| Election Name: | 1971 Boston mayoral election |
| Country: | Boston |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1967 Boston mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1967 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1971 |
| Next Election: | 1975 Boston mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
| Image1: | Boston Mayor Kevin H White (2).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Kevin White |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote1: | 113,137 |
| Percentage1: | 61.67% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Kevin White |
| After Election: | Kevin White |
| Candidate2: | Louise Day Hicks |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote2: | 70,331 |
| Percentage2: | 38.33% |
The Boston mayoral election of 1971 occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1971, between Mayor Kevin White and United States Representative Louise Day Hicks. This was the second election in a row between White and Hicks. White once again defeated Hicks and was elected to a second term.
The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 14, 1971.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[1] | General Election[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Kevin White (incumbent) | 46,913 | 32.84 | 113,137 | 61.67 |
| Louise Day Hicks | 42,293 | 29.61 | 70,331 | 38.33 |
| Joseph F. Timilty | 28,389 | 19.87 | ||
| Thomas I. Atkins | 16,917 | 11.84 | ||
| John L. Saltonstall, Jr. | 6,943 | 4.86 | ||
| John E. Powers, Jr. | 1,392 | 0.97 | ||