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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1</span> <span>Democratic Primary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Democratic_Primary-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1.1</span> <span>Candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Republican_Primary" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Republican_Primary"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2</span> <span>Republican Primary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Republican_Primary-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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id="toc-Democratic_primary_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Republican_primary_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Republican_primary_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13.2</span> <span>Republican primary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Republican_primary_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-General_election_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#General_election_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13.3</span> <span>General election</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-General_election_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1957_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1957_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>1957 mayoral election</span> 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-General_election_4" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#General_election_4"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14.3</span> <span>General election</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-General_election_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1959_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1959_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>1959 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1959_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1959 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1959_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Democratic_primary_5" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Democratic_primary_5"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15.1</span> <span>Democratic primary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Democratic_primary_5-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Republican_primary_5" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Republican_primary_5"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15.2</span> <span>Republican primary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Republican_primary_5-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-General_election_5" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#General_election_5"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15.3</span> <span>General election</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-General_election_5-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1961_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1961_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>1961 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1961_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1961 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1961_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16.1</span> <span>Candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Campaign" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Campaign"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16.2</span> <span>Campaign</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Campaign-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16.3</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1963_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1963_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>1963 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1963_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1963 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</li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1965_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1965_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18</span> <span>1965 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1965_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1965 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1965_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_5" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_5"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18.1</span> <span>Candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates_5-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Campaign_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Campaign_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18.2</span> <span>Campaign</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Campaign_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1967_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1967_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">19</span> <span>1967 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1967_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1967 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1967_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_6" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_6"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">19.1</span> <span>Candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates_6-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Campaign_4" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Campaign_4"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">19.2</span> <span>Campaign</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Campaign_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1969_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1969_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">20</span> <span>1969 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1969_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1969 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">21.2</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1973_mayoral_special_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1973_mayoral_special_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">22</span> <span>1973 mayoral special election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1973_mayoral_special_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1973 mayoral special election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1973_mayoral_special_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_9" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_9"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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<div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">24.3</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_7-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1977_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1977_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">25</span> <span>1977 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1977_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1977 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1977_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_12" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_12"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">25.1</span> <span>Candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates_12-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Campaign_7" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Campaign_7"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">25.2</span> <span>Campaign</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Campaign_7-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results_8" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results_8"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">25.3</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_8-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1979_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1979_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">26</span> <span>1979 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button 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vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1981_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">27</span> <span>1981 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1981_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1981 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1981_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Results_10" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results_10"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">27.1</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_10-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1983_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1983_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">28</span> <span>1983 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1983_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1983 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1983_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_14" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_14"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">28.1</span> <span>Candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates_14-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results_11" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results_11"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">28.2</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_11-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1985_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1985_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">29</span> <span>1985 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1985_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1985 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1985_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_15" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_15"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">29.1</span> <span>Candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates_15-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results_12" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results_12"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">29.2</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_12-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1987_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1987_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">30</span> <span>1987 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1987_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1987 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1987_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_16" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_16"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">30.1</span> <span>Candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates_16-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results_13" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results_13"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">30.2</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_13-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1989_mayoral_special_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1989_mayoral_special_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">31</span> <span>1989 mayoral special election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1989_mayoral_special_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon 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</div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_14-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1989_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1989_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">32</span> <span>1989 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1989_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1991_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1991_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">33</span> <span>1991 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1991_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1991 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul 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id="toc-1993_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1993_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">34</span> <span>1993 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1993_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1993 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1993_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_19" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_19"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">34.1</span> <span>Candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates_19-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Campaign_10" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Campaign_10"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">34.2</span> <span>Campaign</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Campaign_10-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results_16" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results_16"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">34.3</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_16-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1995_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1995_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">35</span> <span>1995 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1995_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1995 mayoral 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</li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1997_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1997_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">36</span> <span>1997 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1997_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1997 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1997_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Results_18" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results_18"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">36.1</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_18-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1999_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1999_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">37</span> <span>1999 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1999_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1999 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1999_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Results_19" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results_19"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">37.1</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_19-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2001_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2001_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">38</span> <span>2001 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-2001_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 2001 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-2001_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_21" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_21"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">38.1</span> <span>Candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates_21-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results_20" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results_20"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">38.2</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_20-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2003_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2003_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">39</span> <span>2003 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-2003_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 2003 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-2003_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_22" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_22"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">39.1</span> <span>Candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates_22-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results_21" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results_21"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">39.2</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_21-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2005_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2005_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">40</span> <span>2005 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-2005_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 2005 mayoral election subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-2005_mayoral_election-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidates_23" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidates_23"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">40.1</span> <span>Candidates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidates_23-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results_22" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results_22"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">40.2</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Results_22-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2007_mayoral_election" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2007_mayoral_election"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">41</span> <span>2007 mayoral election</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-2007_mayoral_election-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 2007 mayoral 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href="/wiki/1946_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 Massachusetts general election">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 Massachusetts general election">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1950 Massachusetts general election">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 Massachusetts general election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 Massachusetts general election">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 Massachusetts general election">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 Massachusetts general election">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 Massachusetts general election">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 Massachusetts general election">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 Massachusetts general election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 Massachusetts general election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 Massachusetts general election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 Massachusetts general election">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 Massachusetts general election">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 Massachusetts general election">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 Massachusetts general election">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 Massachusetts general election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 Massachusetts general election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 Massachusetts general election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Massachusetts general election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Massachusetts general election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Massachusetts general election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Massachusetts general election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Massachusetts general election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Massachusetts general election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Massachusetts general election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 Massachusetts general election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Massachusetts_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 Massachusetts general election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Massachusetts_elections" title="2022 Massachusetts elections">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div 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href="/wiki/1792_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1792 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1800 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1804 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1808 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1812 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1816 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1820 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1824 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1828 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1832 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1836 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1840 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1844 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1848 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1852 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1856 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1860 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1864 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1872 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1876 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1880 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1884 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1888 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1892 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1896 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1900 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1904 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1908 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1912 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1916 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1920 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1924 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1928 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1932 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1936 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1944 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1948 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1952 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1956 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1960 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1964 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1968 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1972 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1976 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1980 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1980</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Massachusetts_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="1980 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary">Dem</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1984 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1988 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1992 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1996 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2000</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Massachusetts_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2000 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary">Dem</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2004 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2004</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_Massachusetts_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2004 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary">Dem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Massachusetts_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2004 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary">GOP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2008</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Massachusetts_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2008 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary">Dem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Massachusetts_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary">GOP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2016 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2016</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Massachusetts_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2016 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary">Dem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Massachusetts_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2016 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary">GOP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2020 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2020</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Massachusetts_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary">Dem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Massachusetts_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2020 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary">GOP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2024 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2024</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Massachusetts_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary">Dem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Massachusetts_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2024 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary">GOP</a></li></ul></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> U.S. Senate</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_senators" title="Classes of United States senators">Class 1</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/1788_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1788 United States Senate elections in Massachusetts">1788</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1790 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_Senate_special_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1796 United States Senate special elections in Massachusetts">1796 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1796 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1798 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1798</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_1800_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="November 1800 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1800 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1803_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1803 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1808 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1808 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1810 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1810 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1811_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1811 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1813 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1813 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1815_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1815 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1815</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1815_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1815 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1815 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1816 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1816 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1818 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1818 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1820 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1820 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1820 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1822 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1822</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1826 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1827_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1827 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1829 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1829 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1833 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1839 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_1841_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="February 1841 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">February 1841 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1851 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1851 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1851 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1857 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1863 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1869 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1874 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1874 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1875 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1881 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1887 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1893 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1899 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1905 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1911 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1916 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1922 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1928 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1934 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1946 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1952 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1958 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1962 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1962 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1970 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1982 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1994 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">2010 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2024 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">2024</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_senators" title="Classes of United States senators">Class 2</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/1788_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1788 United States Senate elections in Massachusetts">1788</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1793 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_Senate_special_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1796 United States Senate special elections in Massachusetts">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_1800_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="June 1800 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1800 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1803_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1803 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1803 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1805_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1805 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1805</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1810 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1811_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1811 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1811 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1816 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1822 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1822 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1826 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1826 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1828 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1835 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_1841_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="January 1841 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">January 1841 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1841 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1845 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1847 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1855 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1855 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1859 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1865 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1871 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1873 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1873 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1877 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1883 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1889 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1895 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1901 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1905 