1979_Boston_City_Council_election

1979 Boston City Council election

1979 Boston City Council election

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The Boston City Council election was held on November 6, 1979, with preliminary elections on September 25, 1979.

Candidates

All nine incumbents (Lawrence DiCara, Raymond Flynn, Louise Day Hicks, Christopher A. Iannella, Frederick C. Langone, Patrick F. McDonough, Dapper O'Neil, Rosemarie E. Sansone, and Joseph M. Tierney), ran for reelection.

Elected

Lost in general election

  • James T. Brett, account manager for New England Telephone.[1]
  • Edward Brooks, Boston State College student and community organizer.[1]
  • Stephen C. Farrell, private consultant and former staff member under Mayor Kevin White.[1]
  • Louise Day Hicks, member of the Boston City Council since 1979 and previously from 1970 to 1971 and 1974 to 1978. Former member of the United States House of Representatives (1971–1973) and Boston School Committee (1961–1970).
  • Terence P. McDermott, attorney.[1]
  • David Joseph McKay, assistant English teacher at St Gregory's High School.[1]
  • Richard M. Lane, former Suffolk County assistant district attorney.[1]
  • Barbara A. Ware, legislative aide to state senator Bill Owens.[1]
  • Charles Yancey, director of administration for the Massachusetts Office of Communities and Development from 1978 to 1979.[1]

Eliminated in preliminary election

Results

The top 18 candidates in the preliminary election moved on to the November general election. The top nine candidates in the November election were seated on the city council.

More information Candidates, Preliminary Election ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Boston City Council candidates". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1979.
  2. [2]
    Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1980. p. 59.
  3. [3]
    Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1980. p. 94.
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