2009 Boston mayoral election

2009 Boston mayoral election

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Candidate Thomas Menino Michael F. Flaherty
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 63,123 46,768
Percentage 57.27% 42.43%

Results by ward
Menino:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Flaherty:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Mayor before election

Thomas Menino

Elected mayor

Thomas Menino

The 2009 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, between incumbent Mayor of Boston Thomas Menino, and Michael F. Flaherty, member of the Boston City Council 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.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Results" (PDF). www.cityofboston.gov. November 3, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Results" (PDF). www.cityofboston.gov. November 3, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

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