The 2009 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, between incumbent
Mayor of Boston
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- ...
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 ...
, and
Michael F. Flaherty
Michael F. Flaherty (born May 4, 1969) is an at-large member of the Boston City Council. Flaherty is a member of the United States Democratic Party. He was elected Boston City Council Vice President in 2001 and Boston City Council President from ...
, 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 ...
and former Council president. Menino was re-elected to a fifth term, the first mayor to do so in Boston history. A nonpartisan municipal
preliminary election was held on September 22, 2009, where Flaherty and Menino advanced to the general election.
31% of registered voters turned out to vote in the election.
Campaign
After the preliminary election, Flaherty and fellow-Councillor
Sam Yoon
Sam Sang Yoon (born Yoon Sang-hyun on January 10, 1970) is a former at-large member of the Boston City Council. He later served as the executive director for the Council of Korean Americans in Washington, DC. He was the first Asian American to ho ...
, who had finished third, declared they had formed a ticket. If Flaherty were victorious, he vowed to appoint Yoon deputy mayor, a position that had not existed in Boston since the administration of
Kevin White, who left office in 1984. Details of the position, including salary, were never finalized.
Candidates
Candidates who advanced to general election
Candidates eliminated in the primary
Primary election
Endorsements
Results
General election
Campaign
Following the preliminary election, Flaherty immediately began an aggressive campaign, attacking Menino as ineffectual. Sam Yoon and Michael Flaherty announced that they would run as a ticket in the general election, with Flaherty pledging to appoint Yoon deputy mayor if he won.
[ Kevin McRea also announced that he would endorse Flaherty.]
Endorsements
Names in bold endorsed after the preliminary election.
Results
See also
*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 ...
*2009 Boston city council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 2009. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were unopposed. Seven sea ...
References
Further reading
;Candidates' websites
Flaherty for MayorMcCrea for MayorMenino for MayorYoon for Mayor
External links
City's website
at ourcampaigns.com
Mayoral election
Boston mayoral
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Mayoral elections in Boston
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