1975 Boston mayoral election explained

Election Name:	1975 Boston mayoral election
Country:	Boston
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1971 Boston mayoral election
Previous Year:	1971
Election Date:	November 4, 1975
Next Election:	1979 Boston mayoral election
Next Year:	1979
Image1:	Mayor Kevin H. White Portrait, ca. 1976 (6789862043) (1).jpg
Candidate1:	Kevin White
Popular Vote1:	81,058
Percentage1:	52.40%
Mayor
Before Election:	Kevin White
After Election:	Kevin White
Candidate2:	Joseph F. Timilty
Popular Vote2:	73,622
Percentage2:	47.59%
Map Size:	260px

The Boston mayoral election of 1975 occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 1975, between Mayor Kevin White and state senator Joseph F. Timilty. White was elected to a third term.

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 23, 1975.

Candidates

• Joseph F. Timilty, member of the Massachusetts Senate since 1972. Member of the Boston City Council from 1967 to 1971.
• Kevin White, Mayor of Boston since 1968, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1961 to 1967.

Candidates eliminated in preliminary

• Robert Gibbons, member of the U.S. Labor Party.
• Norman Oliver, member of the Socialist Workers Party.

Results

Candidates	Preliminary Election^[1]		General Election^[2]
Votes	%	Votes	%
Kevin White (incumbent)	49,248	54.45	81,058	52.40
Joseph F. Timilty	38,997	43.12	73,622	47.59
Norman Oliver	1,190	1.32
Robert Gibbons	1,002	1.11

See also

• List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

Notes and References

1. Book: Annual Report of the Election Department. 1976. 31. Boston [Election Dept.].
2. Book: Annual Report of the Election Department. 1976. 76. Boston [Election Dept.].