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Boston City Council elections were held on November 7, 1989. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in thegeneral 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 thepreliminary election held on September 26, 1989.
CouncillorsDapper O'Neil,Christopher A. Iannella,Rosaria Salerno, andMichael J. McCormack were re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Dapper O'Neil | 21,764 | 17.2% | 40,106 | 17.6% |
| Christopher A. Iannella | 20,142 | 15.9% | 38,357 | 16.9% |
| Rosaria Salerno | 19,478 | 15.4% | 35,654 | 15.7% |
| Michael J. McCormack | 19,073 | 15.1% | 31,170 | 13.7% |
| John A. Nucci | 14,646 | 11.6% | 30,466 | 13.4% |
| John N. Flanagan | 13,676 | 10.8% | 22,359 | 9.8% |
| Joseph W. Casper | 10,103 | 8.0% | 18,069 | 7.9% |
| Althea Garrison | 5,042 | 4.0% | 11,281 | 5.0% |
| Glenn Fiscus | 2,365 | 1.9% | ||
CouncillorRobert Travaglini was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Robert Travaglini | 4,472 | 57.0% | 7,053 | 62.0% |
| Brian Callahan | 2,399 | 30.6% | 4,322 | 38.0% |
| Martin Coughlin | 618 | 7.9% | ||
| Imee Jackson | 363 | 4.6% | ||
CouncillorJames M. Kelly was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | General Election[4] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| James M. Kelly | 7,429 | 85.9% |
| Ali J. Fiumedoro | 1,221 | 14.1% |
Councillor James E. Byrne ran unopposed and was re-elected.
CouncillorCharles Yancey was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | General election[4] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Charles Yancey (incumbent) | 3,215 | 87.9 |
| J. R. Rucker | 442 | 12.1 |
CouncillorThomas Menino ran unopposed and was re-elected.
CouncillorMaura Hennigan was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Maura Hennigan | 4,445 | 52.9% | 7,753 | 57.7% |
| Vincent G. Mannering | 3,805 | 45.3% | 5,678 | 42.3% |
| Nels J'Anthony | 156 | 1.9% | ||
CouncillorBruce Bolling was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | Preliminary election[2] | General election[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | 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 | ||
CouncillorDavid Scondras was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| David Scondras | 1,524 | 75.9% | 2,913 | 71.8% |
| Benjamin H. Morehead | 217 | 10.8% | 1,146 | 28.2% |
| Oscar T. Brookins | 153 | 7.6% | ||
| Marilyn Stacy Huynh | 111 | 5.5% | ||
CouncillorBrian J. McLaughlin was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | Preliminary Election[2] | General Election[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Brian J. McLaughlin | 2,110 | 40.7% | 4,387 | 60.6% |
| Judith Bracken | 1,597 | 30.8% | 2,848 | 39.4% |
| Cornelius K. Hurley | 1,330 | 25.6% | ||
| Aramis Camps | 150 | 2.9% | ||
