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Boston city council elections which were held on 4 of November 2003
Boston City Council elections were held on November 4, 2003. Nine seats (five representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the
general election , as the incumbents for districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 ran unopposed. Six seats (the four at-large positions, plus districts 4 and 6) had also been contested in the
preliminary election held on September 23, 2003.
At-large
Councillors
Michael F. Flaherty ,
Felix D. Arroyo ,
Maura Hennigan , and
Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected. Patricia H. White, daughter of former
Mayor of Boston
Kevin White , was an unsuccessful candidate in this election.
[1]
Candidates
[2]
Preliminary Election
[3]
[4]
General Election
[5]
[6]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Michael F. Flaherty
20,307
18.21%
36,387
18.33%
Felix D. Arroyo
14,379
12.89%
34,685
17.48%
Maura Hennigan
15,916
14.27%
33,596
16.93%
Stephen J. Murphy
17,597
15.78%
30,510
15.37%
Patricia H. White
16,439
14.74%
29,649
14.94%
Matt O'Malley
7,025
6.30%
12,929
6.51%
Althea Garrison
5,050
4.53%
10,524
5.30%
Roy Owens
4,356
3.91%
10,204
5.14%
Jacquelyne Payne-Thompson
2,723
2.44%
Phyllis Yetman Igoe
1,940
1.74%
Edward Puglielli
1,705
1.53%
Laura Garza
1,604
1.44%
Arthur "Lucky" Craffey
1,594
1.43%
Joseph Anthony Ureneck
907
0.81%
District 1
Councillor
Paul Scapicchio was re-elected.
Candidates
General Election
[7]
Votes
%
Paul Scapicchio
4,646
85.88%
Ken Fowler
764
14.12%
District 2
Councillor
James M. Kelly ran unopposed and was re-elected.
[8]
District 3
Councillor
Maureen Feeney ran unopposed and was re-elected.
[9]
District 4
Councillor
Charles Yancey was re-elected.
Candidates
[2]
Preliminary Election
[10]
[11]
General Election
[12]
[13]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Charles Yancey
1,901
54.36%
3,679
55.17%
Ego E. Ezedi Jr.
1,544
44.15%
2,990
44.83%
Arthur L. Sutton
52
1.49%
District 5
Councillor
Robert Consalvo ran unopposed and was re-elected.
[14]
District 6
Councillor
John M. Tobin Jr. was re-elected.
Candidates
[2]
Preliminary Election
[15]
General Election
[16]
Votes
%
Votes
%
John M. Tobin Jr.
5,463
77.90%
8,473
74.21%
Francesca E. Fordiani
1,344
19.16%
2,945
25.79%
Wayne A. Sallale
206
2.94%
District 7
Councillor
Chuck Turner ran unopposed and was re-elected.
[17]
District 8
Councillor
Michael P. Ross was re-elected.
Candidates
General Election
[18]
Votes
%
Michael P. Ross
3,418
81.36%
Carmen M. Torre
783
18.64%
District 9
Councillor
Jerry P. McDermott was re-elected.
See also
References
^ Schweitzer, Sarah; McCarthy, Brendan (November 5, 2003).
"WHITE STARTLED BY 'PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT' LONGTIME MAYOR SHOWS PRIDE IN DAUGHTER'S EFFORT" .
The Boston Globe . p. B.5. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^
a
b
c
"COUNCIL CANDIDATES" .
The Boston Globe . September 21, 2003. p. 3. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[
permanent dead link ]
^ Dade, Corey; Greenberger, Scott S. (September 25, 2003).
"ALLIES FIND THEMSELVES RIVALS FOR COUNCIL SPOT" .
The Boston Globe . p. B.1. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com. [
permanent dead link ]
^
"Boston City Councillor - At-Large - Primary" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^ Klein, Rick (November 5, 2003).
"COUNCILORS KEEP SEATS; WHITE LOSES ARROYO, HENNIGAN, FLAHERTY REELECTED" .
The Boston Globe . p. A.1. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com. [
permanent dead link ]
^
"Boston City Councillor - At-Large" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^
"Boston City Councillor - District 1" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^
"Boston City Councillor - District 2" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^
"Boston City Councillor - District 3" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^ Klein, Rick; Dade, Corey (September 24, 2003).
"YANCEY WINS, BUT EZEDI STILL A CHALLENGER" .
The Boston Globe . p. B.5. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^
"Boston City Councillor - District 4 - Primary" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^ Dade, Corey (November 5, 2003).
"YANCEY DEFEATS EZEDI IN BITTER COUNCIL RACE RACE CARD USED IN CAMPAIGN RAISES TURNOUT" .
The Boston Globe . p. B.6. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^
"Boston City Councillor - District 4" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^
"Boston City Councillor - District 5" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^
"Boston City Councillor - District 6 - Primary" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^
"Boston City Councillor - District 6" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^
"Boston City Councillor - District 7" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
^
"Boston City Councillor - District 8" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
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"Boston City Councillor - District 9" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
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