Boston City Council elections were held on November 6, 2001. Nine seats (five representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents for districts 1, 5, 8, and 9 ran unopposed. Two seats (districts 3 and 6) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 25, 2001.
Councillors Francis Roache, Stephen J. Murphy, and Michael F. Flaherty were re-elected. Councillor Peggy Davis-Mullen did not seek re-election, as she ran for Mayor of Boston, losing in the mayoral election to incumbent Thomas Menino. Davis-Mullen's at-large seat was won by Maura Hennigan, who had been the District 6 councillor since 1984, and a member of the council since 1982.
| Candidates[1] | General Election[2] [3] | Recount[4] [5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Francis Roache | 44,062 | |||
| Michael F. Flaherty | 42,869 | |||
| Maura Hennigan | 40,423 | |||
| Stephen J. Murphy | 39,436 | |||
| Felix D. Arroyo | 28,551 | 28,746 | ||
| Robert Consalvo | 28,584 | 28,678 | ||
| Phyllis Yetman Igoe | 8,186 | |||
Councillor Paul Scapicchio ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ||
| James M. Kelly | 7556 | ||
| Richard Evans | 3967 | ||
Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[8] | General Election[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Maureen Feeney | 66% | 7435 | ||
| Mark Juaire | 14% | 1796 | ||
| Nathan Cooper | 4.5% | |||
| John Comerford | 3.8% | |||
| Gerard Brophy | 2.0% | |||
| Joseph Ureneck | 1.6% | |||
Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[10] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ||
| Charles Yancey | 6164 | ||
| Vikki Middleton | 943 | ||
Councillor Daniel F. Conley ran unopposed and was re-elected.
In February 2002, Conley was named interim district attorney for Suffolk County;[11] he resigned his council seat shortly thereafter. The vacancy was filled by a special election, which took place on June 4, 2002, with the preliminary election on May 7, 2002.[12] Robert Consalvo was elected to serve the remainder of Conley's term.[13]
| Candidates | Special Prelim. Election[14] | Special Gen. Election[15] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 3718 | 4277 | |||
| Adriana Cillo | 1929 | 2294 | ||
| Anthony J. Solimine | 167 | |||
Councillor Maura Hennigan ran for (and won) an at-large seat on the council; her district seat was won by John M. Tobin Jr.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election | General Election[16] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 35.6% | 7537 | |||
| Michael Rush | 44.0% | 6424 | ||
| Elaine Rigas | 14.6% | |||
| Edgar Williams | 1.1% | |||
Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election[17] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ||
| Chuck Turner | 5617 | ||
| Roy Owens | 1136 | ||
Councillor Michael P. Ross ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Councillor Brian Honan ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Honan died in July 2002,[18] creating a vacancy that was filled by a special election, which took place on December 10, 2002, with the preliminary election on November 12, 2002.[19] Jerry P. McDermott was elected to serve the remainder of Honan's term.[20]
| Candidates[21] | Special Prelim. Election[22] | Special Gen. Election[23] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Jerry P. McDermott | 29% | 2682 | ||
| 23% | 2268 | |||
| Cathleen Campbell | 20% | |||
| John Bruno | ||||
| Rosie Hanlon | ||||
| Arturo Vasquez | ||||
| Gary Dotterman | ||||
| Mark Trachtenberg | ||||
| Dan McLaughlin | ||||