Election[4]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Bruce Bolling	998	57.1%	2330	60.1%
Roy A. Owens	391	22.4%	1547	39.9%
Michael Long	358	20.5%

District 8

Councillor David Scondras was re-elected.

Candidates[1]	Preliminary Election[2]		General Election[4]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
David Scondras	1524	75.9%	2913	71.8%
Benjamin H. Morehead	217	10.8%	1146	28.2%
Oscar T. Brookins	153	7.6%
Marilyn Stacy Huynh	111	5.5%

District 9

Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin was re-elected.

Candidates[1]	Preliminary Election[2]		General Election[4]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Brian J. McLaughlin	2110	40.7%	4387	60.6%
Judith Bracken	1597	30.8%	2848	39.4%
Cornelius K. Hurley	1330	25.6%
Aramis Camps	150	2.9%

See also

• List of members of Boston City Council

References

1. "FOCUS ON JOCKEYING FOR AT-LARGE COUNCIL SEATS, RACES IN EAST BOSTON, BRIGHTON, WEST ROXBURY". The Boston Globe. September 26, 1989. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
2. "IT'S OFFICIAL: ELECTION RESULTS SHOW 18% BOSTON TURNOUT". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1989. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
3. "OFFICIALS: NUCCI LOSS MARGIN IS 704 VOTES". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1989. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
4. "BOSTON DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL". The Boston Globe. November 8, 1989. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.

Further reading

• "FOR CITY COUNCIL". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1989. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via highbeam.com.
• "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). 32 (10). November 2, 1989. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via docdroid.net.
• "Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle" (PDF). 32 (11). November 9, 1989. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via docdroid.net.