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1905 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1907 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1913 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1918 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1924 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1930 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1936 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1942 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1944 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1944 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1948 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1954 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1960 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1966 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1972 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1978 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1984 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1990 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1996 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2002 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2008 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">2013 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">2020</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> U.S. House</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1788%E2%80%931789_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1788–1789 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1788/1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790%E2%80%931792_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1790–1792 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1790/1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792%E2%80%931793_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1792–1793 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1792/1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794%E2%80%931795_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1794–1795 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1794/1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796%E2%80%931797_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1796–1797 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1796/1797</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798%E2%80%931799_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1798–1799 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1798/1799</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800%E2%80%931801_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1800–1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1800/1801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802%E2%80%931803_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1802–1803 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1802/1803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1804 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810%E2%80%931811_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1810–1811 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1810/1811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812%E2%80%931813_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1812–1813 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1812/1813</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814%E2%80%931815_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1814–1815 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1814/1815</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1815_Massachusetts%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1815 Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816%E2%80%931817_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1816–1817 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1816/1817</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818%E2%80%931819_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1818–1819 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1818/1819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820%E2%80%931821_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1820–1821 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1820/1821</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822%E2%80%931823_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1822–1823 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1822/1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824%E2%80%931825_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1824–1825 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1824/1825</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826%E2%80%931827_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1826–1827 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1826/1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="1828 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830%E2%80%931832_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1830–1832 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1830/1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833%E2%80%931834_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1833–1834 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1833/1834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834%E2%80%931835_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1834–1835 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1834/1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1836 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838%E2%80%931839_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1838–1839 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1838/1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840%E2%80%931841_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1840–1841 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1840/1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842%E2%80%931844_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1842–1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1842/1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844%E2%80%931846_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1844–1846 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1844/1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1846 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848%E2%80%931850_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1848–1850 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1848/1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850%E2%80%931851_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1850–1851 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1850/1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1854 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1856 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1858 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1860 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1862 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1864 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1866 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1868 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1870 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1874 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1898</a></li> <li><a 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Massachusetts">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Massachusetts%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district special election">1991 (1st)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Massachusetts%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2001 Massachusetts's 9th congressional district special election">2001 (9th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Massachusetts%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2007 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election">2007 (5th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Massachusetts%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2013 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election">2013 (5th)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Massachusetts" title="Government of Massachusetts">State government</a></div><div 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election">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1805_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1805 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1805</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1806 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1807_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1807 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1808 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1809_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1809 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1810 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1811_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1811 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1812 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1813 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1813</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1814 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1815_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1815 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1815</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1816 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1817_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1817 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1817</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1818 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1819_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1819 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1820 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1821_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1821 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1821</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1822 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1822</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1823_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1823 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1824 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1825_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1825 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1825</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1826 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1827_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1827 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1828 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1829 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1830 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_1831_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="April 1831 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">Apr. 1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_1831_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="November 1831 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">Nov. 1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1832 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1833 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1834 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1835 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1836 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1837 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1838 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1839 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1840 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1841 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1842 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1843 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1844 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1846 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1847 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1848 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1849 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1850 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1851 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1854 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1855 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1856 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1857 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1858 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1859 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1860 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1861 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1862 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1863 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1864 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1865 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1866 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1867 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1868 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1869 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1870 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1871 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1872 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1873 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1874 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1875 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1876 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1877 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1878 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1879 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1880 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1881 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1883 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1884 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1885 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1887 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1888 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1889 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1890 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1891 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1892 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1893 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1894 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1895 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1896 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1897 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1898 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1899 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1900 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1901 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1902 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1903 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1904 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1905 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1906 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1907 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1908 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1909 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1910 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1913 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1914 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1915 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1917 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1928 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1930 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1938 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1942 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1948 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1950 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1952 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1960 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1962 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1964 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> State Senate</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1787_Massachusetts_Senate_election" title="1787 Massachusetts Senate election">1787</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_Massachusetts_Senate_election" title="1824 Massachusetts Senate election">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Massachusetts_Senate_election" title="2004 Massachusetts Senate election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Massachusetts_Senate_election" title="2006 Massachusetts Senate election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Massachusetts_Senate_election" title="2008 Massachusetts Senate election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Massachusetts_Senate_election" title="2010 Massachusetts Senate election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Massachusetts_Senate_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Massachusetts Senate election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_Massachusetts_Senate_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 Massachusetts Senate election (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Massachusetts_Senate_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2016 Massachusetts Senate election (page does not exist)">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Massachusetts_Senate_election" title="2018 Massachusetts Senate election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Massachusetts_Senate_election" title="2020 Massachusetts Senate election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Massachusetts_Senate_election" title="2022 Massachusetts Senate election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Massachusetts_Senate_election" title="2024 Massachusetts Senate election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> State House</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2006 Massachusetts House of Representatives election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2008 Massachusetts House of Representatives election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 Massachusetts House of Representatives election (page does not exist)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Massachusetts House of Representatives election (page does not exist)">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 Massachusetts House of Representatives election (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2016 Massachusetts House of Representatives election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2022 Massachusetts House of Representatives election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2024 Massachusetts House of Representatives election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Governor%27s_Council" title="Massachusetts Governor's Council">Governor's Council</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Massachusetts_Governor%27s_Council_election" title="2006 Massachusetts Governor's Council election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Massachusetts_Governor%27s_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 Massachusetts Governor's Council election (page does not exist)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_Massachusetts_Governor%27s_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 Massachusetts Governor's Council election (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Massachusetts_Governor%27s_Council_election" title="2018 Massachusetts Governor's Council election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Massachusetts_Governor%27s_Council_election" title="2022 Massachusetts Governor's Council election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Massachusetts_Governor%27s_Council_election" title="2024 Massachusetts Governor's Council election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Ballot_measure" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballot measure">Ballot measures</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><b>1980</b>: <a href="/wiki/Proposition_2%C2%BD" class="mw-redirect" title="Proposition 2½">Proposition 2½</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2002_Massachusetts_ballot_measures" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Massachusetts ballot measures">2002</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_English_Language_Education_in_Public_Schools_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative">English Language Education in Public Schools</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2006_Massachusetts_ballot_measures" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Massachusetts ballot measures">2006</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/2008_Massachusetts_ballot_measures" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Massachusetts ballot measures">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Greyhound_Protection_Act" title="Massachusetts Greyhound Protection Act">Greyhound Protection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Sensible_Marijuana_Policy_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative">Sensible Marijuana Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_State_Income_Tax_Repeal_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts State Income Tax Repeal Initiative">State Income Tax Repeal</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2010_Massachusetts_ballot_measures" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Massachusetts ballot measures">2010</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_No_Sales_Tax_for_Alcohol_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts No Sales Tax for Alcohol Initiative">No Sales Tax for Alcohol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Sales_Tax_Relief_Act" title="Massachusetts Sales Tax Relief Act">Sales Tax Relief</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Comprehensive_Permits_and_Regional_Planning_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Comprehensive Permits and Regional Planning Initiative">Comprehensive Permits and Regional Planning</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2012_Massachusetts_ballot_measures" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Massachusetts ballot measures">2012</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Right_to_Repair_Initiative_(2012)" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Right to Repair Initiative (2012)">Right to Repair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Death_with_Dignity_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Death with Dignity Initiative">Death with Dignity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Medical_Marijuana_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative">Medical Marijuana</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Massachusetts_ballot_measures" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Massachusetts ballot measures">2014</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Automatic_Gas_Tax_Increase_Repeal_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Automatic Gas Tax Increase Repeal Initiative">Automatic Gas Tax Increase Repeal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Expansion_of_Bottle_Deposits_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Expansion of Bottle Deposits Initiative">Expansion of Bottle Deposits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Casino_Repeal_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Casino Repeal Initiative">Casino Repeal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Paid_Sick_Days_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Paid Sick Days Initiative">Paid Sick Days</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2016_Massachusetts_ballot_measures" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Massachusetts ballot measures">2016</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Expand_Slot_Machine_Gaming_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Expand Slot Machine Gaming Initiative">Expand Slot Machine Gaming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Charter_School_Expansion_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Charter School Expansion Initiative">Charter School Expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Massachusetts_Question_3" title="2016 Massachusetts Question 3">Farm Animal Confinement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Legalization,_Regulation_and_Taxation_of_Marijuana_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Legalization, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Initiative">Legalization, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Massachusetts_ballot_measures" title="2018 Massachusetts ballot measures">2018</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Gender_Identity_Anti-Discrimination_Initiative" title="Massachusetts Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Initiative">Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2020_Massachusetts_ballot_measures" title="2020 Massachusetts ballot measures">2020</a>:</b> <i>pending</i></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Boston#Government" title="Boston">Boston</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Boston" title="Mayor of Boston">Mayor</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1822_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1822 Boston mayoral election">1822</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1823_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1823 Boston mayoral election">1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1824 Boston mayoral election">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_1825_Boston_mayoral_election" title="April 1825 Boston mayoral election">Apr 1825</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_1825_Boston_mayoral_election" title="December 1825 Boston mayoral election">Dec 1825</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1826 Boston mayoral election">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1827_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1827 Boston mayoral election">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1828 Boston mayoral election">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1829 Boston mayoral election">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1830 Boston mayoral election">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1831 Boston mayoral election">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1832 Boston mayoral election">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1833 Boston mayoral election">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1834 Boston mayoral election">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1835 Boston mayoral election">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1836 Boston mayoral election">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1837 Boston mayoral election">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1838 Boston mayoral election">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1839 Boston mayoral election">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1840 Boston mayoral election">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1841 Boston mayoral election">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1842 Boston mayoral election">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1843 Boston mayoral election">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844%E2%80%9345_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1844–45 Boston mayoral election">1844–45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_1845_Boston_mayoral_election" title="December 1845 Boston mayoral election">Dec 1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1846 Boston mayoral election">1846</a></li> <li><a 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Boston City Council election">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Boston_City_Council_election" title="1983 Boston City Council election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Boston_City_Council_election" title="1985 Boston City Council election">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Boston_City_Council_election" title="1987 Boston City Council election">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Boston_City_Council_election" title="1989 Boston City Council election">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Boston_City_Council_election" title="1991 Boston City Council election">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Boston_City_Council_election" title="1993 Boston City Council election">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Boston_City_Council_election" title="1995 Boston City Council election">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Boston_City_Council_election" title="1997 Boston City Council election">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Boston_City_Council_election" title="1999 Boston City Council election">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Boston_City_Council_election" title="2001 Boston City Council election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Boston_City_Council_election" title="2003 Boston City Council election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Boston_City_Council_election" title="2005 Boston City Council election">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Boston_City_Council_election" title="2007 Boston City Council election">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Boston_City_Council_election" title="2009 Boston City Council election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Boston_City_Council_election" title="2011 Boston City Council election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Boston_City_Council_election" title="2013 Boston City Council election">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Boston_City_Council_election" title="2015 Boston City Council election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Boston_City_Council_election" title="2017 Boston City 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float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="List of mayors of Springfield, Massachusetts">Mayor</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1953_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1953 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1955 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1957 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1959 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1963 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1967 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral special election">1973 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1975 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral special election">1989 (S)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1995 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2023</a></li></ul></td> 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<li><a href="/wiki/1989_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1995 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">1999</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1935"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1935, Henry Martens, a <a href="/wiki/Republican_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican (United States)">Republican</a> was reelected. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1937">1937</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1937"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1937, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Putnam" title="Roger Putnam">Roger Putnam</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> was elected mayor. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1939">1939</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1939"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1939, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Putnam" title="Roger Putnam">Roger Putnam</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> was reelected to a second term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1941">1941</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1941"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1941, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Putnam" title="Roger Putnam">Roger Putnam</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> was reelected to a third term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1943">1943</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1943"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1943, Acting Mayor J. Albin Anderson, Jr., a <a href="/wiki/Republican_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican (United States)">Republican</a>, won election to a full mayoral term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1945">1945</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1945"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1935, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> was elected. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1947">1947</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1947"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1947, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> was reelected to a second term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1949">1949</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1949"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1949, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> was reelected to a third term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1951_mayoral_election">1951 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 1951 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1247979735">.mw-parser-output .ib-election{line-height:1.5em}.mw-parser-output .ib-election .infobox-data{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ib-election .infobox-label{width:5em;white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .ib-election .infobox-subheader{line-height:130%}.mw-parser-output .ib-election .infobox-header{font-weight:normal}@media(max-width:640px){body.skin--responsive:not(.skin-monobook):not(.skin-timeless) .mw-parser-output .ib-election .notpageimage.noresize img{height:80px!important;width:auto!