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1967 Boston mayoral election
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Election in Massachusetts, United States
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1967 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1963 Boston mayoral election 1963 November 7, 1967 1971 Boston mayoral election 1971 Kevin H. White (13242546035) (3).jpg Kevin White Nonpartisan candidate 102,706 53.25% Mayor John F. Collins Kevin White Louise Day Hicks (1).jpg Louise Day Hicks Nonpartisan candidate 90,154 46.75% Boston mayor election, 1967.svg 260px Results by wardWhite:
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The Boston mayoral election of 1967 occurred on Tuesday, November 7, 1967, between Secretary of the Commonwealth Kevin White and Boston School Committee member Louise Day Hicks. White was elected to his first term, and inaugurated on Monday, January 1, 1968.https://www.proquest.com/docview/276435665 'New Inaugural' in Traditional Boston Setting Today The Boston Globe 3 January 1, 1968 March 17, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com
The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on Tuesday, September 26, 1967.
Hicks' victory in the preliminary election made her the first woman to be a finalist for mayor in city history.Jacobs Sally Davis-Mullen is Running as Hard as She Can Boston Globe October 30, 2001
Candidates
Louise Day Hicks, member of the Boston School Committee since 1961.
Kevin White, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth since 1961.
Candidates eliminated in preliminary
Nicholas Abraham, West Roxbury businessman.
Stephen Davenport, member of the Massachusetts Senate since 1965, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1961 to 1965.
Peter F. Hines, member of the Boston City Council since 1958, council president in 1963.
Christopher A. Iannella, member of the Boston City Council since 1958, council president in 1962.
Edward J. Logue, former Director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority.
John J. McDonough, member of the Boston School Committee.
Albert L. O'Neil, member of the Boston Licensing Board.
John W. Sears, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 1965.
Dropped out
Barry T. Hynes, President of the Boston City CouncilLydon Christopher Hynes' Pullout Expected Today The Boston Globe August 3, 1967
Charles Iannello, state representative
Results
CandidatesPreliminary ElectionAnnual Report of the Election Department 1968 46 Boston [Election Dept.] https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1967bost#page/46/mode/2upGeneral ElectionAnnual Report of the Election Department 1968 107 Boston [Election Dept.] https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1967bost#page/106/mode/2upVotes%Votes% Kevin White 30,789 19.83 102,706 53.25 Louise Day Hicks 43,722 28.16 90,154 46.75 John W. Sears 23,924 15.41 Edward J. Logue 23,766 15.31 Christopher A. Iannella 18,343 11.82 Stephen Davenport 9,016 5.81 Nicholas Abraham 2,295 1.48 Albert L. O'Neil 1,471 0.95 Peter F. Hines 1,091 0.70 John J. McDonough 830 0.54
See also
List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts
References
Further reading
https://www.proquest.com/docview/366820657 MAYOR The Boston Globe Noonan Cornelius 51 September 21, 1967 March 7, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com (candidate profiles)
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