1979 Boston City Council election

The Boston City Council election was held on November 6, 1979, with preliminary elections on September 25, 1979.

Candidates

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All nine incumbents (Lawrence DiCara, Raymond Flynn, Louise Day Hicks, Christopher A. Iannella, Frederick C. Langone, Patrick F. McDonough, Dapper O'Neil, Rosemarie E. Sansone, and Joseph M. Tierney), ran for reelection.

Elected

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Lost in general election

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  • James T. Brett, account manager for New England Telephone.[1]
  • Edward Brooks, Boston State College student and community organizer.[1]
  • Stephen C. Farrell, private consultant and former staff member under Mayor Kevin White.[1]
  • Louise Day Hicks, member of the Boston City Council since 1979 and previously from 1970 to 1971 and 1974 to 1978. Former member of the United States House of Representatives (1971–1973) and Boston School Committee (1961–1970).
  • Terence P. McDermott, attorney.[1]
  • David Joseph McKay, assistant English teacher at St Gregory's High School.[1]
  • Richard M. Lane, former Suffolk County assistant district attorney.[1]
  • Barbara A. Ware, legislative aide to state senator Bill Owens.[1]
  • Charles Yancey, director of administration for the Massachusetts Office of Communities and Development from 1978 to 1979.[1]

Eliminated in preliminary election

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Results

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The top 18 candidates in the preliminary election moved on to the November general election. The top nine candidates in the November election were seated on the city council.

Candidates Preliminary Election[2] General Election[3]
Votes Votes
Lawrence DiCara (incumbent) 42,339 69,102
Christopher A. Iannella (incumbent) 45,184 69,069
Raymond Flynn (incumbent) 45,648 66,662
Frederick C. Langone (incumbent) 48,063 64,873
Dapper O'Neil (incumbent) 48,781 60,846
Joseph M. Tierney (incumbent) 43,759 58,674
John W. Sears 41,108 58,205
Rosmarie E. Sansone (incumbent) 46,391 57,552
Patrick F. McDonough (incumbent) 34,646 55,123
Louise Day Hicks (incumbent) 44,659 54,714
James T. Brett 34,941 51,767
Terence P. McDermott 30,124 39,882
Barbara A. Ware 19,519 33,951
Stephen C. Farrell 20,173 27,038
Charles Yancey 14,487 22,301
Edward Brooks 19,772 24,165
Richard M. Lane 17,424 17,771
David Joseph McKay 12,873 15,981
Jeannette L. Tracy 11,711
Phyllis Igoe 9,205
Stephen Michael Cidlevich 8,645
Eugene A. Cavicchi 6,626
Peter K. Hadley 5,187

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Boston City Council candidates". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1979.
  2. ^ Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1980. p. 59.
  3. ^ Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1980. p. 94.