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The Boston mayoral election of 1975 occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 1975, 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
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Joseph F. Timilty. White was elected to a third term. The
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municipal preliminary election was held on September 23, 1975.


Candidates

* Joseph F. Timilty, member of the Massachusetts Senate since 1972. 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 1967 to 1971. * Kevin White, Mayor of Boston since 1968,
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from 1961 to 1967.


Candidates eliminated in preliminary

* Robert Gibbons, member of the
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. * Norman Oliver, 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 ...


References

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