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-election .mw-file-description img{background-color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-election .mw-file-description img{background-color:#f8f9fa}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1951</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1949 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election (page does not exist)">1949</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 6, 1951</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1953_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1953 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1953</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #3333FF;"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Vernon E. Bradley </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>25,482</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">23,501 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>52.02%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">47.98% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1951 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 6, 1951. It saw incumbent mayor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a> reelected to a fourth term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Democratic_Primary">Democratic Primary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Democratic Primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Candidates">Candidates</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a>, incumbent mayor</li> <li>Saul Silbergleit, business owner<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1951 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral Democratic primary results<sup id="cite_ref-1951primaries_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951primaries-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 9, 1953</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>7,501 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>89.37% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Saul Silbergleit </td> <td style="text-align:right">892 </td> <td style="text-align:right">10.63% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>8,393 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Republican_Primary">Republican Primary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Republican Primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Candidates_2">Candidates</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Vernon E. Bradley, member of Board of Assessors</li> <li>Saul Silbergleit, business owner</li> <li>Leland A. Stone, member of School Committee<sup id="cite_ref-1951lowturnout_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951lowturnout-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1951 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral Republican primary results<sup id="cite_ref-1951primaries_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951primaries-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 9, 1953</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Vernon E. Bradley </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>5,964 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>61.93% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Leland A. Stone </td> <td style="text-align:right">3,667 </td> <td style="text-align:right">38.07% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Saul Silbergleit </td> <td style="text-align:right">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>9,631 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_Election">General Election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: General Election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1951 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 6, 1951</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>25,482 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>52.02% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Wendell P. Chamberlain </td> <td style="text-align:right">23,501 </td> <td style="text-align:right">47.98% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>54,087 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1953_mayoral_election">1953 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 1953 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1953</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election (page does not exist)">1951</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 3, 1953</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1955_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1955 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1955</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">64%<sup id="cite_ref-1953general_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953general-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #3333FF;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1953_Wendell_Phillips_Chamberlain_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_(1).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/1953_Wendell_Phillips_Chamberlain_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/113px-1953_Wendell_Phillips_Chamberlain_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png" decoding="async" width="113" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/1953_Wendell_Phillips_Chamberlain_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/169px-1953_Wendell_Phillips_Chamberlain_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/1953_Wendell_Phillips_Chamberlain_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="282" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wendell_P._Chamberlain&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wendell P. Chamberlain (page does not exist)">Wendell P. Chamberlain</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>32,839</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">21,248 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>60.72%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">39.29% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1953 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 3, 1953. It saw incumbent mayor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a> reelected to a fifth term. </p><p>The primaries marked the first instance in which the city of Springfield used <a href="/wiki/Voting_machines" class="mw-redirect" title="Voting machines">voting machines</a> in all of its precincts.<sup id="cite_ref-1953primaries_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953primaries-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Turnout for the primaries was over 20%.<sup id="cite_ref-1953primaries_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953primaries-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Democratic_primary_2">Democratic primary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Democratic primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Incumbent mayor Daniel B. Brunton ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. More than 7,000 voters cast votes in the non-competitive Democratic primary.<sup id="cite_ref-1953primaries_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953primaries-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Republican_primary_2">Republican primary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Republican primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the Republican primary, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wendell_P._Chamberlain&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wendell P. Chamberlain (page does not exist)">Wendell P. Chamberlain</a> (a <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_state_representative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts state representative">Massachusetts state representative</a>) defeated four candidates for the nomination. His competitors were ward 1 alderman Normand J. Beaudry, assessor Vernon E. Bradley (who had previously been the Republican nominee for mayor in 1951), ward 4 alderman and Springfield Board of Alderman president Henry Clay, and former school board member Theodore Wiel.<sup id="cite_ref-1953primaries_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953primaries-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1953 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral Republican primary results<sup id="cite_ref-1953primaries_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953primaries-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 6, 1953</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wendell_P._Chamberlain&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wendell P. Chamberlain (page does not exist)">Wendell P. Chamberlain</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>3,700 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>35.50 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Thedore Wiel </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,913 </td> <td style="text-align:right">27.95 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Vernon E. Bradley </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,987 </td> <td style="text-align:right">19.06 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Normand J. Beaudry </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,279 </td> <td style="text-align:right">12.27 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Henry Clay </td> <td style="text-align:right">545 </td> <td style="text-align:right">5.23 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>10,424 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_election_2">General election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: General election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1953 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-1953general_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953general-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 3, 1953</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>32,839 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>60.72 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wendell_P._Chamberlain&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wendell P. Chamberlain (page does not exist)">Wendell P. Chamberlain</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">21,248 </td> <td style="text-align:right">39.29 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>54,087 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 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title="Category:1953 United States mayoral elections">Mayors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1953_Cleveland_mayoral_election" title="1953 Cleveland mayoral election">Cleveland, OH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Los_Angeles_mayoral_election" title="1953 Los Angeles mayoral election">Los Angeles, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1953 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_New_York_City_mayoral_election" title="1953 New York City mayoral election">New York, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1953 Pittsburgh mayoral election">Pittsburgh, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1953 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Local</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1953_Philadelphia_municipal_election" title="1953 Philadelphia municipal election">Philadelphia, PA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_elections_in_the_United_States_by_state" title="Category:1953 elections in the United States by state">State-wide</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_California_elections" title="Category:1953 California elections">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_Georgia_(U.S._state)_elections" title="Category:1953 Georgia (U.S. state) elections">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_Illinois_elections" title="Category:1953 Illinois elections">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_Kentucky_elections" title="Category:1953 Kentucky elections">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_Massachusetts_elections" title="Category:1953 Massachusetts elections">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_New_Hampshire_elections" title="Category:1953 New Hampshire elections">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_New_Jersey_elections" title="Category:1953 New Jersey elections">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_New_York_state_election" title="1953 New York state election">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_Ohio_elections" title="Category:1953 Ohio elections">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_Pennsylvania_elections" title="Category:1953 Pennsylvania elections">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_South_Carolina_elections" title="Category:1953 South Carolina elections">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_Virginia_elections" title="Category:1953 Virginia elections">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_Wisconsin_elections" title="Category:1953 Wisconsin elections">Wisconsin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1955_mayoral_election">1955 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 1955 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1955</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1953_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1953 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1953</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 8, 1955</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1957_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1957 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1957</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #3333FF;"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Leon H. Hutchins </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p>Daniel B. Brunton<br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p>Daniel B. Brunton<br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1955 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 8, 1955. It saw incumbent mayor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a> reelected to a sixth term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Democratic_primary_3">Democratic primary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Democratic primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the Democratic primary, incumbent <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a> faced <a href="/wiki/Hampden_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampden County, Massachusetts">Hampden County</a> registrar of deeds John P. Lynch and Springfield superintendent of streets James J. Sullivan.<sup id="cite_ref-1955primariesa_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1955primariesa-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1955 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral Democratic primary results<sup id="cite_ref-1955primariesb_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1955primariesb-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 11, 1955</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_B._Brunton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel B. Brunton (page does not exist)">Daniel B. Brunton</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>9,318 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>49.13 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">John P. Lynch </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,938 </td> <td style="text-align:right">26.04 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">James J. Sullivan </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,711 </td> <td style="text-align:right">24.84 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>18,967 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Republican_primary_3">Republican primary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Republican primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the Republican primary, businessman and Springfield Fire Commission member Leon H. Hutchins defeated Board of Assessors member William G. Macauley.<sup id="cite_ref-1955primariesa_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1955primariesa-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1955primariesb_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1955primariesb-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1955 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral Republican primary results<sup id="cite_ref-1955primariesb_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1955primariesb-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 11, 1955</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Leon H. Hutchins </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>6,288 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>63.55 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">William G. McCauley </td> <td style="text-align:right">3,607 </td> <td style="text-align:right">36.45 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>9,895 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_election_3">General election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: General election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Brunton defeated Hutchins. </p> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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mayoral election">Chicago, IL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Evansville,_Indiana,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1955 Evansville, Indiana, mayoral election">Evansville, IN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Indianapolis_mayoral_election" title="1955 Indianapolis mayoral election">Indianapolis, IN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1955 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1955 Philadelphia mayoral election">Philadelphia, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_San_Diego_mayoral_election" title="1955 San Diego mayoral election">San Diego, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1955 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1957_mayoral_election">1957 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: 1957 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1957</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 5, 1957</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1959_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1959 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1959</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #3333FF;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_(1).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/112px-1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/169px-1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 2x" data-file-width="216" data-file-height="288" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">C. Clement Easton </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>31,561</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">20,826 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>60.25%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">39.75% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p>Daniel B. Brunton<br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1957 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 5, 1957. It saw incumbent mayor Daniel B. Brunton unseated, losing renomination in the Democratic primary to <a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a>, who went on to win the general election. </p><p>O'Connor became the youngest mayor in the city's history.<sup id="cite_ref-timber_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timber-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Democratic_primary_4">Democratic primary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Democratic primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Incumbent mayor Daniel B. Brunton lost renomination to <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_state_representative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts state representative">Massachusetts state representative</a> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a> in a landslide, losing in all of the city's 68 voting precincts.<sup id="cite_ref-timber_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timber-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Brunton first announced his campaign against the longtime mayor, his odds of succeeding were seen as slim.<sup id="cite_ref-timber_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timber-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Significant issues debated in the primary included the city's police commission, off-street parking, and businesses leaving the city's downtown.<sup id="cite_ref-1957upset_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1957upset-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1957 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral Democratic primary results<sup id="cite_ref-1957upset_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1957upset-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 8, 1957</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>15,380 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>66.36 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Daniel B. Brunton (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,796 </td> <td style="text-align:right">33.64 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>23,176 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Republican_primary_4">Republican primary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Republican primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1957 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral Republican primary results<sup id="cite_ref-1957upset_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1957upset-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 8, 1957</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>C. Clement Easton </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>5,068 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>77.09 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Norman E. Cowles </td> <td style="text-align:right">644 </td> <td style="text-align:right">9.80 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Harriet C. Teta </td> <td style="text-align:right">537 </td> <td style="text-align:right">8.17 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Albert B. Vincent </td> <td style="text-align:right">325 </td> <td style="text-align:right">4.94 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>6,574 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_election_4">General election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: General election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1957 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 5, 1957</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>31,561 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>60.25 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">C. Clement Easton </td> <td style="text-align:right">20,826 </td> <td style="text-align:right">39.75 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>52,387 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1956←)_1957_United_States_elections_(→1958)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1959</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, 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</tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #3333FF;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_(1).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/112px-1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/169px-1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 2x" data-file-width="216" data-file-height="288" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Paul E. Affleck </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>39,409</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">11,424 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>74.72%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">21.66% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1959 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 3, 1959. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a>. </p><p>This was Springfield's final partisan mayoral election, as voters also voted to approve a move to nonpartisan elections.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-planA_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-planA-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The measure that did so also switched from a <a href="/wiki/Weak_mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Weak mayor">weak mayor</a> form of government to a <a href="/wiki/Strong_mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Strong mayor">strong mayor</a> form.<sup id="cite_ref-planA_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-planA-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Democratic_primary_5">Democratic primary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Democratic primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a rematch of the 1957 Democratic primary, incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a> was challenged by former mayor Daniel B. Brunton. O'Connor handily defeated O'Connor, leading him in all 66 of the city's 68 voting precincts.<sup id="cite_ref-1959demprimaryresults_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1959demprimaryresults-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Results</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1959 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral Democratic primary results<sup id="cite_ref-1959demprimaryresults_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1959demprimaryresults-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 6, 1959</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>21,975 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>76.82 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Daniel B. Brunton </td> <td style="text-align:right">6,630 </td> <td style="text-align:right">23.18 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>28,605 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>Results by ward<sup id="cite_ref-1959demprimaryresults_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1959demprimaryresults-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Ward </th> <th colspan="2">Brunton </th> <th colspan="2">O'Connor </th> <th rowspan="2">Total Votes </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td>617</td> <td>27.39%</td> <td><b>1,636</b></td> <td><b>72.61%</b></td> <td>2,253 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd</td> <td>1,557</td> <td>23.21%</td> <td><b>5,152</b></td> <td><b>76.79%</b></td> <td>6,709 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd</td> <td>1,450</td> <td>37.28%</td> <td><b>2,439</b></td> <td><b>62.72%</b></td> <td>3,889 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4th</td> <td>484</td> <td>33.04%</td> <td><b>981</b></td> <td><b>66.96%</b></td> <td>1,465 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5th</td> <td>431</td> <td>22.97%</td> <td><b>1,445</b></td> <td><b>77.03%</b></td> <td>1,876 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6th</td> <td>476</td> <td>13.78%</td> <td><b>2,978</b></td> <td><b>86.22%</b></td> <td>3,454 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7th</td> <td>791</td> <td>20.80%</td> <td><b>3,012</b></td> <td><b>79.20%</b></td> <td>3803 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8th</td> <td>824</td> <td>16.30%</td> <td><b>4,232</b></td> <td><b>83.70%</b></td> <td>5,056 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Republican_primary_5">Republican primary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Republican primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Paul E. Affleck, the city councilman from the city's 5th ward, won the Republican primary unopposed.<sup id="cite_ref-1959demprimaryresults_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1959demprimaryresults-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_election_5">General election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: General election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Running as an <a href="/wiki/Independent_candidate" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent candidate">independent candidate</a> was Daniel B. Brunton, who had failed to win the Democratic primary.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1959 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-planA_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-planA-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 3, 1959</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>39,409 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>74.72 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Paul E. Affleck </td> <td style="text-align:right">11,424 </td> <td style="text-align:right">21.66 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#DCDCDC;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">Daniel B. Brunton </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,910 </td> <td style="text-align:right">3.62 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>52,743 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1958←)_1959_United_States_elections_(→1960)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks 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</tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_(1).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/112px-1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/169px-1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/1953_Thomas_OConnor_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 2x" data-file-width="216" data-file-height="288" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>28,999</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">26,471 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>52.28%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">47.72% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1961 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 7, 1961, and was preceded by a primary on October 10. It saw <a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a> defeat incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a>. It was the city's first nonpartisan mayoral election </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_3">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Norman E. Cowles</li> <li>Arbold R. Craven</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a>, incumbent mayor since 1958</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a>, lawyer<sup id="cite_ref-mayoralupsets_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mayoralupsets-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bernard M. Lapointe</li> <li>John P. Lynch, <a href="/wiki/Hampden_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampden County, Massachusetts">Hampden County</a> registrar of deeds since 1952,<sup id="cite_ref-1977primary_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1977primary-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 1955 mayoral candidate</li> <li>Arthur J. McKenna</li> <li>Armand N. Tancrati, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_state_representative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts state representative">Massachusetts state representative</a><sup id="cite_ref-ryanruns2nd_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ryanruns2nd-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Raymond N. Tuller Jr.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1960 reassessment of all real estate in Springfield led to a furor when one-third of the city's homeowners received increases in their property tax over the previous year.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 11, 1960, 4,500 residents attended a meeting at <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Municipal_Group#Symphony_Hall" title="Springfield Municipal Group">Springfield Auditorium</a> where members of the Board of Assessors attempted to explain the tax increase. Each member was booed off the stage before they could speak. O'Connor, who had no role in the property reassessment, failed to quiet the crowd and police were called in.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> O'Connor planned to cut 578 jobs from the 1961 budget to reduce the city's taxes, but reversed this decision due to a lack of public support.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>O'Connor's general election defeat was considered an <a href="/wiki/Upset_(competition)" title="Upset (competition)">upset</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mayoralupsets_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mayoralupsets-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two weeks after O'Connor's loss, the city's percentage assessment system, which had been a major issue during the campaign, was declared unconstitutional by the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Supreme_Judicial_Court" title="Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court">Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1961 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary results<sup id="cite_ref-ryanruns2nd_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ryanruns2nd-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 10, 1961</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">14,563 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">34.