| Election Name: | 1991 Boston mayoral election |
| Country: | Boston |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1987 Boston mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1987 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1991 |
| Next Election: | 1993 Boston mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
| Image1: | Mayor Raymond L. Flynn with Pope John Paul II (9516892927) (1).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Raymond Flynn |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote1: | 63,582 |
| Percentage1: | 74.58% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Raymond Flynn |
| After Election: | Raymond Flynn |
| Candidate2: | Edward J. Doherty |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote2: | 21,659 |
| Percentage2: | 25.41% |
The Boston mayoral election of 1991 occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 1991, between Mayor Raymond Flynn and Edward J. Doherty, president of the Boston Teachers Union. Flynn was re-elected to his third term.
The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 24, 1991.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[1] | General Election[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Raymond Flynn (incumbent) | 43,123 | 67.29 | 63,582 | 74.58 |
| Edward J. Doherty | 12,281 | 19.16 | 21,659 | 25.41 |
| Graylan Ellis-Hagler | 8,682 | 13.55 | ||