Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 1991. All thirteen seats (nine district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, and had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 24, 1991.
At-large Councillors Dapper O'Neil, Christopher A. Iannella, and Rosaria Salerno were re-elected. Councillor Michael J. McCormack had announced in March 1991 that he would not seek re-election; his seat was won by former Boston School Committee member John A. Nucci.
CandidatesPreliminary electionGeneral electionVotes%Votes% Dapper O'Neil (incumbent) 32,374 16.4 44,758 17.3 Christopher A. Iannella (incumbent) 23,566 11.9 40,270 15.6 Rosaria Salerno (incumbent) 24,447 12.4 37,113 14.4 John A. Nucci 22,253 11.3 35,723 13.8 Bruce Bolling 16,400 8.3 32,008 12.4 Peggy Davis-Mullen 12,860 6.5 25,658 9.9 Francis Costello 12,855 6.5 22,545 8.7 John Grady 13,512 6.8 20,375 7.9 Corbett 11,205 5.7 Boyce Slayman 8,251 4.2 Walsh 7,559 3.8 Hall 5,220 2.6 Murray 3,915 2.0 James Klocke 2,886 1.5 Christopher A. Iannella died in September 1992; Bruce Bolling served the remainder of Iannella's term, as Bolling had finished fifth in the general election for four seats.
District 1 Councillor Robert Travaglini was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% Robert Travaglini 5531 7,592 Robert M. Cappucci 2299 3,392 Thomas B. Pizzi 740
District 2 Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% James M. Kelly 7,249 9,414 Michael Cronin 1,926 3,608 Richard W. Czubinski 512 Ali J. Fiumedoro 344
District 3 Councillor James E. Byrne was re-elected.
CandidatesGeneral ElectionVotes% James E. Byrne 7,922 Jill S. Klowden 1,635
District 4 Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
CandidatesGeneral electionVotes% Charles Yancey (incumbent) 4,742 89.5 J. R. Rucker 558 10.5
District 5 Councillor Thomas Menino was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% Thomas Menino 6,784 9,678 Peter D. Stone 913 2,181 Edmund T. Burke 632 Gerald Bagley 203
District 6 Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.
CandidatesGeneral ElectionVotes% Maura Hennigan 9,079 Michael Kennedy 2,753
District 7 Incumbent 7th district councillor Bruce Bolling ran for an at-large seat instead of seeking re-election to the district's seat. Anthony Crayton won the District 7 seat.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% Anthony Crayton 836 3,129 Roy A. Owens 974 2,314 Althea Garrison 703 Ben Haith 691 James A. West 666 Hattie Dudley 395 Natalie E. Carithers 211
District 8 Councillor David Scondras was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% David Scondras 2,086 3,208 Glenn W. Fiscus 577 1,380 Michael J. Fleuette 323
District 9 Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary electionGeneral electionVotes%Votes% Brian J. McLaughlin (incumbent) 2,514 52.0 3,685 51.2 Cornelius K. Hurley 1,639 33.9 3,516 48.8 Curran 516 10.7 Aramis Camps 169 3.5
See also List of members of the Boston City Council 1991 Boston mayoral election
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