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">9,295 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">22.04 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Raymond N. Tuller Jr. </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,874 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.67 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">John P. Lynch </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,554 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.17 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Armand N. Tancrati </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,214 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7.62 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Arthur J. McKenna </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,282 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.04 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Norman E. Cowles </td> <td style="text-align:right;">177 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.42 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Bernard M. Lapointe </td> <td style="text-align:right;">112 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.27 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Arbold R. Craven </td> <td style="text-align:right;">97 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.23 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>42,168 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1961 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-mayoralupsets_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mayoralupsets-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 7, 1961</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">28,999 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">52.28 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Connor" title="Thomas J. O'Connor">Thomas J. O'Connor</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26,471 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">47.72 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>55,470 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1960←)_1961_United_States_elections_(→1962)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div 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</tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">John P. Lynch </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>32,063</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">11,909 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>72.92%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">27.08% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1963 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 6, 1963, and was preceded by a primary on October 8. It saw incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a> reelected. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_4">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Arthur R. Caney</li> <li>John P. Lynch, <a href="/wiki/Hampden_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampden County, Massachusetts">Hampden County</a> registrar of deeds since 1952;<sup id="cite_ref-ryanleads_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ryanleads-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1977primary_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1977primary-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1955 and 1961 mayoral candidate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a>, incumbent mayor</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_2">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Incumbent mayor Charles Ryan and registrar of deeds John P. Lynch were considered the two major contenders. A third candidate in the primary, Arthur R. Caney, was regarded as a political unknown.<sup id="cite_ref-19primaries_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19primaries-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ryan and Lynch were the two who advanced to the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-19primaries_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19primaries-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both Lynch and Ryan identified as <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bittercampaign_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bittercampaign-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ryan's campaign was managed by his brother, Donald Ryan.<sup id="cite_ref-bittercampaign_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bittercampaign-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The campaign turned tense when, eight days before the general election, Lynch accused Ryan of being an advocate of <a href="/wiki/Busing" class="mw-redirect" title="Busing">busing</a>, bringing a racially-charged issue into the mix.<sup id="cite_ref-bittercampaign_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bittercampaign-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The day before the election, in a television appearance, Ryan alleged that bussing had already started, and that Ryan had approved it.<sup id="cite_ref-bittercampaign_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bittercampaign-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the day of the election, the <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Springfield Union">Springfield Union</a> ran two full-paged advertisements which showed <a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">black</a> children departing <a href="/wiki/School_bus" title="School bus">school buses</a> at Memorial School in the fashionable, and largely <a href="/wiki/White_people" title="White people">white</a>, East Forest Park neighborhood. The ads, again claimed that Ryan had begun busing in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-bittercampaign_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bittercampaign-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ryan responded by making a series of radio appearances on Election Day. In one he claimed that the photos actually were showing black children that had been transported to the school, not for the sake of <a href="/wiki/Racial_integration" title="Racial integration">racial integration</a>, but due to overcrowding at schools in parts of the cities that were predominantly black.<sup id="cite_ref-bittercampaign_27-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bittercampaign-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also came out against using bussing to resolve de facto segregation.<sup id="cite_ref-bittercampaign_27-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bittercampaign-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_2">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1963 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary results<sup id="cite_ref-ryanleads_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ryanleads-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 8, 1963</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">11,906 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">57 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">John P. Lynch </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">7,284 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Arthur R. Caney </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1963 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results.<sup id="cite_ref-bittercampaign_27-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bittercampaign-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 6, 1963</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">32,063 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">72.92 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">John P. Lynch </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11,909 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27.08 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>43,972 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1962_←)_1963_United_States_elections&#95;__(→_1964)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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id="1965_mayoral_election">1965 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: 1965 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1965</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 2, 1965</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1967_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1967 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1967</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 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style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">James Grimaldi </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1965 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 2, 1965, and was preceded by a primary on October 4. It saw the reelection of <a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a> to a third term. </p><p>The primary, held October 4, had been moved from its original date of October 5. Unusually, this made Election Day a Monday instead of a Tuesday. The change of date was made to avoid the election overlapping with the Jewish holiday of <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur" title="Yom Kippur">Yom Kippur</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18cities_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18cities-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_5">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Charles E. Cobb, <a href="/wiki/Reverend" class="mw-redirect" title="Reverend">reverend</a> at St. John's Congregational Church<sup id="cite_ref-18cities_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18cities-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-racialissue_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialissue-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>James Grimaldi, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_state_representative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts state representative">Massachusetts state representative</a> and Springfield city councilor</li> <li>Rojer J. Lemelin, former Springfield assessor<sup id="cite_ref-18cities_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18cities-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a>, incumbent mayor</li> <li>Frances L. Shea, independent advertising agent<sup id="cite_ref-racialissue_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialissue-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_3">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the general election Ryan faced state representative and Springfield city councilor James Grimaldi. He faced several additional candidates in the primary.<sup id="cite_ref-racialissue_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialissue-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the primary, Charles E. Cobb was the first <a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">black</a> candidate to run for mayor in the city's history.<sup id="cite_ref-racialissue_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialissue-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Frances L. Shea was among the earliest women to run for Springfield's mayoralty.<sup id="cite_ref-racialissue_29-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialissue-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A major issue in the campaign was how to resolve inequality in the quality of the schools buildings serving the city's largely non-<a href="/wiki/White_people" title="White people">white</a> neighborhoods compared those serving its largely-white neighborhoods.<sup id="cite_ref-18cities_28-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18cities-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-racialissue_29-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialissue-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mayor Ryan proposed limited open enrollment, and hoped for the state to pay for the expense of <a href="/wiki/Busing" class="mw-redirect" title="Busing">busing</a>. He felt that black groups had failed to assist in making open enrollment successful in the city. Grimaldi hoped to resolve these inequalities by replacing the city's older school buildings, many of which were located in largely black neighborhoods.<sup id="cite_ref-racialissue_29-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialissue-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rojer J. Lemelin pledged to follow state's racial imbalance law.<sup id="cite_ref-racialissue_29-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialissue-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Charles E. Cobb argued that students at Buckingham Junior High School (a 63.2% non-white school) were 2.5 years behind students at <a href="/wiki/Junior_high_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior high schools">junior high schools</a> with predominantly white student bodies. He argued against open enrollment, saying that it asked, "the very people least able to pay" to personally finance their children's transportation.<sup id="cite_ref-racialissue_29-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialissue-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Frances L. Shea promised to follow the state's racial imbalance law, but argued that, "all laws are flexible and we should make them fit our situation".<sup id="cite_ref-racialissue_29-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialissue-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other major issues included <a href="/wiki/Taxes" class="mw-redirect" title="Taxes">taxes</a>, the proposed closure of the <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Armory" title="Springfield Armory">Springfield Armory</a>, and allegations of <a href="/wiki/Police_brutality" title="Police brutality">police brutality</a> in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-18cities_28-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18cities-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1965_United_States_mayoral_elections" title="Category:1965 United States mayoral elections">Mayors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1965_Cleveland_mayoral_election" title="1965 Cleveland mayoral election">Cleveland, OH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Los_Angeles_mayoral_election" title="1965 Los Angeles mayoral election">Los Angeles, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1965 New Orleans mayoral election">New Orleans, LA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_New_York_City_mayoral_election" title="1965 New York City mayoral election">New York City, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1965 Pittsburgh mayoral election">Pittsburgh, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1967_mayoral_election">1967 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: 1967 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1967</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1965_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1965</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 7, 1967</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1969_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1969</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg/112px-Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg/169px-Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg/225px-Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_(1).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/113px-1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png" decoding="async" width="113" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/169px-1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 2x" data-file-width="217" data-file-height="289" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">James Grimaldi </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1967 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 7, 1967. It saw the election of <a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a>. Incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a> did not seek reelection, instead accepting a lecturing job at the <a href="/wiki/Springfield_College" title="Springfield College">Springfield College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-largevoterturnoutexpected_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-largevoterturnoutexpected-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-racialquestions_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialquestions-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It saw the elect of <a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-largevoterturnoutexpected_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-largevoterturnoutexpected-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AP1967_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP1967-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_6">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>James Grimaldi, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_state_representative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts state representative">Massachusetts state representative</a> since 1965, former Springfield city councilor; 1965 and 1967 mayoral candidate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a>, Springfield city councilor and assistant attorney general</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_4">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While the election was officially nonpartisan, Freeman was a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> and Grimaldi was a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AP1967_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP1967-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-racialquestions_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialquestions-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Freedman became the city's first Jewish mayor. If elected, Grimaldi would have been its first Italian mayor.<sup id="cite_ref-racialquestions_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racialquestions-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1966←)_1967_United_States_elections_(→1968)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li 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/></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1967_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1967 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1967</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 4, 1969</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1971_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1971</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg/112px-Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg/169px-Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg/225px-Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/180px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/240px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">William J. Kingston </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>32,442</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8,499 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>79.24%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">20.76% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1969 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 4, 1969, and was preceded by a primary held on October 7, 1969. It saw the reelection of <a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_7">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>James Grimaldi, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_state_representative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts state representative">Massachusetts state representative</a> since 1965, former Springfield city councilor; 1965 and 1967 mayoral candidate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a>, incumbent mayor since 1968</li> <li>Frederick Hurst</li> <li>William J. Kingston, parks commissioner and former <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> player<sup id="cite_ref-donovan1_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-donovan1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BEagle1_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BEagle1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_5">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> state representative James Grimaldi was a late entrant into the race.<sup id="cite_ref-BEagle1_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BEagle1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Frederick Hurst's performance in the primary was regarded to have been surprisingly poor. He was one of the earliest black candidates to run for mayor of Springfield.<sup id="cite_ref-BEagle1_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BEagle1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Freedman's reelection in the general election was aided by popular approval of how he had recently handled a public transit <a href="/wiki/Strike_action" title="Strike action">strike</a> and welfare-related protests.<sup id="cite_ref-donovan1_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-donovan1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_3">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1969 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-BEagle1_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BEagle1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 7, 1969</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Frank_H._Freedman" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank H. Freedman">Frank H. Freedman</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">12,974 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">62.09 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">William J. Kingston </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">4,385 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">20.99 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">James L. Grimaldi </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,886 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Frederick A. Hurst </td> <td style="text-align:right;">651 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.12 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>20,896 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1971 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-donovan1_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-donovan1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 4, 1969</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Frank_H._Freedman" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank H. Freedman">Frank H. Freedman</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">32,442 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">79.24 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">William J. Kingston </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,499 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.76 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>40,941 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1968←)_1969_United_States_elections_(→1970)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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MO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1971_mayoral_election">1971 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: 1971 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1971</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1969_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1969</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 2, 1971</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1973_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral special election">1973 (special)</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg/112px-Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg/169px-Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg/225px-Frank_Harlan_Freedman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_(1).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/113px-1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png" decoding="async" width="113" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/169px-1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 2x" data-file-width="217" data-file-height="289" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">James Grimaldi </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>36,205</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">13,635 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>72.64%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">27.36% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1971 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 2, 1971, and was preceded by a primary on October 5, 1971. It saw the reelection of <a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a> to a third term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_8">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Douglas Ariel, conservative activist, <a href="/wiki/Mail_carrier" title="Mail carrier">mail carrier</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Socrates Babacas, business owner<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a>, incumbent mayor since 1968</li> <li>James L. Grimaldi, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_state_representative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts state representative">Massachusetts state representative</a> since 1965, former Springfield city councilor; 1965, 1967 and 1969 mayoral candidate</li> <li>Wallace Hindes</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_4">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1971 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 5, 1971</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Frank_H._Freedman" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank H. Freedman">Frank H. Freedman</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">11,111 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">59.41 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">James L. Grimaldi </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">5,393 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">28.84 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Socrates T. Babacas </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,018 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.44 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Douglas D. Ariel </td> <td style="text-align:right;">986 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.27 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Wallace D. Hindes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">195 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.05 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>18,703 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1971 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 2, 1971</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Frank_H._Freedman" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank H. Freedman">Frank H. Freedman</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">36,205 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">72.64 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">James L. Grimaldi </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13,635 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27.36 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>49,840 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1970←)_1971_United_States_elections_(→1972)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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href="/wiki/1971_Indianapolis_mayoral_election" title="1971 Indianapolis mayoral election">Indianapolis, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, <abbr title="New Hamsphire">NH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1971 Philadelphia mayoral election">Philadelphia, <abbr title="Pennsylvania">PA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_San_Diego_mayoral_election" title="1971 San Diego mayoral election">San Diego, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_San_Francisco_mayoral_election" title="1971 San Francisco mayoral election">San Francisco, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_South_Bend_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 South Bend mayoral election">South Bend, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1973_mayoral_special_election">1973 mayoral special election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: 1973 mayoral special election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral special election, 1973</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1971_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1971</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>January 30, 1973</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1973_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1973</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>William C. Sullivan</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Paul Mason </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>13,738</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2,790 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>83.09%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">16.87% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p>Theodore Dimauro (acting)<br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p>William C. Sullivan<br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1973 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral <a href="/wiki/Special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="Special election">special election</a></b> was held on January 30, 1973, to fill the vacancy left after <a href="/wiki/Frank_Harlan_Freedman" title="Frank Harlan Freedman">Frank Harlan Freedman</a> resigned as mayor in October 1972 to accept an appointment as a <a href="/wiki/U.S._district_court" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. district court">U.S. district court</a> judge.<sup id="cite_ref-BerkshireEagle1_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BerkshireEagle1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The election saw the election of William C. Sullivan. </p><p>Paul Mason was only the third <a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">black</a> candidate to run for mayor in the city's history. He openly regarded his candidacy as more an effort to build up a following to help him run more successfully for the office two years later.<sup id="cite_ref-BerkshireEagle1_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BerkshireEagle1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_9">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Paul Mason, Springfield city councilor<sup id="cite_ref-BerkshireEagle1_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BerkshireEagle1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>William C. Sullivan, Springfield city clerk<sup id="cite_ref-BerkshireEagle1_41-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BerkshireEagle1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_5">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1973 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral special election results<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>January 30, 1973</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">William C. Sullivan </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">13,738 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">83.09 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Paul R. Mason </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,790 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16.87 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Theodore Dimauro (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">William O'Neil </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Schmidt & Anderson </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>16,534 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1972_←)_1973_United_States_elections_(→_1974)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1973_United_States_elections" title="Template:1973 United States elections"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1973_United_States_elections" title="Template talk:1973 United States elections"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1973_United_States_elections" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1973 United States elections"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="(1972_←)_1973_United_States_elections_(→_1974)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">(<a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_elections" title="1972 United States elections">1972 ←</a>)   <a href="/wiki/Category:1973_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1973 elections in the United States">1973 United States elections</a>   (<a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_elections" title="1974 United States elections">→ 1974</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1973_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1973 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S.