The
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
mayoral election of 1987 occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 1987, between
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...
Raymond Flynn and City Council member
Joseph M. Tierney. Flynn was re-elected to his second term.
The nonpartisan municipal
preliminary election was held on September 22, 1987.
Candidates
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Raymond Flynn, Mayor of Boston since 1983, member of the
Boston City Council
The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms and there is no ...
from 1978 to 1984, and
state representative
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Two federations literally use the term "state legislature":
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from 1971 to 1979.
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Joseph M. Tierney, Member of the Boston City Council since 1972, Council President in 1979 and from 1983 to 1985.
Candidates eliminated in preliminary
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Richard A. Black, member of the
LaRouche movement.
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Joel San Juan, member of the
Socialist Workers Party.
Results
See also
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List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts
The mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston has a mayor–council government. Boston's mayoral elections are nonpartisan (as are all municipal elections in Boston), and elect a mayor to a four-y ...
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