1997 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1997 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1993 Boston mayoral election 1993 November 4, 1997 2001 Boston mayoral election 2001 Mayor Thomas M. Menino (15649592926) (b).jpg Thomas Menino Nonpartisan candidate 48,323 71%unopposed Mayor Thomas Menino Thomas Menino Boston The Boston mayoral election of 1997 occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 1997. Incumbent Thomas Menino ran unopposed, and was re-elected to his second term;https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/05/us/1997-elections-mayoral-races-for-incumbents-cities-celebrations-came-easily.html THE 1997 ELECTIONS: MAYORAL RACES; For Incumbents in Cities, Celebrations Came Easily Richard L. Berke The New York Times November 5, 1997 February 14, 2018 he received 71 percent of the vote.https://secure.pqarchiver.com/boston-sub/access/22141620.html?FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+7%2C+1997&author=Anthony+Flint%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&edition=&startpage=B.5&desc=Official+results+give+Menino+71+percent+of+vote Official results give Menino 71 percent of the vote August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Retrieved on July 29, 2013 Menino only faced write-in opposition.AllPolitics - Election '97 - Mayor's Races https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/gen/resources/election97/mayors.html CNN 7 November 2022 November 1997 This was the first time an incumbent mayor of Boston faced no opposition on the ballot in a general election since 1834. Ahead of the election, four little-known individuals had declared their candidacy for mayor. None managed to collect the 3,000 valid signatures needed to qualify for the ballot, leaving Menino without an opponent on the ballot.Goldberg Carey For the First Time in Memory, Boston Has No Mayoral Contest https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/21/us/for-the-first-time-in-memory-boston-has-no-mayoral-contest.html The New York Times 14 December 2021 21 September 1997 Reasons dissuading more substantial opponents might have been the large campaign funding reserves Menino had and his great popularity, with a 1997 approval poll giving him a 74% approval rating.Berke Richard L. The 1997 Elections: Mayoral Races; For Incumbents in Cities, Celebrations Came Easily https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/05/us/1997-elections-mayoral-races-for-incumbents-cities-celebrations-came-easily.html The New York Times 7 November 2022 5 November 1997 Candidates Thomas Menino, Mayor of Boston since July 12, 1993, Boston City Councilor from 1984 to 1993, and Council President in 1993. See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References Mayoral election Boston mayoral Boston Category:Mayoral elections in Boston Boston mayor 1997 Category:November 1997 in the United States