2005 Boston City Council election explained

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.

At-large

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]

CandidatesPreliminary Election[2] General Election[3]
Votes%Votes%
Michael F. Flaherty17,82813.90%49,22017.58%
Felix D. Arroyo15,69012.23%43,53315.55%
Sam Yoon13,16510.27%41,89114.96%
Stephen J. Murphy14,09410.99% 35,55312.70%
John R. Connolly14,28711.14%31,62911.30%
Matt O'Malley12,0709.41%28,31810.12%
Patricia H. White12,89510.05%26,9999.64%
Edward M. Flynn11,0928.65%21,7787.78%
Althea Garrison48243.76% 
Kevin R. Mccrea36612.85% 
Roy Owens36222.82% 
Laura Garza18071.41% 
Gregory Joseph O'Connell11740.92% 
Martin J. Hogan10310.80% 
Joseph Ready6750.53% 
Joseph Ureneck170.01%1330.05%
Gibran Rivera170.01% 
all others2970.23%8740.31%
write-in votes

District 1

General election

Councillor Paul Scapicchio was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[4]
Votes%
Paul Scapicchio702786.23%
Ben Joplin108413.30%
all others380.47%

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.

CandidatesSpecial Prelim. Election[6] Special Gen. Election[7]
Votes%Votes%
Salvatore LaMattina333653.26%422950.85%
Daniel J. Ryan201032.09%407348.97%
Peter Borre68110.87% 
Christine Amisano1432.28% 
Anthony L. Dantona Sr.641.02% 
John Toby Knudsen130.21% 
all others170.27%150.18%

District 2

General election

Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[8]
Votes%
James M. Kelly704760.93%
Susan M. Passoni447538.69%
all others440.38%

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.

CandidatesSpecial Prelim. Election[10] Special Gen. Election[11]
Votes%Votes%
Bill Linehan183423.68%477152.58%
Susan M. Passoni187024.14%421746.48%
Edward M. Flynn174122.48%520.57%
Robert O'Shea83110.73% 
Brian R. Mahoney5497.09% 
Mary Cooney5296.83% 
Bob Ferrara3844.96% 
all others70.09%330.36%
write-in votes

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[12]
Votes%
Maureen Feeney755980.30%
Michael J. Cote181619.29%
all others390.41%

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[13]
Votes%
Charles Yancey672488.52%
J. R. Rucker85111.20%
Jaha Hughes40.05%
all others170.22%
write-in votes

District 5

Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[14]
Votes%
Robert Consalvo884498.86%
all others1021.14%

District 6

Councillor John M. Tobin Jr. was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[15]
Votes%
John M. Tobin Jr.10,19463.80%
Gibran Rivera574135.93%
all others420.26%

District 7

Councillor Chuck Turner ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[16]
Votes%
Chuck Turner662898.81%
all others801.19%

District 8

Councillor Michael P. Ross ran unopposed and was re-elected.

CandidatesGeneral Election[17]
Votes%
Michael P. Ross440997.29%
all others1232.71%

District 9

Councillor Jerry P. McDermott was re-elected.

CandidatesPreliminary Election[18] General Election[19]
Votes%Votes%
Jerry P. McDermott214566.22%414468.19%
Paul F. Creighton Jr.84826.18%187730.89%
Daniel Kontoff2357.26% 
all others110.34%560.92%

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The New Kid . The Boston Globe . December 18, 2005 . Sam . Allis .
  2. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  3. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  4. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  5. News: Scapicchio set to leave council . . . March 2, 2006 . February 19, 2018.
  6. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - MAY 16, 2006 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  7. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - JUNE 13, 2006 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 1 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  8. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  9. News: Jim Kelly: Identity and Politics . Chris . Lovett . Civic Boston . January 10, 2007 . February 19, 2018.
  10. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - APRIL 17, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  11. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - MAY 15, 2007 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 2 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  12. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  13. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 4 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  14. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 5 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  15. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR 6 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  16. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 7 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  17. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 8 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  18. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.
  19. Web site: CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9 . cityofboston.gov . February 19, 2018.

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