1987 Boston mayoral election explained

Election Name:	1987 Boston mayoral election
Country:	Boston
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1983 Boston mayoral election
Previous Year:	1983
Election Date:	November 3, 1987
Next Election:	1991 Boston mayoral election
Next Year:	1991
Image1:	Mayor Raymond L. Flynn (9516895999) (1).jpg
Candidate1:	Raymond Flynn
Party1:	Nonpartisan candidate
Popular Vote1:	63,714
Percentage1:	67.47%
Mayor
Before Election:	Raymond Flynn
After Election:	Raymond Flynn
Candidate2:	Joseph M. Tierney
Party2:	Nonpartisan candidate
Popular Vote2:	30,714
Percentage2:	32.52%

The Boston mayoral election of 1987 occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 1987, between Mayor Raymond Flynn and City Council member Joseph M. Tierney. Flynn was re-elected to his second term.

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 22, 1987.

Candidates

• Raymond Flynn, Mayor of Boston since 1983, member of the Boston City Council from 1978 to 1984, and state representative from 1971 to 1979.
• Joseph M. Tierney, Member of the Boston City Council since 1972, Council President in 1979 and from 1983 to 1985.

Candidates eliminated in preliminary

• Richard A. Black, member of the LaRouche movement.
• Joel San Juan, member of the Socialist Workers Party.

Results

Candidates	Preliminary Election^[1]		General Election^[2]
Votes	%	Votes	%
Raymond Flynn (incumbent)	42,366	70.39	63,714	67.47
Joseph M. Tierney	16,257	27.01	30,714	32.52
Joel San Juan	1,083	1.08
Richard A. Black	484	0.80

See also

• List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

Notes and References

1. Book: Annual Report of the Election Department. 1988. 28. Boston [Election Dept.].
2. Book: Annual Report of the Election Department. 1988. 59. Boston [Election Dept.].