<br />House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Alaska (<a href="/wiki/1973_Alaska%27s_at-large_congressional_district_special_election" title="1973 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election">at-large sp</a>)</li> <li>Illinois (<a href="/wiki/1973_Illinois%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Illinois's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a>)</li> <li>Louisiana (<a href="/wiki/1973_Louisiana%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a>)</li> <li>Maryland (<a href="/wiki/1973_Maryland%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Maryland's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1973_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1973 United States gubernatorial elections">State<br />governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election" title="1973 New Jersey gubernatorial election">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1973 Virginia gubernatorial election">Virginia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_Virginia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1973 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. 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margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#1973_mayoral_special_election">1973 (special)</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 6, 1973</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#1975_mayoral_election">1975</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>William C. Sullivan</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Arnold B. Craven </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>22,082</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2,005 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>91.68%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8.32% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p>William C. Sullivan<br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p>William C. Sullivan<br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1973 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 6, 1973. It saw the reelection of incumbent William C. Sullivan (first elected earlier that year in a special election) to his first full term. </p><p>Because only two candidates ran, there was no need for a primary election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_10">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=58" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Arnold B. Craven, 1961 mayoral candidate</li> <li>William C. Sullivan, incumbent mayor</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_6">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=59" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1971 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 6, 1973</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">William C. Sullivan (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">22,082 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">91.68 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Arnold B. Craven </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,005 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8.32 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>24,087 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1972_←)_1973_United_States_elections_(→_1974)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1973_United_States_elections" title="Template:1973 United States elections"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1973_United_States_elections" title="Template talk:1973 United States elections"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1973_United_States_elections" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1973 United States elections"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="(1972_←)_1973_United_States_elections_(→_1974)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">(<a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_elections" title="1972 United States elections">1972 ←</a>)   <a href="/wiki/Category:1973_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1973 elections in the United States">1973 United States elections</a>   (<a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_elections" title="1974 United States elections">→ 1974</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1973_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1973 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S.<br />House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Alaska (<a href="/wiki/1973_Alaska%27s_at-large_congressional_district_special_election" title="1973 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election">at-large sp</a>)</li> <li>Illinois (<a href="/wiki/1973_Illinois%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Illinois's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a>)</li> <li>Louisiana (<a href="/wiki/1973_Louisiana%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a>)</li> <li>Maryland (<a href="/wiki/1973_Maryland%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Maryland's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1973_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1973 United States gubernatorial elections">State<br />governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election" title="1973 New Jersey gubernatorial election">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1973 Virginia gubernatorial election">Virginia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_Virginia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1973 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1973_state_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1973 state legislature elections in the United States">State <br />legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_New_Jersey_State_Senate_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 New Jersey State Senate election">New Jersey Senate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1973_United_States_mayoral_elections" title="Category:1973 United States mayoral elections">Mayors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_Atlanta_mayoral_election" title="1973 Atlanta mayoral election">Atlanta, <abbr title="Georgia">GA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Cleveland_mayoral_election" title="1973 Cleveland mayoral election">Cleveland, <abbr title="Ohio">OH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Detroit_mayoral_election" title="1973 Detroit mayoral election">Detroit, <abbr title="Michigan">MI</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Los_Angeles_mayoral_election" title="1973 Los Angeles mayoral election">Los Angeles, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, <abbr title="New Hampshire">NH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1973 New Orleans mayoral election">New Orleans, <abbr title="Louisiana">LA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_New_York_City_mayoral_election" title="1973 New York City mayoral election">New York City, <abbr title="New York">NY</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1973 Pittsburgh mayoral election">Pittsburgh, <abbr title="Pennsylvania">PA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_St._Louis_mayoral_election" title="1973 St. Louis mayoral election">St. Louis, <abbr title="Missouri">MO</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral special election">Springfield, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr> (sp)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1975_mayoral_election">1975 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=60" title="Edit section: 1975 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1975</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1973_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1973</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 4, 1975</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1977_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1977</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>William C. Sullivan</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Stephen Desmond </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>20,404</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2,685 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>88.37%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">11.63% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p>William C. Sullivan<br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p>William C. Sullivan<br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1975 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 4, 1975, and was preceded by a primary on October 5, 1975. It saw the reelection of William C. Sullivan to a second full, and third overall, term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_11">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=61" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Stephen Desmond</li> <li>Wallace D. Hindes</li> <li>Peter Charles LeLuce</li> <li>William C. Sullivan, incumbent mayor</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_6">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=62" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Stephen Desmond was a first-time candidate for public office, and ran as a <a href="/wiki/U.S._Labor_Party" title="U.S. Labor Party">U.S. Labor Party</a>-backed candidate.<sup id="cite_ref-mayorwins1_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mayorwins1-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-recountlooms_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recountlooms-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_7">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=63" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1975 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-mayorwins1_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mayorwins1-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 5, 1975</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">William C. Sullivan (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">9,270 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">86.44 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Stephen Desmond </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">661 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">6.16 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Wallace D. Hindes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">457 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.26 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Peter Charles LeLuce </td> <td style="text-align:right;">336 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.13 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>10,724 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>20 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1975 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-recountlooms_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recountlooms-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 4, 1975</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">William C. Sullivan (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">20,404 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">88.37 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Stephen Desmond </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,685 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11.63 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>23,089 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1974_←)_1975_United_States_elections_(→_1976)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link 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</tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_(1).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/113px-1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png" decoding="async" width="113" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/169px-1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/1967_James_Grimaldi_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 2x" data-file-width="217" data-file-height="289" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>Theodore E. Dimauro</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">James Grimaldi </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b> 20,644</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8,115 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>71.78%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">28.22% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p>William C. Sullivan<br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p>Theodore E. Dimauro<br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1977 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 8, 1977, and was preceded by a primary on October 11. It saw the election of Theodore E. Dimauro. Incumbent mayor William C. Sullivan did not seek reelection.<sup id="cite_ref-1977primary_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1977primary-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_12">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=65" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Theodore E. Dimauro, Springfield City Council president,<sup id="cite_ref-slam-bang_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-bang-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Springfield city councilor since 1970,<sup id="cite_ref-1977primary_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1977primary-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> member of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Governor%27s_Council" title="Massachusetts Governor's Council">Massachusetts Governor's Council</a> since 1975,<sup id="cite_ref-slam-bang_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-bang-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> former acting mayor (1972–1973), and former Springfield School Committee member<sup id="cite_ref-1977primary_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1977primary-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Winston Gaskins</li> <li>James L. Grimaldi, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_state_representative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts state representative">Massachusetts state representative</a> since 1965, former Springfield city councilor; 1965, 1967, 1969 and 1971 mayoral candidate</li> <li>Wallace Hindes (write-in)</li> <li>William Kelly</li> <li>John P. Lynch, <a href="/wiki/Hampden_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampden County, Massachusetts">Hampden County</a> registrar of deeds since 1952,<sup id="cite_ref-1977primary_19-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1977primary-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1972 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1972</a> United States Senate candidate;<sup id="cite_ref-1977primary_19-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1977primary-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1955, 1961 and 1963 mayoral candidate</li> <li>John D. McCarthy</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_7">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=66" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Theodore E. Dimauro campaigned on revitalizing the city's downtown, and talked about pursuing further <a href="/wiki/Public-private_partnership" class="mw-redirect" title="Public-private partnership">public-private partnerships</a> to accomplish this.<sup id="cite_ref-slam-bang_47-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-bang-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>James L. Grimaldi, an experienced elected official (with 12 years experience on the Springfield City Council and 13 years experience in the Massachusetts House of Representatives) had long aspired to be Springfield's mayor, having run four times previously.<sup id="cite_ref-slam-bang_47-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-bang-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1977, Grimaldi was 66 years of age, and likely saw the election as his last chance to win the city's mayoralty.<sup id="cite_ref-slam-bang_47-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-bang-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He campaigned hard against Dimauro, accusing him of being a puppet for big business, of valuing the city's downtown at the expense of the remainder of the city, and criticizing him for his vote as a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council to confirm a <a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">black</a> woman to be an associate justice of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Municipal_Court" title="Boston Municipal Court">Boston Municipal Court</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-slam-bang_47-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-bang-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With both Dimauro and Grimaldi being Italian-Americans, the general election matchup guaranteed that the city would elect its first mayor of Italian descent.<sup id="cite_ref-slam-bang_47-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-bang-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_8">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=67" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1977 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1977primary_19-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1977primary-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 11, 1977</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Theodore E. Dimauro </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">13,286 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">65.75 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">James L. Grimaldi </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">3,128 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">15.48 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">John Pierce Lynch </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,825 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.98 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Winston J. Gaskins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">470 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.33 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">John D. McCarthy </td> <td style="text-align:right;">282 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.40 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">William J. Kelly </td> <td style="text-align:right;">216 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.07 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Wallace Hindes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.00 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>20,208 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1977 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 8, 1971</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Theodore E. Dimauro </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">20,644 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">71.78 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">James L. Grimaldi </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,115 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28.22 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>28,759 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1976_←)_1977_United_States_elections_(→_1978)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1977_United_States_elections" title="Template:1977 United States elections"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1977_United_States_elections" title="Template talk:1977 United States elections"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1977_United_States_elections" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1977 United States elections"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="(1976_←)_1977_United_States_elections_(→_1978)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">(<a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_elections" title="1976 United States elections">1976 ←</a>)   <a href="/wiki/Category:1977_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1977 elections in the United States">1977 United States elections</a>   (<a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_elections" title="1978 United States elections">→ 1978</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1977_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1977 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S.<br />House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Georgia (<a href="/wiki/1977_Georgia%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 Georgia's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a>)</li> <li>Louisiana (<a href="/wiki/1977_Louisiana%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a>)</li> <li>Minnesota (<a href="/wiki/1977_Minnesota%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1977 Minnesota's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a>)</li> <li>Washington (<a href="/wiki/1977_Washington%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 Washington's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1977_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1977 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977_New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election" title="1977 New Jersey gubernatorial election">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1977 Virginia gubernatorial election">Virginia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977_Virginia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1977 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. 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election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=68" title="Edit section: 1979 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1979</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 6, 1979</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1981_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1981</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>Theodore Dimauro</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Winston Gaskins </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>20,553</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">3,518 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>85.39%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">14.62% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p>Theodore Dimauro<br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p>Theodore Dimauro<br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1979 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 6, 1979, and was preceded by a primary on October 9, 1979. It saw the reelection of Theodore Dimauro to a second term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_13">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=69" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Theodore E. Dimauro, incumbent mayor since 1978</li> <li>Winston Gaskins, 1979 mayoral candidate</li> <li>Wallace D Hindes</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_9">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=70" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1979 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 9, 1979</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Theodore E. Dimauro (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">4,696 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">80.29 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Winston S. Gaskins </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">782 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">13.37 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Wallace D Hindes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">371 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.34 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>5,849 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1979 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 6, 1979</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Theodore E. Dimauro (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">20,553 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">85.39 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Winston S. Gaskins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,518 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.62 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>24,071 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1978_←)_1979_United_States_elections_(→_1980)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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elections">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1979_Massachusetts_elections" title="Category:1979 Massachusetts elections">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1979_Mississippi_elections" title="Category:1979 Mississippi elections">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1979_North_Carolina_elections" title="Category:1979 North Carolina elections">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1979_Ohio_elections" title="Category:1979 Ohio elections">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1979_Pennsylvania_elections" title="Category:1979 Pennsylvania elections">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1979_Virginia_elections" title="Category:1979 Virginia elections">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1979_Wisconsin_elections" title="Category:1979 Wisconsin elections">Wisconsin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1981_mayoral_election">1981 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=71" title="Edit section: 1981 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1981</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1979_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1979</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 3, 1981</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1983_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1983</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>Theodore Dimauro</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Winston Gaskins </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>24,724</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">14,017 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>63.82%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">36.18% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p>Theodore Dimauro<br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p>Theodore Dimauro<br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1981 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 3, 1981, and was preceded by a primary on October 6, 1981. It saw the reelection of Theodore Dimauro to a third term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_10">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=72" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1981 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>October 6, 1981</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Theodore E. Dimauro (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">10,693 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">48.40 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Peter J. Jurzynski </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">8,237 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">37.28 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Timothy T. Collins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,891 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.09 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Joseph B. Flynn </td> <td style="text-align:right;">210 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.95 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Joseph D. Harrington </td> <td style="text-align:right;">63 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.29 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>22,094 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1981 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 3, 1981</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Theodore E. Dimauro (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">24,724 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">63.82 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Peter J. Jurzynski </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14,017 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">36.18 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>38,741 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1980_←)_1981_United_States_elections_(→_1982)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1981_United_States_elections" title="Template:1981 United States elections"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1981_United_States_elections" title="Template talk:1981 United States elections"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1981_United_States_elections" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1981 United States elections"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="(1980_←)_1981_United_States_elections_(→_1982)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">(<a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_elections" title="1980 United States elections">1980 ←</a>)   <a href="/wiki/Category:1981_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1981 elections in the United States">1981 United States elections</a>   (<a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_elections" title="1982 United States elections">→ 1982</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1981_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1981 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S.<br />House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Maryland (<a href="/wiki/1981_Maryland%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Maryland's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a>)</li> <li>Michigan (<a href="/wiki/1981_Michigan%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Michigan's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a>)</li> <li>Mississippi (<a href="/wiki/1981_Mississippi%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1981 Mississippi's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a>)</li> <li>Ohio (<a href="/wiki/1981_Ohio%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Ohio's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a>)</li> <li>Pennsylvania (<a href="/wiki/1981_Pennsylvania%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1981_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1981 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election" title="1981 New Jersey gubernatorial election">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1981 Virginia gubernatorial election">Virginia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_Virginia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1981 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. 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the United States by state">State-wide</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1981_Alaska_elections" title="Category:1981 Alaska elections">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1981_California_elections" title="Category:1981 California elections">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1981_Georgia_(U.S._state)_elections" title="Category:1981 Georgia (U.S. state) elections">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1981_Maryland_elections" title="Category:1981 Maryland elections">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1981_Michigan_elections" title="Category:1981 Michigan elections">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1981_Mississippi_elections" title="Category:1981 Mississippi elections">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1981_New_Jersey_elections" title="Category:1981 New Jersey elections">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=73" title="Edit section: 1983 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1983</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1981_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1981</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 3, 1983</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1985_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1985</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg/109px-Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg" decoding="async" width="109" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg/164px-Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg 1.5x, 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</td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>25,462</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">4,373 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>85.34%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">14.66% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p>Theodore Dimauro<br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1983 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 3, 1983, and was preceded by a primary on September 20, 1983. It saw the election of <a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a>. </p><p>Facing a prospective challenge from city councilor Richard Neal, incumbent mayor Theodore Dimauro opted to instead retire.