1975 Boston mayoral election: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1975 Boston mayoral election

| country = Boston

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1971 Boston mayoral election

| previous_year = 1971

| election_date = November 4, 1975

| next_election = 1979 Boston mayoral election

| next_year = 1979

| image1 = Mayor Kevin H. White Portrait, ca. 1976 (6789862043) (1).jpg

| candidate1 = '''[[Kevin White (mayor)|Kevin White]]'''

| party1 =

| popular_vote1 = '''81,058'''

| percentage1 = '''52.40%'''

| title = Mayor

| before_election = [[Kevin White (mayor)|Kevin White]]

| after_election = [[Kevin White (mayor)|Kevin White]]

| image2 = Joseph F Timilty.png

| candidate2 = [[Joseph F. Timilty (state senator)|Joseph F. Timilty]]

| party2 =

| popular_vote2 = 73,622

| percentage2 = 47.59%

| map_image = Boston mayor election, 1975.svg

| map_size = 260px

| map_caption = Results by ward<br/>'''White''':

{{legend0|#86b6f2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#4389e3|60–70%}} {{legend0|#1666cb|70–80%}} {{legend0|#0645b4|80–90%}}<br/>'''Timilty''': {{legend0|#73d873|50–60%}} {{legend0|#42ca42|60–70%}}

}}

The '''Boston mayoral election of 1975''' occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 1975, between [[Mayor of Boston|Mayor]] [[Kevin White (mayor)|Kevin White]] and [[Massachusetts Senate|state senator]] [[Joseph F. Timilty (state senator)|Joseph F. Timilty]]. White was elected to a third term.

The [[nonpartisan election|nonpartisan]] municipal preliminary election was held on September 23, 1975.

===Candidates eliminated in preliminary===

!colspan=1 rowspan=2 |'''Candidates'''

!colspan=2 |'''Preliminary Election'''<ref>{{cite book|title=Annual Report of the Election Department|year=1976|pages=31|publisher=Boston [Election Dept.]|url=https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1975bost#page/30/mode/2up}}</ref>

!colspan=2 |'''General Election'''<ref>{{cite book|title=Annual Report of the Election Department|year=1976|pages=76|publisher=Boston [Election Dept.]|url=https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1975bost#page/76/mode/2up}}</ref>

| '''[[Kevin White (mayor)|Kevin White]] (incumbent)'''

| align="right" | '''49,248'''

| align="right" | '''54.45'''

| align="right" | '''81,058'''

| align="right" | '''52.40'''

*[[Mayor of Boston#List|List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts]]

{{1975 United States elections}}

[[Category:1975 Massachusetts elections|Boston mayoral]]

[[Category:1975 United States mayoral elections|Boston]]

[[Category:Mayoral elections in Boston]]

[[Category:Non-partisan elections]]