2003 Boston City Council election

Boston City Council elections were held on November 4, 2003. Nine seats (five representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents for districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 ran unopposed. Six seats (the four at-large positions, plus districts 4 and 6) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 23, 2003.

At-large

Councillors Michael F. Flaherty, Felix D. Arroyo, Maura Hennigan, and Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected. Patricia H. White, daughter of former Mayor of Boston Kevin White, was an unsuccessful candidate in this election.^[1]

Candidates[2]	Preliminary Election[3][4]		General Election[5][6]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Michael F. Flaherty	20,307	18.21%	36,387	18.33%
Felix D. Arroyo	14,379	12.89%	34,685	17.48%
Maura Hennigan	15,916	14.27%	33,596	16.93%
Stephen J. Murphy	17,597	15.78%	30,510	15.37%
Patricia H. White	16,439	14.74%	29,649	14.94%
Matt O'Malley	7,025	6.30%	12,929	6.51%
Althea Garrison	5,050	4.53%	10,524	5.30%
Roy Owens	4,356	3.91%	10,204	5.14%
Jacquelyne Payne-Thompson	2,723	2.44%
Phyllis Yetman Igoe	1,940	1.74%
Edward Puglielli	1,705	1.53%
Laura Garza	1,604	1.44%
Arthur "Lucky" Craffey	1,594	1.43%
Joseph Anthony Ureneck	907	0.81%

District 1

Councillor Paul Scapicchio was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election[7]
	Votes	%
Paul Scapicchio	4,646	85.88%
Ken Fowler	764	14.12%

District 2

Councillor James M. Kelly ran unopposed and was re-elected.^[8]

District 3

Councillor Maureen Feeney ran unopposed and was re-elected.^[9]

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

Candidates[2]	Preliminary Election[10][11]		General Election[12][13]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Charles Yancey	1,901	54.36%	3,679	55.17%
Ego E. Ezedi Jr.	1,544	44.15%	2,990	44.83%
Arthur L. Sutton	52	1.49%

District 5

Councillor Robert Consalvo ran unopposed and was re-elected.^[14]

District 6

Councillor John M. Tobin Jr. was re-elected.

Candidates[2]	Preliminary Election[15]		General Election[16]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
John M. Tobin Jr.	5,463	77.90%	8,473	74.21%
Francesca E. Fordiani	1,344	19.16%	2,945	25.79%
Wayne A. Sallale	206	2.94%

District 7

Councillor Chuck Turner ran unopposed and was re-elected.^[17]

District 8

Councillor Michael P. Ross was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election[18]
	Votes	%
Michael P. Ross	3,418	81.36%
Carmen M. Torre	783	18.64%

District 9

Councillor Jerry P. McDermott was re-elected.

Candidates	General Election[19]
	Votes	%
Jerry P. McDermott	3,467	82.31%
Daniel Kontoff	745	17.69%

See also

• List of members of the Boston City Council

References

1. Schweitzer, Sarah; McCarthy, Brendan (November 5, 2003). "WHITE STARTLED BY 'PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT' LONGTIME MAYOR SHOWS PRIDE IN DAUGHTER'S EFFORT". The Boston Globe. p. B.5. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
2. "COUNCIL CANDIDATES". The Boston Globe. September 21, 2003. p. 3. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
3. Dade, Corey; Greenberger, Scott S. (September 25, 2003). "ALLIES FIND THEMSELVES RIVALS FOR COUNCIL SPOT". The Boston Globe. p. B.1. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
4. "Boston City Councillor - At-Large - Primary". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
5. Klein, Rick (November 5, 2003). "COUNCILORS KEEP SEATS; WHITE LOSES ARROYO, HENNIGAN, FLAHERTY REELECTED". The Boston Globe. p. A.1. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
6. "Boston City Councillor - At-Large". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
7. "Boston City Councillor - District 1". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
8. "Boston City Councillor - District 2". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
9. "Boston City Councillor - District 3". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
10. Klein, Rick; Dade, Corey (September 24, 2003). "YANCEY WINS, BUT EZEDI STILL A CHALLENGER". The Boston Globe. p. B.5. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
11. "Boston City Councillor - District 4 - Primary". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
12. Dade, Corey (November 5, 2003). "YANCEY DEFEATS EZEDI IN BITTER COUNCIL RACE RACE CARD USED IN CAMPAIGN RAISES TURNOUT". The Boston Globe. p. B.6. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
13. "Boston City Councillor - District 4". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
14. "Boston City Councillor - District 5". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
15. "Boston City Councillor - District 6 - Primary". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
16. "Boston City Councillor - District 6". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
17. "Boston City Councillor - District 7". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
18. "Boston City Councillor - District 8". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
19. "Boston City Councillor - District 9". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

Further reading

• Dade, Corey (September 19, 2003). "COUNCIL RIVALS OUTLINE GOALS ISSUES INCLUDE FINANCE, SECURITY". The Boston Globe. p. B.8. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
• "FOR BOSTON CITY COUNCIL". The Boston Globe. October 29, 2003. p. A.18. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.