<sup id="cite_ref-cq-1988_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cq-1988-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_14">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=74" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Joseph Harrington, 1981 mayoral candidate</li> <li>William G. Montana</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a>, Springfield city councilor since 1979</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_11">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=75" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1983 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>September 20, 1983</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richard_E._Neal" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard E. Neal">Richard E. Neal</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">11,315 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">85.58 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">William G. Montana </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">1,113 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">8.42 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Joseph D. Harrington </td> <td style="text-align:right;">793 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.00 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>13,221 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1983 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 3, 1983</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richard_E._Neal" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard E. Neal">Richard E. Neal</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">25,462 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">85.34 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">William G. Montana </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,373 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.66 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>29,835 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1982_←)_1983_United_States_elections_(→_1984)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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title="Category:1983 Mississippi elections">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1983_New_York_(state)_elections" title="Category:1983 New York (state) elections">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1983_North_Carolina_elections" title="Category:1983 North Carolina elections">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1983_Pennsylvania_elections" title="Category:1983 Pennsylvania elections">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1983_Texas_elections" title="Category:1983 Texas elections">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1983_Vermont_elections" title="Category:1983 Vermont elections">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1983_Virginia_elections" title="Category:1983 Virginia elections">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1983_Washington_(state)_elections" title="Category:1983 Washington (state) elections">Washington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1985_mayoral_election">1985 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=76" title="Edit section: 1985 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1985</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1983_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1983</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 5, 1985</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1987_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1987</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg/109px-Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg" decoding="async" width="109" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg/164px-Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg/218px-Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg 2x" data-file-width="255" data-file-height="350" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Joseph Harrington </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>19,382</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1,658 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>92.12%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">7.88% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1985 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 5, 1985. It saw the reelection of <a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_15">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=77" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Joseph Harrington, 1981 and 1983 mayoral candidate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a>, incumbent mayor since 1983</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_12">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=78" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1985 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 5, 1985</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richard_E._Neal" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard E. Neal">Richard E. Neal</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">19,382 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">92.12 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Joseph D. Harrington </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,658 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7.88 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>21,040 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1984_←)_1985_United_States_elections_(→_1986)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1985_United_States_elections" title="Template:1985 United States elections"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1985_United_States_elections" title="Template talk:1985 United States elections"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1985_United_States_elections" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1985 United States elections"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="(1984_←)_1985_United_States_elections_(→_1986)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">(<a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_elections" title="1984 United States elections">1984 ←</a>)   <a href="/wiki/Category:1985_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1985 elections in the United States">1985 United States elections</a>   (<a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_elections" title="1986 United States elections">→ 1986</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1985_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1985 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S.<br />House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Illinois (<a href="/wiki/1985_Illinois%27s_14th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 Illinois's 14th congressional district special election">4th sp</a>)</li> <li>Louisiana (<a href="/wiki/1985_Louisiana%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1985 Louisiana's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a>)</li> <li>Texas (<a href="/wiki/1985_Texas%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="1985 Texas's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1985_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1985 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election" title="1985 New Jersey gubernatorial election">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1985 Virginia gubernatorial election">Virginia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_Virginia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1985 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. 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PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Atlanta_mayoral_election" title="1985 Atlanta mayoral election">Atlanta, GA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Buffalo_mayoral_election" title="1985 Buffalo mayoral election">Buffalo, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Burlington_mayoral_election" title="1985 Burlington mayoral election">Burlington, VT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Cleveland_mayoral_election" title="1985 Cleveland mayoral election">Cleveland, OH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Los_Angeles_mayoral_election" title="1985 Los Angeles mayoral election">Los Angeles, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_New_York_City_mayoral_election" title="1985 New York City mayoral election">New York City, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1985 Pittsburgh mayoral election">Pittsburgh, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_St._Louis_mayoral_election" title="1985 St. Louis mayoral election">St. Louis, MO</a></li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Category:1985_Massachusetts_elections" title="Category:1985 Massachusetts elections">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1985_New_Jersey_elections" title="Category:1985 New Jersey elections">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1985_New_York_(state)_elections" title="Category:1985 New York (state) elections">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1985_Ohio_elections" title="Category:1985 Ohio elections">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1985_Pennsylvania_elections" title="Category:1985 Pennsylvania elections">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1985_Texas_elections" title="Category:1985 Texas elections">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1985_Vermont_elections" title="Category:1985 Vermont elections">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1985_Virginia_elections" title="Category:1985 Virginia elections">Virginia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1987_mayoral_election">1987 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=79" title="Edit section: 1987 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1987</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 3, 1987</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1989_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral special election">1989 (special)</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg/109px-Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg" decoding="async" width="109" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg/164px-Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg/218px-Richard_Neal_as_Mayor_of_Springfield.jpg 2x" data-file-width="255" data-file-height="350" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Joseph Harrington </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>20,612</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1,879 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>91.65%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8.36% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1987 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 3, 1987. It saw the reelection of incumbent <a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a> to a third term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_16">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=80" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Joseph Harrington, 1981, 1983, and 1985 mayoral candidate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a>, incumbent mayor since 1983</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_13">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=81" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1987 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 3, 1987</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richard_E._Neal" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard E. Neal">Richard E. Neal</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">20,612 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">91.65 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Joseph D. Harrington </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,879 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8.36 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>22,491 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1986_←)_1987_United_States_elections_(→_1988)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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title="1987 Philadelphia mayoral election">Philadelphia, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_San_Francisco_mayoral_election" title="1987 San Francisco mayoral election">San Francisco, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_South_Bend_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 South Bend mayoral election">South Bend, IN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">Worcester, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1987_elections_in_the_United_States_by_state" title="Category:1987 elections in the United States by state">State-wide</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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</tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mary_Hurley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary Hurley (page does not exist)">Mary Hurley</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Vincent DiMonaco </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>16,636</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">7,536 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>68.82%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">31.18% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p>Vincent DiMonaco (acting)<br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mary_Hurley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary Hurley (page does not exist)">Mary Hurley</a><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1989 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral special election</b> was held on April 25, 1989, and was preceded by a primary on March 21, 1989. It was held to fill the vacancy left after mayor <a href="/wiki/Richard_Neal" title="Richard Neal">Richard Neal</a> resigned to become a <a href="/wiki/U.S._congressman" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. congressman">U.S. congressman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AP1989_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP1989-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The election saw the election of the city's first female mayor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mary_Hurley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary Hurley (page does not exist)">Mary Hurley</a>, who defeated acting mayor Vincent MiMonaco.<sup id="cite_ref-AP1989_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP1989-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_17">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=83" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Vincent DiMonaco, acting mayor and Springfield city councilor since 1972<sup id="cite_ref-AP1989_60-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP1989-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Joseph Harrington, 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1987 mayoral candidate</li> <li>Mary Hurley, Springfield city councilor since 1980<sup id="cite_ref-AP1989_60-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP1989-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-April24_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-April24-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_8">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=84" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In his brief period as acting mayor, DiMonaco had taken a tough stance on drugs, and expressed criticism of what he deemed to be "insufficient" financial support coming from the state and federal governments. He also, with 18 years experience on the City Council and prior experience on the Springfield School Committee, made an effort to portray himself as the more experienced candidate<sup id="cite_ref-April24_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-April24-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hurley accused DiMonaco of "flip-flopping" on various issues, such as whether the <a href="/wiki/National_Guard" title="National Guard">National Guard</a> should be used to fight against illegal drugs in the city, which he had previously advocated for, but since walked back his support for.<sup id="cite_ref-April24_61-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-April24-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DiMonaco accused Hurley of receiving the back of a Richard Neal-led <a href="/wiki/Political_machine" title="Political machine">political machine</a>. Neal, however, remained publicly neutral in the election, and questioned DiMonaco's assertion that a political machine existed in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hurley raised $240,000 for her campaign, almost five times as much as DiMonaco managed to raise for his.<sup id="cite_ref-AP1989_60-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP1989-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This fundraising advantage enabled her to run a last-minute battery of television advertisements.<sup id="cite_ref-AP1989_60-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP1989-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_14">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=85" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1989 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral special election primary results<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>March 21, 1989</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mary_Hurley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary Hurley (page does not exist)">Mary Hurley</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">10,331 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">64.66 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Vincent DiMonaco (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">5,318 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">33.28 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Joseph D. Harrington </td> <td style="text-align:right;">325 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.03 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Dan Williams </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><i>"No name"</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>15,978 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1983 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-AP1989_60-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP1989-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>April 25, 1989</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mary_Hurley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary Hurley (page does not exist)">Mary Hurley</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">16,636 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">68.82 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Vincent DiMonaco (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,536 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31.18 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>24,172 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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New Jersey elections">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_New_York_(state)_elections" title="Category:1989 New York (state) elections">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_Ohio_elections" title="Category:1989 Ohio elections">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_Pennsylvania_elections" title="Category:1989 Pennsylvania elections">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_Texas_elections" title="Category:1989 Texas elections">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_Vermont_elections" title="Category:1989 Vermont elections">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Virginia_elections" title="1989 Virginia elections">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_Wyoming_elections" title="Category:1989 Wyoming elections">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1989_mayoral_election">1989 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=86" title="Edit section: 1989 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1989</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" 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padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1991_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1991</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> </table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mary_Hurley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary Hurley (page does not exist)">Mary Hurley</a><br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mary_Hurley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary Hurley (page does not exist)">Mary Hurley</a><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1989 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 7, 1989, and saw the reelection of incumbent mayor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mary_Hurley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary Hurley (page does not exist)">Mary Hurley</a> (first elected earlier that year in a special election) to her first full term.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1988_←)_1989_United_States_elections_(→_1990)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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4em">(<a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_elections" title="1988 United States elections">1988 ←</a>)   <a href="/wiki/Category:1989_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1989 elections in the United States">1989 United States elections</a>   (<a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_elections" title="1990 United States elections">→ 1990</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1989_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1989 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S. House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Alabama <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_Alabama%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Alabama's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>California <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_California%27s_15th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 California's 15th congressional district special election">15th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>Florida <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_Florida%27s_18th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1989 Florida's 18th congressional district special election">18th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>Indiana <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_Indiana%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Indiana's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>Mississippi <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_Mississippi%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Mississippi's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>Texas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_Texas%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Texas's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Texas%27s_18th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Texas's 18th congressional district special election">18th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>Wyoming <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_Wyoming%27s_at-large_congressional_district_special_election" title="1989 Wyoming's at-large congressional district special election">at-large sp</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1989_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1989 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election" title="1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1989 Virginia gubernatorial election">Virginia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_Virginia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1989 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_state_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1989 state legislature elections in the United States">State<br />legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election" title="1989 Virginia House of Delegates election">Virginia House</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_United_States_mayoral_elections" title="Category:1989 United States mayoral elections">Mayors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_Atlanta_mayoral_election" title="1989 Atlanta mayoral election">Atlanta, GA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Buffalo_mayoral_election" title="1989 Buffalo mayoral election">Buffalo, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Burlington_mayoral_election" title="1989 Burlington mayoral election">Burlington, VT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Chicago_mayoral_special_election" title="1989 Chicago mayoral special election">Chicago, IL (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Cleveland_mayoral_election" title="1989 Cleveland mayoral election">Cleveland, OH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Houston_mayoral_election" title="1989 Houston mayoral election">Houston, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Los_Angeles_mayoral_election" title="1989 Los Angeles mayoral election">Los Angeles, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_New_York_City_mayoral_election" title="1989 New York City mayoral election">New York City, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1989 Pittsburgh mayoral election">Pittsburgh, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_St._Louis_mayoral_election" title="1989 St. Louis mayoral election">St. Louis, MO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral special election">Springfield, MA (sp)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">Worcester, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_elections_in_the_United_States_by_state" title="Category:1989 elections in the United States by state">State-wide</a></th><td 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New Jersey elections">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_New_York_(state)_elections" title="Category:1989 New York (state) elections">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_Ohio_elections" title="Category:1989 Ohio elections">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_Pennsylvania_elections" title="Category:1989 Pennsylvania elections">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_Texas_elections" title="Category:1989 Texas elections">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_Vermont_elections" title="Category:1989 Vermont elections">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Virginia_elections" title="1989 Virginia elections">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1989_Wyoming_elections" title="Category:1989 Wyoming elections">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1991_mayoral_election">1991 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=87" title="Edit section: 1991 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1991</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1989_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1989</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 5, 1991</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1993_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1993</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">47.16%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Ray Dipasquale </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>17,286</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">14,996 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>53.55%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">46.45% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mary_Hurley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary Hurley (page does not exist)">Mary Hurley</a><br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1991 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 5, 1991, and was preceded by a primary on September 24, 1991. It saw the election of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a>. </p><p>Incumbent mayor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mary_Hurley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary Hurley (page does not exist)">Mary Hurley</a> did not seek reelection, announcing in February that she would not be running, to focus her attention on the city's <a href="/wiki/Government_budget" title="Government budget">budget</a> problems.<sup id="cite_ref-ZitnerNealon1_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ZitnerNealon1-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-majorrace_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-majorrace-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hurleys' mayoralty had been beset by problems by this time, including wrangling with <a href="/wiki/Trade_union" title="Trade union">unions</a> in the prior year.<sup id="cite_ref-majorrace_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-majorrace-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_18">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=88" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Leroy Crenshaw, <a href="/wiki/Junior_high_school" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior high school">junior high school</a> teacher<sup id="cite_ref-pare_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pare-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ray DiPasquale, Springfield city councilor since 1991 and former Springfield School Council member<sup id="cite_ref-pare_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pare-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Paul Kalill, former Springfield city councilor (1974–1980)<sup id="cite_ref-pare_68-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pare-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a>, Springfield city councilor<sup id="cite_ref-ZitnerNealon1_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ZitnerNealon1-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>William Montana, <a href="/wiki/Draftsman" class="mw-redirect" title="Draftsman">draftsman</a> and 1983 mayoral candidate<sup id="cite_ref-pare_68-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pare-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Swan" title="Benjamin Swan">Benjamin Swan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">black</a> community activist; management and education consultant<sup id="cite_ref-pare_68-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pare-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_9">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=89" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A major issue of the campaign ahead of the primary election was the problem of "<a href="/wiki/White_flight" title="White flight">white flight</a>" to the city's suburbs.<sup id="cite_ref-majorrace_66-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-majorrace-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Front-runner" title="Front-runner">frontrunners</a> ahead of the primary election were broadly considered to be Ray DiPasquale, Robert Markel, and Paul Kalill.<sup id="cite_ref-pare_68-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pare-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a candidate, Markel advocated for increasing the amount of fees for city services and increasing the enforcement of city codes.<sup id="cite_ref-pare_68-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pare-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kalill called for a "clean sweep" of politicians in city government.<sup id="cite_ref-pare_68-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pare-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Benjamin Swan was a first-time candidate for elected office.