2001 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election

The 2001 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election was held on November 6, 2001. It saw the election of Tim Murray.

Worcester mayoral election, 2001

November 6, 2001[1]

Nominee Tim Murray William Coleman Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 18,209 4,119 Percentage 81.55% 18.45%

Mayor before election Raymond Mariano Democratic Elected Mayor Tim Murray Democratic

Incumbent mayor Raymond Mariano did not seek reelection.[2]

Election system

In order to be elected mayor in Worcester, a person must place first in the mayor's race and also finish among the top six in the at-large city council election, being also elected a councilor at large. An individual cannot be elected mayor without additionally winning an at-large city council seat.[3][4]

In addition, the candidate elected to the office of councilor at large who receives the second-highest number of votes for the office of mayor will become vice-chair of the Worcester City Council.[4]

Candidates

• William Coleman,[5] III, community activist,[6] candidate for mayor in 1993[7]
• Tim Murray,[5] member of Worcester City Council since 1998

Results

General election results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Timothy P. Murray	18,209	81.55
	Nonpartisan	William Coleman, III	4,119	18.45
Total votes			22,328

Murray also finished first in the at-large city council election.[5] Coleman finished eighth.[5] Since Coleman, the second place finisher, failed to be elected an at-large city council, he was not elected vice-chair of the Worcester City Council.

References

1. "Election Results | City of Worcester, MA". Worcester, Massachusetts. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
2. "Mariano-Murray Mayoral Contest? Makes You Wonder". Telegram & Gazette. January 21, 2001. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
3. Kotsopoulos, Nick (September 21, 2019). "Politics and the City: And they're off and running for Worcester mayor". telegram.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
4. "Ordinances & Regulations | City of Worcester, MA". www.worcesterma.gov. Worcester. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
5. "WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION SUMMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS" (PDF). Worcester, Massachusetts. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
6. "Worcester Candidate Profile: Bill Coleman For Mayor". Patch. October 24, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
7. "WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION SUMMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS" (PDF). Worcester, Massachusetts. Retrieved November 28, 2019.