Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 1987. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the

general election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

, as the incumbents in districts 3 and 6 were unopposed. Seven seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 8, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 22, 1987.

At-large

Councillors

Dapper O'Neil Albert Leo "Dapper" O'Neil (April 12, 1920 – December 19, 2007) was an American politician who served as a socially conservative member of the Boston City Council for twenty-eight years. Prior to joining the council, he served on the Boston Lic ...

, Christopher A. Iannella, and

Michael J. McCormack Michael J. McCormack (born ca.1946) is a former member of the Boston City Council, having held an at-large seat from 1982 through 1991. Career McCormack was first elected to the City Council in November 1981 (when the council consisted of nine ...

were re-elected. Councillor

Joseph M. Tierney Joseph M. Tierney (January 1, 1941 – December 13, 2009) was an American politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council from 1972 to 1987. He was the President of the City Council in 1977, 1979, and from 1983 to 1985. He was a cand ...

did not seek re-election, as he ran for Mayor of Boston; he was defeated by incumbent

Raymond Flynn Raymond Leo Flynn (born July 22, 1939) is an American politician who served as 52nd Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1984 until 1993. He also served as United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 1993–1997. Flynn was an All-American c ...

in the

Rosaria Salerno Rosaria Salerno is the former City Clerk of Boston and a former member of the Boston City Council. Salerno was first elected to the City Council in November 1987, and served as an at-large member from 1988 to 1993. She was a candidate for Mayor ...

won the final at-large seat.

District 1

Councillor Robert Travaglini was re-elected.

District 2

Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.

District 3

Councillor James E. Byrne ran unopposed and was re-elected.

District 4

Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.

District 5

Councillor

Thomas Menino Thomas Michael Menino (December 27, 1942 – October 30, 2014) was an American politician who served as the 53rd mayor of Boston, from 1993 to 2014. He was the city's longest-serving mayor. He was elected mayor in 1993 after first serving three ...

was re-elected.

District 6

Councillor

Maura Hennigan Maura A. Hennigan (born 1952) is an American politician who currently serves as the Clerk Magistrate of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Superior Court Criminal/Business Division. She is a former member of the Boston City Council and was a mayoral ...

ran unopposed and was re-elected.

District 7

Councillor

Bruce Bolling Bruce Carlton Bolling (April 29, 1945September 11, 2012) was a politician and businessman in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Boston City Council and served as the council's first black president in the mid-1980s. He unsuccessfully ...

was re-elected.

District 8

Councillor David Scondras was re-elected.

District 9

Councillor

Brian J. McLaughlin Brian J. McLaughlin (born ca.1957) is a former member of the Boston City Council, having held the District 9 seat from 1984 through 1995. Career McLaughlin graduated from Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts, and before running for offi ...

was re-elected, with his narrow victory confirmed by a recount.

At-large

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

See also

References

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