Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 1991. All thirteen seats (nine district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in thegeneral election, and had also been contested in thepreliminary election held on September 24, 1991.
CouncillorsDapper O'Neil,Christopher A. Iannella, andRosaria Salerno were re-elected. CouncillorMichael J. McCormack had announced in March 1991 that he would not seek re-election;[1] his seat was won by former Boston School Committee memberJohn A. Nucci.
| Candidates[2] | Preliminary election[3] | General election[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | 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.[5][6]
CouncillorRobert Travaglini was re-elected.
| Candidates[7] | Preliminary Election[8] | General Election[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Robert Travaglini | 5531 | 64.5% | 7,592 | 69.1% |
| Robert M. Cappucci | 2299 | 26.8% | 3,392 | 30.9% |
| Thomas B. Pizzi | 740 | 8.6% | ||
CouncillorJames M. Kelly was re-elected.
| Candidates[7] | Preliminary Election[8] | General Election[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| James M. Kelly | 7,249 | 72.3% | 9,414 | 72.3% |
| Michael Cronin | 1,926 | 19.2% | 3,608 | 27.7% |
| Richard W. Czubinski | 512 | 5.1% | ||
| Ali J. Fiumedoro | 344 | 3.4% | ||
Councillor James E. Byrne was re-elected.
| Candidates[7] | General Election[9] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| James E. Byrne | 7,922 | 82.9% |
| Jill S. Klowden | 1,635 | 17.1% |
CouncillorCharles Yancey was re-elected.
| Candidates[7] | General Election[9] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Charles Yancey | 4,742 | 89.5% |
| J. R. Rucker | 558 | 10.5% |
CouncillorThomas Menino was re-elected.
| Candidates[7] | Preliminary Election[8] | General Election[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Thomas Menino | 6,784 | 79.5% | 9,678 | 81.6% |
| Peter D. Stone | 913 | 10.7% | 2,181 | 18.4% |
| Edmund T. Burke | 632 | 7.4% | ||
| Gerald Bagley | 203 | 2.4% | ||
CouncillorMaura Hennigan was re-elected.
| Candidates[7] | General Election[9] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Maura Hennigan | 9,079 | 76.7% |
| Michael Kennedy | 2,753 | 23.3% |
Incumbent 7th district councillorBruce Bolling ran for an at-large seat instead of seeking re-election to the district's seat.Anthony Crayton won the District 7 seat.
| Candidates[10] | Preliminary Election[8] | General Election[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Anthony Crayton | 836 | 18.7% | 3,129 | 57.5% |
| Roy A. Owens | 974 | 21.8% | 2,314 | 42.5% |
| Althea Garrison | 703 | 15.7% | ||
| Ben Haith | 691 | 15.4% | ||
| James A. West | 666 | 14.9% | ||
| Hattie Dudley | 395 | 8.8% | ||
| Natalie E. Carithers | 211 | 4.7% | ||
CouncillorDavid Scondras was re-elected.
| Candidates[7] | Preliminary Election[8] | General Election[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| David Scondras | 2,086 | 69.9% | 3,208 | 69.9% |
| Glenn W. Fiscus | 577 | 19.3% | 1,380 | 30.1% |
| Michael J. Fleuette | 323 | 10.8% | ||
CouncillorBrian J. McLaughlin was re-elected.
| Candidates[7] | Preliminary Election[8] | General Election[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Brian J. McLaughlin | 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% | ||
