2005_Boston_City_Council_election
2005 Boston City Council election
Election in Boston, Massachusetts, US
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.
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
General election
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
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% |
General election
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
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
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% |
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
Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed and was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[14] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Robert Consalvo | 8844 | 98.86% |
| all others | 102 | 1.14% |
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% |
Councillor Chuck Turner ran unopposed and was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[16] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Chuck Turner | 6628 | 98.81% |
| all others | 80 | 1.19% |
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% |
Councillor Jerry P. McDermott was re-elected.
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- 2005 Election Results at boston.gov