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Boston City Council elections were held on November 2, 1999. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in thegeneral election, as the incumbents for districts 1 and 2 ran unopposed. Ten seats (six districts and the four at-large members) had also been contested in thepreliminary election held on September 21, 1999.
CouncillorsFrancis Roache,Stephen J. Murphy, andPeggy Davis-Mullen were re-elected. CouncillorDapper O'Neil, a member of the council since 1971, lost his seat toMichael F. Flaherty.[1]
| Candidates[2][3] | Preliminary election[4] | General election[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Francis Roache (incumbent) | 21.648 | 19.1 | 30,271 | 18.1 | ||
| Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent) | 19,623 | 17.3 | 27,515 | 16.4 | ||
| Peggy Davis-Mullen (incumbent) | 16,198 | 14.3 | 26,468 | 15.8 | ||
| Michael F. Flaherty | 14,422 | 12.7 | 26,377 | 15.8 | ||
| Dapper O'Neil (incumbent) | 17,237 | 15.2 | 24,636 | 14.7 | ||
| Gregory B. Timilty | 10,876 | 9.6 | 16,068 | 9.6 | ||
| Joseph Mulligan III | 6.111 | 5.4 | 10,012 | 6.0 | ||
| Andrea Morrell | 3,338 | 2.9 | 6,093 | 3.6 | ||
| Daniel Kontoff | 2,004 | 1.8 | ||||
| John Hugo | 1,790 | 1.6 | ||||
CouncillorPaul Scapicchio ran unopposed and was re-elected.[5]
CouncillorJames M. Kelly ran unopposed and was re-elected.[6]
CouncillorMaureen Feeney was re-elected.
| Candidates[2] | General election[7] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Maureen Feeney (incumbent) | 4,772 | 80.7 |
| John M. Comerford | 1,142 | 19.3 |
CouncillorCharles Yancey was re-elected.
| Candidates[2] | Preliminary election[3] | General election[8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Charles Yancey (incumbent) | 1,166 | 79.0 | 2,243 | 82.4 |
| Vikki Middleton | 247 | 16.7 | 479 | 17.6 |
| J. R. Rucker | 63 | 4.3 | ||
CouncillorDaniel F. Conley was re-elected.
| Candidates[2] | Preliminary election[3] | General election[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Daniel F. Conley (incumbent) | 4,392 | 90.2 | 6,085 | 89.0 |
| David Patrick | 245 | 5.0 | 749 | 11.0 |
| J. J. Devine Jr. | 230 | 4.7 | ||
CouncillorMaura Hennigan was re-elected.
| Candidates[2] | Preliminary election[3] | General election[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Maura Hennigan (incumbent) | 3,455 | 43.3 | 6,023 | 54.5 |
| John M. Tobin Jr. | 2,559 | 32.1 | 5,034 | 45.5 |
| Michael Rush | 1,863 | 23.3 | ||
| Edgar Williams | 102 | 1.3 | ||
CouncillorGareth R. Saunders had announced in June 1999 that he would not seek re-election;[10] his seat was won byChuck Turner.[11]
| Candidates[2] | Preliminary Election[3] | General Election[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Chuck Turner | 1,153 | 33.9% | 2,419 | 58.4% |
| Tracy Litthcut | 590 | 17.3% | 1,726 | 41.6% |
| Julio Henriquez | 339 | 10.0% | ||
| Roy A. Owens | 314 | 9.2% | ||
| Althea Garrison | 282 | 8.3% | ||
| Anthony Crayton | 255 | 7.5% | ||
| Hassan Ali Williams | 122 | 3.6% | ||
| Richard Masterson | 115 | 3.4% | ||
| Scotland Willis | 70 | 2.1% | ||
| Kenneth Yarbrough | 65 | 1.9% | ||
| Roger Garvin | 51 | 1.5% | ||
| Thelma Barros | 47 | 1.4% | ||
CouncillorThomas M. Keane Jr. had announced in March 1999 that he would not seek re-election;[12] his seat was won byMichael P. Ross, who defeated Suzanne Iannella, daughter of former council presidentChristopher A. Iannella and sister of former council memberRichard P. Iannella.[6]
| Candidates[2] | Preliminary Election[3] | General Election[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Michael P. Ross | 851 | 28.4% | 2,793 | 54.0% |
| Suzanne Iannella | 985 | 32.9% | 2,384 | 46.0% |
| Alana Murphy | 656 | 21.9% | ||
| Anthony Schinella | 174 | 5.8% | ||
| Carmen Torres | 170 | 5.7% | ||
| Lynda McNally | 160 | 5.3% | ||
CouncillorBrian Honan was re-elected.
| Candidates[2] | Preliminary Election[3] | General Election[13] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Brian Honan | 2,562 | 76.9% | 3,407 | 76.1% |
| Rosie Hanlon | 699 | 21.0% | 1,070 | 23.9% |
| Aramis Camps | 69 | 2.1% | ||
