Boston City Council elections were held on November 4, 1997. All 13 seats (nine district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election. Eight seats (four districts and the four at-large members) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 23, 1997.
At-large Councillors Francis Roache, Peggy Davis-Mullen, Dapper O'Neil, and Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected. Murphy had joined the council in February 1997, following the resignation of Richard P. Iannella. Iannella's sister Suzanne was an unsuccessful candidate in this election.
CandidatesPreliminary electionGeneral electionRecountVotes%Votes%Votes% Francis Roache (incumbent) 17,495 18.4 32,029 16.9 Peggy Davis-Mullen (incumbent) 12,116 12.8 28,280 14.9 Dapper O'Neil (incumbent) 14,310 15.1 27,591 14.6 Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent) 15,247 16.1 26,702 14.1 26,736 Suzanne Iannella 11,325 11.9 26,505 14.0 26,561 Frank N. Jones 9,912 10.4 24,892 13.1 Paul J. Gannon 9,292 9.8 17,131 9.0 Pamela A. Smith 2,700 2.8 6,287 3.3 Anthony A. Schinella 2,505 2.6
District 1 Councillor Diane J. Modica lost her seat to Paul Scapicchio.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% Paul Scapicchio 3,766 5,881 Diane J. Modica (incumbent) 2,685 5,256 Alfred V. Siciliano Jr. 245 Carlos Rosas 86
District 2 Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.
CandidatesGeneral ElectionVotes% James M. Kelly (incumbent) 6,989 Andrew McKinnon 1,383
District 3 Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% Maureen Feeney (incumbent) 3,066 4,951 Barry J. Mullen 707 1,940 John M. Comerford 531
District 4 Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% Charles Yancey (incumbent) 1,166 2,781 Bill Owens 632 1,552 Vikki Middleton 374 J. R. Rucker 47
District 5 Councillor Daniel F. Conley was re-elected.
CandidatesGeneral ElectionVotes% Daniel F. Conley (incumbent) 7,591 Daniel Esdale 1,383
District 6 Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.
CandidatesGeneral ElectionVotes% Maura Hennigan (incunmbent) 6,903 Edgar Williams 1,478
District 7 Councillor Gareth R. Saunders was re-elected.
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionGeneral ElectionVotes%Votes% Gareth R. Saunders (incumbent) 851 2,278 Althea Garrison 360 1,430 Roy A. Owens 349 Anthony Crayton 341 Robert L. Terrell 200
District 8 Councillor Thomas M. Keane Jr. was re-elected.
CandidatesGeneral ElectionVotes% Thomas M. Keane Jr. (incumbent) 2,286 Lynda McNally 776
District 9 Councillor Brian Honan was re-elected.
CandidatesGeneral ElectionVotes% Brian Honan (incumbent) 3,677 Aramis Camps 469
See also List of members of the Boston City Council 1997 Boston mayoral election
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