1985 Boston City Council election
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Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 1985. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 4 and 5 were unopposed. Nine seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 10, 1985.
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November 5, 1985
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At-large
Councillors Dapper O'Neil, Joseph M. Tierney, Christopher A. Iannella, and Michael J. McCormack were re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | Preliminary election[2] | General election[3] | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Dapper O'Neil (incumbent) | 22,792 | 19.1 | 36,686 | 18.8 |
| Joseph M. Tierney (incumbent) | 17,014 | 14.3 | 34,427 | 17.6 |
| Christopher A. Iannella (incumbent) | 19,183 | 16.1 | 33,883 | 17.3 |
| Michael J. McCormack (incumbent) | 17,329 | 14.5 | 27,976 | 14.3 |
| Frederick C. Langone | 16,900 | 14.2 | 26,365 | 13.5 |
| Michael W. Kane | 10,018 | 8.4 | 17,175 | 8.8 |
| Willie Mae Allen | 6,268 | 5.3 | 12,533 | 6.4 |
| Althea Garrison | 3,565 | 3.0 | 6,402 | 3.3 |
| Kenneth C. Davis | 2,130 | 1.8 | ||
| John P. Scialdone | 1,588 | 1.3 | ||
| Richard A. Black | 972 | 0.8 | ||
| Little L. Pittman | 808 | 0.7 | ||
| Edward P. Malik | 723 | 0.6 | ||
District 1
Councillor Robert Travaglini was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | Preliminary election[2] | General election[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Robert Travaglini (incumbent) | 3,983 | 78.6 | 5,440 | 15.6 |
| Robert C. Jordan | 626 | 12.4 | 1,004 | 15.6 |
| Joseph Sablone | 459 | 9.1 | ||
District 2
Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | Preliminary election[2] | General election[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| James M. Kelly (incumbent) | 4,836 | 62.2 | 7,028 | 62.4 |
| Bill Linehan | 2,701 | 34.7 | 4,242 | 37.6 |
| Ali J. Fiumedoro | 244 | 3.1 | ||
District 3
District 4
Councillor Charles Yancey ran unopposed and was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | General election[3] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Charles Yancey (incumbent) | 1,934 | 100 |
District 5
Councillor Thomas Menino ran unopposed and was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | General election[3] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Thomas Menino (incumbent) | 5,745 | 100 |
District 6
Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | General election[3] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Maura Hennigan (incumbent) | 6,143 | 86.4 |
| Richard K. Whitney | 964 | 13.6 |
District 7
Councillor Bruce Bolling was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | Preliminary election[2] | General election[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Bruce Bolling (incumbent) | 1,505 | 70.3 | 2,386 | 68.0 |
| Roy A. Owens | 448 | 20.9 | 1,121 | 32.0 |
| Robert Polk | 108 | 5.0 | ||
| Charles H. Durant | 80 | 3.7 | ||
District 8
Councillor David Scondras was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | Preliminary election[2] | General election[3] | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| David Scondras | 2,472 | 67.4 | 3,195 | 64.6 |
| Judy Porteus | 538 | 14.7 | 1,750 | 35.4 |
| Glenn Fiscus | 457 | 12.5 | ||
| Leslie F. Payne | 202 | 5.5 | ||
District 9
Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin was re-elected.
| Candidates[1] | Preliminary election[2] | General election[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Brian J. McLaughlin (incumbent) | 2,275 | 45.4 | 4,192 | 55.6 |
| Richard M. Izzo | 1,869 | 37.3 | 3,353 | 44.4 |
| John F. Melia | 784 | 15.6 | ||
| Aramis Camps | 82 | 1.6 | ||