1997 Boston mayoral election
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;[1] he received 71 percent of the vote.[2] Menino only faced write-in opposition.[3] This was the first time an incumbent mayor of Boston faced no opposition on the ballot in a general election since 1834.
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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.[4] 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.[5]
Candidates
- Thomas Menino, Mayor of Boston since July 12, 1993, Boston City Councilor from 1984 to 1993, and Council President in 1993.
References
- Berke, Richard L. (November 5, 1997). "THE 1997 ELECTIONS: MAYORAL RACES; For Incumbents in Cities, Celebrations Came Easily". The New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- "Official results give Menino 71 percent of the vote". Retrieved on July 29, 2013
- "AllPolitics - Election '97 - Mayor's Races". CNN. November 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- Goldberg, Carey (September 21, 1997). "For the First Time in Memory, Boston Has No Mayoral Contest". The New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- Berke, Richard L. (November 5, 1997). "The 1997 Elections: Mayoral Races; For Incumbents in Cities, Celebrations Came Easily". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2022.