Boston City Council elections were held on November 7, 1989. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 3 and 5 were unopposed. Nine seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 26, 1989.
At-large Councillors Dapper O'Neil, Christopher A. Iannella, Rosaria Salerno, and Michael J. McCormack were re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% Dapper O'Neil 21,764 40,106 Christopher A. Iannella 20,142 38,357 Rosaria Salerno 19,478 35,654 Michael J. McCormack 19,073 31,170 John A. Nucci 14,646 30,466 John N. Flanagan 13,676 22,359 Joseph W. Casper 10,103 18,069 Althea Garrison 5,042 11,281 Glenn Fiscus 2,365
District 1 Councillor Robert Travaglini was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% Robert Travaglini 4,472 7,053 Brian Callahan 2,399 4,322 Martin Coughlin 618 Imee Jackson 363
District 2 Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.
CandidatesGeneral ElectionVotes% James M. Kelly 7,429 Ali J. Fiumedoro 1,221
District 3 Councillor James E. Byrne ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 4 Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
CandidatesGeneral electionVotes% Charles Yancey (incumbent) 3,215 87.9 J. R. Rucker 442 12.1
District 5 Councillor Thomas Menino ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 6 Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% Maura Hennigan 4,445 7,753 Vincent G. Mannering 3,805 5,678 Nels J'Anthony 156
District 7 Councillor Bruce Bolling was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary electionGeneral electionVotes%Votes% Bruce Bolling (incumbent) 998 57.1 2,330 60.1 Roy A. Owens 391 22.4 1,547 39.9 Michael Long 358 20.5
District 8 Councillor David Scondras was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% David Scondras 1,524 2,913 Benjamin H. Morehead 217 1,146 Oscar T. Brookins 153 Marilyn Stacy Huynh 111
District 9 Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% Brian J. McLaughlin 2,110 4,387 Judith Bracken 1,597 2,848 Cornelius K. Hurley 1,330 Aramis Camps 150
See also List of members of the Boston City Council
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