The Boston mayoral election of 1971 occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1971, 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 a ...
Kevin White and
United States Representative
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
Louise Day Hicks
Anna Louise Day Hicks (October 16, 1916 – October 21, 2003) was an American politician and lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for her staunch opposition to desegregation in Boston public schools, and especially to court-ordered b ...
. This was the second election in a row between White and Hicks. White once again defeated Hicks and was elected to a second term.
The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 14, 1971.
Candidates
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Louise Day Hicks
Anna Louise Day Hicks (October 16, 1916 – October 21, 2003) was an American politician and lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for her staunch opposition to desegregation in Boston public schools, and especially to court-ordered b ...
, member of the United States House of Representatives since 1971. 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 1968 to 1971. Member of the Boston School Committee from 1961 to 1967.
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Kevin White, Mayor of Boston since 1968,
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth is the principal public information officer of the government of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth oversees the Corporations Division, the Elections Division, the ...
from 1961 to 1967.
Candidates eliminated in preliminary
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Thomas I. Atkins
Thomas Irving Atkins (March 2, 1939 – June 27, 2008) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council and General Counsel of the NAACP.
Early life
Atkins was born on March 2, 1939, in Elkhart, India ...
, 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 ...
since 1968.
*John E. Powers, Jr.
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John L. Saltonstall, Jr.
John L. Saltonstall Jr. (1916 – April 25, 2007) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council from 1968 to 1972.
Early life
Saltonstall was born Beverly, Massachusetts in 1916 to a family of prominent ...
, member of the Boston City Council since 1968.
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Joseph F. Timilty, member of the Boston City Council since 1968.
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 ...
References
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Boston
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Mayoral elections in Boston
Non-partisan elections
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