<sup id="cite_ref-pare_68-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pare-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>William Montana advocated for a <a href="/wiki/Curfew" title="Curfew">curfew</a> for <a href="/wiki/Minor_(law)" title="Minor (law)">minors</a>, as well as a revival of <a href="/wiki/School_prayer" title="School prayer">school prayer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Corporal_punishment" title="Corporal punishment">corporal punishment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pare_68-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pare-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_15">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=90" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1991 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>September 24, 1991</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Ray DiPasquale </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">6,806 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">29.61 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">6,634 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">28.86 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Paul Kalill </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,047 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26.31 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Swan" title="Benjamin Swan">Benjamin Swan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,922 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12.71 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Leroy Crenshaw </td> <td style="text-align:right;">440 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.91 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">William Montana </td> <td style="text-align:right;">138 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.60 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>22,987 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1991 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 5, 1991</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">17,286 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">53.55 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Ray Dipasquale </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14,996 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">46.45 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>32,282 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>47.16 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1990_←)_1991_United_States_elections_(→_1992)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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title="1991 Virginia House of Delegates election">House of Delegates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Virginia_Senate_election" title="1991 Virginia Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_United_States_mayoral_elections" title="Category:1991 United States mayoral elections">Mayors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_Baltimore_mayoral_election" title="1991 Baltimore mayoral election">Baltimore, <abbr title="Maryland">MD</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1991 Boston mayoral election">Boston <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Burlington_mayoral_election" title="1991 Burlington mayoral election">Burlington, <abbr title="Vermont">VT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Chicago_mayoral_election" title="1991 Chicago mayoral election">Chicago, <abbr title="Illinois">IL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Columbus,_Ohio_mayoral_election" title="1991 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election">Columbus, <abbr title="Ohio">OH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Durham_mayoral_election" title="1991 Durham mayoral election">Durham, <abbr title="North Carolina">NC</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Evansville,_Indiana,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Evansville, Indiana, mayoral election">Evansville, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Fort_Wayne_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Fort Wayne mayoral election">Fort Wayne, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Hartford_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Hartford mayoral election">Hartford, <abbr title="Connecticut">CT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Houston_mayoral_election" title="1991 Houston mayoral election">Houston, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Indianapolis_mayoral_election" title="1991 Indianapolis mayoral election">Indianapolis, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Las_Vegas_mayoral_election" title="1991 Las Vegas mayoral election">Las Vegas, <abbr title="Nevada">NV</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, <abbr title="New Hampshire">NH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1991 Philadelphia mayoral election">Philadelphia, <abbr title="Pennsylvania">PA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_San_Francisco_mayoral_election" title="1991 San Francisco mayoral election">San Francisco, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_South_Bend_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 South Bend mayoral election">South Bend, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Tucson_mayoral_election" title="1991 Tucson mayoral election">Tucson, <abbr title="Arizona">AZ</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_West_Palm_Beach_mayoral_election" title="1991 West Palm Beach mayoral election">West Palm Beach, <abbr title="Florida">FL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">Worcester, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1991 elections in the United States">States</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Arizona_elections" title="Category:1991 Arizona elections">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_California_elections" title="Category:1991 California elections">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Florida_elections" title="Category:1991 Florida elections">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Illinois_elections" title="Category:1991 Illinois elections">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Indiana_elections" title="Category:1991 Indiana elections">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Kentucky_elections" title="Category:1991 Kentucky elections">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Louisiana_elections" title="Category:1991 Louisiana elections">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Maryland_elections" title="Category:1991 Maryland elections">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Massachusetts_elections" title="Category:1991 Massachusetts elections">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Mississippi_elections" title="Category:1991 Mississippi elections">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Nevada_elections" title="Category:1991 Nevada elections">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_North_Carolina_elections" title="Category:1991 North Carolina elections">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Ohio_elections" title="Category:1991 Ohio elections">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Pennsylvania_elections" title="Category:1991 Pennsylvania elections">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Texas_elections" title="Category:1991 Texas elections">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1991_Virginia_elections" title="Category:1991 Virginia elections">Virginia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1993_mayoral_election">1993 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=91" title="Edit section: 1993 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1993</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 2, 1993</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1995_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1995 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1995</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Kateri Walsh </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>16,804</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">10,560 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>61.41%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">38.59% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a><br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1993 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 2, 1993, and was preceded by a primary on September 21, 1993. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_19">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=92" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a>, incumbent mayor since 1992<sup id="cite_ref-beverleymayor_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-beverleymayor-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Kateri Walsh, Springfield city councilor<sup id="cite_ref-beverleymayor_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-beverleymayor-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Swan" title="Benjamin Swan">Benjamin Swan</a>, president of the Springfield <a href="/wiki/NAACP" title="NAACP">NAACP</a> and 1991 mayoral candidate<sup id="cite_ref-beverleymayor_72-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-beverleymayor-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_10">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=93" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Merkel took credit for restoring services previously cut in past budgets.<sup id="cite_ref-laidlersept1_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-laidlersept1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Walsh argued that Markel had been neglecting towards public safety.<sup id="cite_ref-laidlersept1_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-laidlersept1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Swan said that safety, education, and employment were the top issues in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-laidlersept1_73-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-laidlersept1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_16">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=94" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1993 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-beverleymayor_72-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-beverleymayor-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>September 21, 1993</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_T._Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert T. Markel (page does not exist)">Robert T. Markel</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">8,154 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">47.87 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Kateri Walsh </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">4,624 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">27.15 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Swan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Swan">Ben Swan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,256 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">24.99 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>17,034 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1993 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 2, 1993</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_T._Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert T. Markel (page does not exist)">Robert T. Markel</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">16,804 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">61.41 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Kateri Walsh </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10,560 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">38.59 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>27,364 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1992←)_1993_United_States_elections_(→1994)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1993_United_States_elections" title="Template:1993 United States elections"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1993_United_States_elections" title="Template talk:1993 United States elections"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1993_United_States_elections" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1993 United States elections"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="(1992←)_1993_United_States_elections_(→1994)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">(<a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_elections" title="1992 United States elections">1992←</a>)   <a href="/wiki/Category:1993_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1993 elections in the United States">1993 United States elections</a>   (<a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_elections" title="1994 United States elections">→1994</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1993_United_States_Senate_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 United States Senate elections">U.S.<br />Senate</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1993_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Texas" title="1993 United States Senate special election in Texas">Texas (special)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1993_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1993 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S.<br />House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>California (<a href="/wiki/1993_California%27s_17th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 California's 17th congressional district special election">17th sp</a>)</li> <li>Michigan (<a href="/wiki/1993_Michigan%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Michigan's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a>)</li> <li>Mississippi (<a href="/wiki/1993_Mississippi%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a>)</li> <li>Ohio (<a href="/wiki/1993_Ohio%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Ohio's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a>)</li> <li>Wisconsin (<a href="/wiki/1993_Wisconsin%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1993_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1993 United States gubernatorial elections">State<br />governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1993_New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election" title="1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1993 Virginia gubernatorial election">Virginia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1993_Virginia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1993 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1993_state_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1993 state legislature elections in the United States">State<br />legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1993_New_Jersey_State_Senate_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 New Jersey State Senate election">New Jersey Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election" title="1993 Virginia House of Delegates election">Virginia House of Delegates</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1993_United_States_mayoral_elections" title="Category:1993 United States mayoral elections">Mayors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1993_Atlanta_mayoral_election" title="1993 Atlanta mayoral election">Atlanta, GA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1993 Boston mayoral election">Boston, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Buffalo_mayoral_election" title="1993 Buffalo mayoral election">Buffalo, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Cleveland_mayoral_election" title="1993 Cleveland mayoral election">Cleveland, OH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Durham_mayoral_election" title="1993 Durham mayoral election">Durham, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Hartford_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Hartford mayoral election">Hartford, CT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Houston_mayoral_election" title="1993 Houston mayoral election">Houston, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Los_Angeles_mayoral_election" title="1993 Los Angeles mayoral election">Los Angeles, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_New_York_City_mayoral_election" title="1993 New York City mayoral election">New York City, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1993 Pittsburgh mayoral election">Pittsburgh, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_St._Louis_mayoral_election" title="1993 St. Louis mayoral election">St. Louis, MO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">Worcester, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_United_States_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 United States state elections (page does not exist)">States<br />generally</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Alabama_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Alabama state elections (page does not exist)">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Alaska_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Alaska state elections (page does not exist)">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Arizona_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Arizona state elections (page does not exist)">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Arkansas_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Arkansas state elections (page does not exist)">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_California_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 California state elections (page does not exist)">California</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Colorado_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Colorado state elections (page does not exist)">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Connecticut_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Connecticut state elections (page does not exist)">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Delaware_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Delaware state elections (page does not exist)">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Florida_statewide_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Florida statewide elections (page does not exist)">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Georgia_statewide_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Georgia statewide elections (page does not exist)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Hawaii_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Hawaii state elections (page does not exist)">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Idaho_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Idaho state elections (page does not exist)">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Illinois_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Illinois state elections (page does not exist)">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Indiana_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Indiana state elections (page does not exist)">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Iowa_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Iowa state elections (page does not exist)">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Kansas_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Kansas state elections (page does not exist)">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Kentucky_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Kentucky state elections (page does not exist)">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Louisiana_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Louisiana state elections (page does not exist)">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Maine_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Maine state elections (page does not exist)">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Maryland_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Maryland state elections (page does not exist)">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Massachusetts_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Massachusetts general election (page does not exist)">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Michigan_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Michigan state elections (page does not exist)">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Minnesota_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Minnesota state elections (page does not exist)">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Mississippi_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Mississippi state elections (page does not exist)">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Missouri_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Missouri state elections (page does not exist)">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Montana_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Montana state elections (page does not exist)">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Nebraska_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Nebraska state elections (page does not exist)">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Nevada_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Nevada state elections (page does not exist)">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_New_Hampshire_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 New Hampshire state elections (page does not exist)">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_New_Jersey_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 New Jersey state elections (page does not exist)">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_New_Mexico_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 New Mexico state elections (page does not exist)">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_New_York_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 New York state elections (page does not exist)">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_North_Carolina_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 North Carolina state elections (page does not exist)">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_North_Dakota_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 North Dakota state elections (page does not exist)">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Ohio_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Ohio state elections (page does not exist)">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Oklahoma_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Oklahoma state elections (page does not exist)">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Oregon%27s_statewide_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Oregon's statewide elections (page does not exist)">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Pennsylvania_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Pennsylvania state elections (page does not exist)">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Rhode_Island_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Rhode Island state elections (page does not exist)">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_South_Carolina_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 South Carolina state elections (page does not exist)">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_South_Dakota_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 South Dakota state elections (page does not exist)">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Tennessee_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Tennessee state elections (page does not exist)">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Texas_general_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Texas general election (page does not exist)">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Utah_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Utah state elections (page does not exist)">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Vermont_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Vermont state elections (page does not exist)">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Virginia_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Virginia state elections (page does not exist)">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Washington_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Washington state elections (page does not exist)">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_West_Virginia_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 West Virginia state elections (page does not exist)">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Wisconsin_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Wisconsin state elections (page does not exist)">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Wyoming_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Wyoming state elections (page does not exist)">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1995_mayoral_election">1995 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=95" title="Edit section: 1995 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1995</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1993_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1993</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 7, 1995</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1997_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1997</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mike_Albano_photo_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg/112px-Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg/169px-Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg/225px-Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="666" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Charles_V._Ryan" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles V. Ryan">Charles V. Ryan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>18,929</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">17,274 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>52.29%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">47.71% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a><br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1995 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 7, 1995, and was preceded by a primary on September 19, 1995. It saw the election of mayor <a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a>, who unseated incumbent mayor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a>. Markel placed third in the primary, thereby failing to make the general election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_20">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=96" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a>, Springfield City Council president</li> <li>Chelan "Jenkins" Brown<sup id="cite_ref-preliminarylikely_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preliminarylikely-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Frederick Hurst, 1969 mayoral candidate</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a>, incumbent mayor since 1992<sup id="cite_ref-preliminarylikely_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preliminarylikely-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_V._Ryan" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles V. Ryan">Charles V. Ryan</a>, former mayor (1962–1968)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_11">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=97" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Expected to be a central issue to voters in the general election was whether Springfield would receive a <a href="/wiki/Casino" title="Casino">casino</a> or not. A year prior, voters had rejected a <a href="/wiki/Referendum" title="Referendum">referendum</a> to allow casinos in the city. However, a new nonbonding <a href="/wiki/Ballot_initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballot initiative">ballot initiative</a> was up for a vote coinciding with the mayoral general election, which, if approved, would show citizen approval for building a casino in the city's downtown. Albano supported passing the initiative, while Ryan opposed it.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cullin1_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cullin1-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The issue dominated the campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-Cullin1_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cullin1-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the end, however, despite the voters voting against the ballot initiative, Albano (who had supported it) beat Ryan (who had opposed it).<sup id="cite_ref-NorthAdams_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NorthAdams-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ahead of the general election, Springfield Newspapers, the publisher of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Springfield_Union_News_%26_Sunday_Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="The Springfield Union News & Sunday Republican">The Springfield Union News & Sunday Republican</a></i>, backed both the casino ballot initiative and Albano's candidacy.<sup id="cite_ref-Cullin1_77-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cullin1-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_17">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=98" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1995 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>September 20, 1995</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Charles_V._Ryan" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles V. Ryan">Charles V. Ryan</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">7,930 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">37.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Albano" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael J. Albano">Michael J. Albano</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">6,764 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">31.77 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Markel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Markel (page does not exist)">Robert Markel</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,160 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Frederick Hurst </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,740 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8.17 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Chelan Jenkins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">694 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.26 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>21,288 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1995 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-NorthAdams_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NorthAdams-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 7, 1995</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Albano" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael J. Albano">Michael J. Albano</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">18,929 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">52.29 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Charles_V._Ryan" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles V. Ryan">Charles V. Ryan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17,274 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">47.71 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>36,203 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1994_←)_1995_United_States_elections_(→_1996)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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title="Category:1995 Pennsylvania elections">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1995_Texas_elections" title="Category:1995 Texas elections">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1995_Virginia_elections" title="Category:1995 Virginia elections">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Wisconsin_elections" title="1995 Wisconsin elections">Wisconsin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1997_mayoral_election">1997 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=99" title="Edit section: 1997 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 1997</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1995_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1995 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1995</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 4, 1997</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1999_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1999</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mike_Albano_photo_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg/112px-Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg/169px-Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg/225px-Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="666" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;width:0;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>11,314</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>100%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1997 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 4, 1997. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a>, who was running uncontested. