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2005 Boston mayoral election

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Candidate Thomas Menino Maura Hennigan
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 64,001 30,468
Percentage 67.52% 32.14%

Results by ward
Menino:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Mayor before election

Thomas Menino

Elected Mayor

Thomas Menino

The 2005 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, between incumbent mayor Thomas Menino and City Councilor Maura Hennigan. Menino was re-elected to a fourth term.

As Menino and Hennigan were the only two candidates, no preliminary election was held. 36% of registered voters turned out to vote in the election. [1]

Candidates

Endorsements

Maura Hennigan
Tom Menino

Results

Candidates General Election [1]
Votes %
Thomas Menino (incumbent) 64,001 67.52
Maura Hennigan 30,468 32.14

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "City of Boston Municipal Election - November 8, 2005: Mayor" (PDF). City of Boston. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  2. ^ The Cunctator (November 8, 2005). "Boston Voters: Hennigan for Mayor, Sam Yoon, Gibran Rivera for City Council". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 12, 2021.[ permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Staff Edit: Hennigan stands for Boston". The Daily Free Press. November 2, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Estes, Andrea (November 9, 2005). "A fourth term for Menino: Hennigan falls; Flaherty, Arroyo, Yoon, Murphy top council race". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 28, 2022.