2005 Boston mayoral election

2005 Boston mayoral election

November 8, 2005

Candidate Thomas Menino Maura Hennigan Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 64,001 30,468 Percentage 67.52% 32.14%

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

Mayor before election Thomas Menino Elected mayor Thomas Menino

The 2005 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, between incumbent mayor Thomas Menino and City Councilor Maura Hennigan. Menino was re-elected to a fourth term.

As Menino and Hennigan were the only two candidates, no preliminary election was held. 36% of registered voters turned out to vote in the election.[1]

Candidates

• Maura Hennigan, Boston City Councilor since 1982
• Thomas Menino, Mayor of Boston since 1993

Endorsements

Maura Hennigan

Organizations

• Democracy for America[2]

Newspapers

• The Daily Free Press[3]

Tom Menino

Labor unions

• United Association Local 537[4]

Results

Candidates	General Election[1]
	Votes	%
Thomas Menino (incumbent)	64,001	67.52
Maura Hennigan	30,468	32.14

See also

• List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

References

1. "City of Boston Municipal Election - November 8, 2005: Mayor" (PDF). City of Boston. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
2. The Cunctator (November 8, 2005). "Boston Voters: Hennigan for Mayor, Sam Yoon, Gibran Rivera for City Council". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 12, 2021.^[permanent dead link‍]
3. "Staff Edit: Hennigan stands for Boston". The Daily Free Press. November 2, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
4. Estes, Andrea (November 9, 2005). "A fourth term for Menino: Hennigan falls; Flaherty, Arroyo, Yoon, Murphy top council race". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 28, 2022.