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_18">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=100" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1997 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 4, 1997</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Albano" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael J. Albano">Michael J. Albano</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">11,314 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">100 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>11,314 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1996_←)_1997_United_States_elections_(→_1998)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1997_United_States_elections" title="Template:1997 United States elections"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1997_United_States_elections" title="Template talk:1997 United States elections"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1997_United_States_elections" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1997 United States elections"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="(1996_←)_1997_United_States_elections_(→_1998)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">(<a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_elections" title="1996 United States elections">1996 ←</a>)   <a href="/wiki/1997_United_States_elections" title="1997 United States elections">1997 United States elections</a>   (<a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_elections" title="1998 United States elections">→ 1998</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1997_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1997 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S. House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>New Mexico <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_New_Mexico%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1997 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>New York <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_New_York%27s_13th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 New York's 13th congressional district special election">13th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>Texas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_Texas%27s_28th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1997 Texas's 28th congressional district special election">28th sp</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1997_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1997 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election" title="1997 New Jersey gubernatorial election">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="1997 Virginia gubernatorial election">Virginia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_Virginia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1997 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1997_state_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1997 state legislature elections in the United States">State<br />legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_New_Jersey_Senate_election" title="1997 New Jersey Senate election">New Jersey Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election" title="1997 Virginia House of Delegates election">Virginia House</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1997_United_States_mayoral_elections" title="Category:1997 United States mayoral elections">Mayors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_Albuquerque_mayoral_election" title="1997 Albuquerque mayoral election">Albuquerque, NM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="1997 Allentown mayoral election">Allentown, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Anchorage_mayoral_election" title="1997 Anchorage mayoral election">Anchorage, AK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Atlanta_mayoral_election" title="1997 Atlanta mayoral election">Atlanta, GA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Austin_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Austin mayoral election (page does not exist)">Austin, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Boston_mayoral_election" title="1997 Boston mayoral election">Boston, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Buffalo_mayoral_election" title="1997 Buffalo mayoral election">Buffalo, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Cleveland_mayoral_election" title="1997 Cleveland mayoral election">Cleveland, OH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Colorado_Springs_mayoral_special_election" title="1997 Colorado Springs mayoral special election">Colorado Springs, CO (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Des_Moines_mayoral_special_election" title="1997 Des Moines mayoral special election">Des Moines, IA (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Detroit_mayoral_election" title="1997 Detroit mayoral election">Detroit, MI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Durham_mayoral_election" title="1997 Durham mayoral election">Durham, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Fort_Lauderdale_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election (page does not exist)">Fort Lauderdale, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Hartford_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Hartford mayoral election">Hartford, CT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Houston_mayoral_election" title="1997 Houston mayoral election">Houston, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Los_Angeles_mayoral_election" title="1997 Los Angeles mayoral election">Los Angeles, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Madison_mayoral_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Madison mayoral special election">Madison, WI (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Miami_mayoral_election" title="1997 Miami mayoral election">Miami, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_New_York_City_mayoral_election" title="1997 New York City mayoral election">New York City, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Omaha_mayoral_election" title="1997 Omaha mayoral election">Omaha, NE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1997 Pittsburgh mayoral election">Pittsburgh, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Raleigh_mayoral_election" title="1997 Raleigh mayoral election">Raleigh, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Riverside,_California_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Riverside, California mayoral election">Riverside, CA</a></li> <li>Rochester, NY</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_St._Louis_mayoral_election" title="1997 St. Louis mayoral election">St. Louis, MO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Tallahassee_mayoral_election" title="1997 Tallahassee mayoral election">Tallahassee, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">Worcester, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1999_mayoral_election">1999 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1997_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1997</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 2, 1999</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2001_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2001</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mike_Albano_photo_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg/112px-Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg/169px-Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg/225px-Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="666" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;width:0;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>10,390</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>100%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1999 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 2, 1999. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a>, running uncontested, to a third term.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because Albano had no opponent, critics of his administration ran Simon, the dog of a prominent activist, as a write-in candidate. Not being human, the votes of Simon were not recorded, but was rumored to be in the hundreds. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_19">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=102" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>1999 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 2, 1999</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Albano" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael J. Albano">Michael J. Albano</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">10,390 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">100 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>10,390 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1998_←)_1999_United_States_elections_(→_2000)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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class="new" title="1999 Birmingham mayoral election (page does not exist)">Birmingham, <abbr title="Alabama">AL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Chicago_mayoral_election" title="1999 Chicago mayoral election">Chicago, <abbr title="Illinois">IL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Charlotte_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999 Charlotte mayoral election (page does not exist)">Charlotte, <abbr title="North Carolina">NC</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Columbus,_Ohio_mayoral_election" title="1999 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election">Columbus, <abbr title="Ohio">OH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Dallas_mayoral_election" title="1999 Dallas mayoral election">Dallas, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Denver_mayoral_election" title="1999 Denver mayoral election">Denver, <abbr title="Colorado">CO</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Des_Moines_mayoral_election" title="1999 Des Moines mayoral election">Des Moines, <abbr title="Iowa">IA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Durham_mayoral_election" title="1999 Durham mayoral election">Durham, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Evansville,_Indiana,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Evansville, Indiana, mayoral election">Evansville, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Fort_Wayne_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election">Fort Wayne, IN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Fort_Worth_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999 Fort Worth mayoral election (page does not exist)">Fort Worth, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Green_Bay_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Green Bay mayoral election">Green Bay, <abbr title="Wisconsin">WI</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Hartford_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Hartford mayoral election">Hartford, <abbr title="Connecticut">CT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Hialeah_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999 Hialeah mayoral election (page does not exist)">Hialeah, <abbr title="Florida">FL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Houston_mayoral_election" title="1999 Houston mayoral election">Houston, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Indianapolis_mayoral_election" title="1999 Indianapolis mayoral election">Indianapolis, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Jacksonville_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999 Jacksonville mayoral election (page does not exist)">Jacksonville, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Kansas_City_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999 Kansas City mayoral election (page does not exist)">Kansas City, <abbr title="Missouri">MO</abbr></a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/1999_Raleigh_mayoral_election" title="1999 Raleigh mayoral election">Raleigh, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Salt_Lake_City_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Salt Lake City mayoral election">Salt Lake City, <abbr title="Utah">UT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_San_Francisco_mayoral_election" title="1999 San Francisco mayoral election">San Francisco, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_South_Bend_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 South Bend mayoral election">South Bend, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Tampa_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999 Tampa mayoral election (page does not exist)">Tampa, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Tucson_mayoral_election" title="1999 Tucson mayoral election">Tucson, AZ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_West_Palm_beach_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999 West Palm beach mayoral election (page does not exist)">West Palm Beach, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">Worcester, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1999_elections_in_the_United_States_by_state" title="Category:1999 elections in the United States by state">States</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1999_Arizona_elections" title="Category:1999 Arizona elections">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1999_California_elections" title="Category:1999 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title="Category:1999 Mississippi elections">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1999_Nevada_elections" title="Category:1999 Nevada elections">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1999_North_Carolina_elections" title="Category:1999 North Carolina elections">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1999_Ohio_elections" title="Category:1999 Ohio elections">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1999_Pennsylvania_elections" title="Category:1999 Pennsylvania elections">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1999_Texas_elections" title="Category:1999 Texas elections">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1999_Virginia_elections" title="Category:1999 Virginia elections">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1999_Wisconsin_elections" title="Category:1999 Wisconsin elections">Wisconsin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Territories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 2001</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1999_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">1999</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 6, 2001</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2003_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2003</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mike_Albano_photo_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg/112px-Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg/169px-Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg/225px-Mike_Albano_photo_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="666" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1999_Paul_Caron_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_(1).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/1999_Paul_Caron_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png/112px-1999_Paul_Caron_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/1999_Paul_Caron_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_%281%29.png 1.5x" data-file-width="155" data-file-height="207" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Paul Caron </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>19,021</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">14,742 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>56.34%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">43.66% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2001 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 6, 2001, and was preceded by a primary on September 25, 2001. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a> to a fourth term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_21">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=104" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a>, incumbent mayor since 1996</li> <li>Paul Caron, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_state_representative" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts state representative">Massachusetts state representative</a> since 1993<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nicole Jones</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_20">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=105" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2001 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>September 25, 2001</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Albano" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael J. Albano">Michael J. Albano</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">9,682 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">53.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Paul E. Caron </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">8,015 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">44.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Nicole Jones </td> <td style="text-align:right;">445 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><i>Others</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2001 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 6, 2001</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Albano" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael J. Albano">Michael J. Albano</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">19,021 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">56.34 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Paul E. 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<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Atlantic_City_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Atlantic City mayoral election (page does not exist)">Atlantic City, <abbr title="New Jersey">NJ</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Austin_mayoral_special_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Austin mayoral special election (page does not exist)">Austin, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr> (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Boston_mayoral_election" title="2001 Boston mayoral election">Boston, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Burlington,_Vermont_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election (page does not exist)">Burlington, <abbr title="Vermont">VT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Buffalo_mayoral_election" title="2001 Buffalo mayoral election">Buffalo, <abbr title="New York">NY</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Charlotte_mayoral_election" title="2001 Charlotte mayoral election">Charlotte, <abbr title="North Carolina">NC</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Cincinnati_mayoral_election" title="2001 Cincinnati mayoral election">Cincinnati, <abbr title="Ohio">OH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Cleveland_mayoral_election" title="2001 Cleveland mayoral election">Cleveland, OH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Detroit_mayoral_election" title="2001 Detroit mayoral election">Detroit, <abbr title="Michigan">MI</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Durham_mayoral_election" title="2001 Durham mayoral election">Durham, <abbr title="North Carolina">NC</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_El_Paso_mayoral_election" title="2001 El Paso mayoral election">El Paso, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Fayetteville,_North_Carolina_mayoral_election" title="2001 Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election">Fayetteville, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Flint_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Flint mayoral election (page does not exist)">Flint, MI</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Harrisburg_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Harrisburg mayoral election (page does not exist)">Harrisburg, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Hartford_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Hartford mayoral election">Hartford, <abbr title="Connecticut">CT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Houston_mayoral_election" title="2001 Houston mayoral election">Houston, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Jackson_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Jackson mayoral election (page does not exist)">Jackson, <abbr title="Mississippi">MS</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Jersey_City_mayoral_election" title="2001 Jersey City mayoral election">Jersey City, NJ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Lansing_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Lansing mayoral election (page does not exist)">Lansing, MI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Los_Angeles_mayoral_election" title="2001 Los Angeles mayoral election">Los Angeles, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, <abbr title="New Hampshire">NH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Miami_mayoral_election" title="2001 Miami mayoral election">Miami, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Minneapolis_municipal_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Minneapolis municipal elections (page does not exist)">Minneapolis, <abbr title="Minnesota">MN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Nashua_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Nashua mayoral election (page does not exist)">Nashua, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_New_York_City_mayoral_election" title="2001 New York City mayoral election">New York, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Omaha_mayoral_election" title="2001 Omaha mayoral election">Omaha, <abbr title="Nebraska">NE</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="2001 Pittsburgh mayoral election">Pittsburgh, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Raleigh_mayoral_election" title="2001 Raleigh mayoral election">Raleigh, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Riverside,_California_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Riverside, California mayoral election">Riverside, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Rochester_mayoral_election" title="2001 Rochester mayoral election">Rochester, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_San_Antonio_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 San Antonio mayoral election (page does not exist)">San Antonio, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_San_Diego_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 San Diego mayoral election (page does not exist)">San Diego, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Seattle_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Seattle mayoral election">Seattle, <abbr title="Washington">WA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_St._Louis_mayoral_election" title="2001 St. Louis mayoral election">St. Louis, <abbr title="Missouri">MO</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_St._Paul_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 St. Paul mayoral election (page does not exist)">St. Paul, MN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_St._Petersburg,_Florida_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 St. Petersburg, Florida mayoral election">St. Petersburg, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Syracuse_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Syracuse mayoral election (page does not exist)">Syracuse, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Winston-Salem_mayoral_election" title="2001 Winston-Salem mayoral election">Winston-Salem, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">Worcester, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2003_mayoral_election">2003 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=106" title="Edit section: 2003 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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</tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">33.15%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1991_Linda_Melconian_senator_Massachusetts_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/1991_Linda_Melconian_senator_Massachusetts_%281%29.jpg/112px-1991_Linda_Melconian_senator_Massachusetts_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/1991_Linda_Melconian_senator_Massachusetts_%281%29.jpg/169px-1991_Linda_Melconian_senator_Massachusetts_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/1991_Linda_Melconian_senator_Massachusetts_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="272" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Lynda_J._Melconian" class="mw-redirect" title="Lynda J. Melconian">Lynda J. Melconian</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>14,979</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">13,258 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>52.81%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">46.75% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2003 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 4, 2003. It saw former three-term mayor <a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a> returned to office for a fourth non-consecutive term. </p><p>Incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Michael_Albano" title="Michael Albano">Michael Albano</a> did not seek reelection. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_22">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=107" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lynda_J._Melconian" class="mw-redirect" title="Lynda J. Melconian">Lynda J. Melconian</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Majority_leader" title="Majority leader">majority leader</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">Massachusetts Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a>, former mayor (1962–1968)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_21">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=108" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2003 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 4, 2003</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Charles_V._Ryan" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles V. Ryan">Charles V. Ryan</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">14,979 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">52.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lynda_J._Melconian" class="mw-redirect" title="Lynda J. Melconian">Lynda J. Melconian</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13,258 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">46.75 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><i>Others</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">125 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.44 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>28,362 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>33.15 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(2002_←)_2003_United_States_elections_(→_2004)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/2003_Charlotte_mayoral_election" title="2003 Charlotte mayoral election">Charlotte, <abbr title="North Carolina">NC</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Chicago_mayoral_election" title="2003 Chicago mayoral election">Chicago, <abbr title="Illinois">IL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Colorado_Springs_mayoral_election" title="2003 Colorado Springs mayoral election">Colorado Springs, <abbr title="Colorado">CO</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Dallas_mayoral_election" title="2003 Dallas mayoral election">Dallas, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Denver_mayoral_election" title="2003 Denver mayoral election">Denver, CO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Des_Moines_mayoral_election" title="2003 Des Moines mayoral election">Des Moines, <abbr title="Iowa">IA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Durham_mayoral_election" title="2005 Durham mayoral election">Durham, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_El_Paso_mayoral_election" title="2003 El Paso mayoral election">El Paso, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Evansville,_Indiana,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Evansville, Indiana, mayoral election">Evansville, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Fayetteville,_North_Carolina_mayoral_election" title="2003 Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election">Fayetteville, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Fort_Lauderdale_mayoral_election" title="2003 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election">Fort Lauderdale, <abbr title="Florida">FL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Fort_Wayne_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Fort Wayne mayoral election">Fort Wayne, IN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Fort_Worth_mayoral_election" title="2003 Fort Worth mayoral election">Fort Worth, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Green_Bay_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Green Bay mayoral election">Green Bay, <abbr title="Wisconsin">WI</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Hartford_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Hartford mayoral election">Hartford, <abbr title="Connecticut">CT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Houston_mayoral_election" title="2003 Houston mayoral election">Houston, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Indianapolis_mayoral_election" title="2003 Indianapolis mayoral election">Indianapolis, IN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Jacksonville_mayoral_election" title="2003 Jacksonville mayoral election">Jacksonville, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Kansas_City_mayoral_election" title="2003 Kansas City mayoral election">Kansas City, <abbr title="Missouri">MO</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Knoxville_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Knoxville mayoral election">Knoxville, <abbr title="Tennessee">TN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Las_Vegas_mayoral_election" title="2003 Las Vegas mayoral election">Las Vegas, <abbr title="Nevada">NV</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Madison_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Madison mayoral election">Madison, WI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, <abbr title="New Nampshire">NH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2003_Memphis_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2003 Memphis mayoral election (page does not exist)">Memphis, TN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2003_Montgomery_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2003 Montgomery mayoral election (page does not exist)">Montgomery, <abbr title="Alabama">AL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2003_Nashville_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2003 Nashville mayoral election (page does not exist)">Nashville, TN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Orlando_mayoral_special_election" title="2003 Orlando mayoral special election">Orlando, FL (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="2003 Philadelphia mayoral election">Philadelphia, <abbr title="Pennsylvania">PA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Phoenix_mayoral_election" title="2003 Phoenix mayoral election">Phoenix, <abbr title="Arizona">AZ</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Raleigh_mayoral_election" title="2003 Raleigh mayoral election">Raleigh, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Salt_Lake_City_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election">Salt Lake City, <abbr title="Utah">UT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_San_Francisco_mayoral_election" title="2003 San Francisco mayoral election">San Francisco, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_South_Bend_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 South Bend mayoral election">South Bend, IN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Tallahassee_mayoral_special_election" title="2003 Tallahassee mayoral special election">Tallahassee, FL (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Tampa_mayoral_election" title="2003 Tampa mayoral election">Tampa, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Tucson_mayoral_election" title="2003 Tucson mayoral election">Tucson, AZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Wichita_mayoral_election" title="2003 Wichita mayoral election">Wichita, <abbr title="Kansas">KS</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">Worcester, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2005_mayoral_election">2005 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=109" title="Edit section: 2005 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 2005</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2003_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2003</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 8, 2005</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2007_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2007</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">27.85%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Tom Ashe </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">14,164 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8,038 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">63.48% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">36.02% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a><br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2005 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 8, 2005, and saw the reelection of incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a> reelected to a second consecutive, and fifth overall, term as mayor. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_23">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=110" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Tom Ashe, member of the Springfield School Committee since 2000 and former member of the Springfield License Commission (1998–1999)<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Umich1_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Umich1-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a>, incumbent mayor<sup id="cite_ref-Umich1_91-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Umich1-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_22">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=111" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2005 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 8, 2005</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Charles_V._Ryan" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles V. Ryan">Charles V. Ryan</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">14,164 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">63.48 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Thomas Ashe </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,038 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">36.02 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><i>Others</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">112 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.50 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>22,314 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>27.85 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(2004_←)_2005_United_States_elections_(→_2006)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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href="/wiki/2005_Atlanta_mayoral_election" title="2005 Atlanta mayoral election">Atlanta, <abbr title="Georgia">GA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Boston_mayoral_election" title="2005 Boston mayoral election">Boston, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Buffalo_mayoral_election" title="2005 Buffalo mayoral election">Buffalo, <abbr title="New York">NY</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Charlotte_mayoral_election" title="2005 Charlotte mayoral election">Charlotte, <abbr title="North Carolina">NC</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Cincinnati_mayoral_election" title="2005 Cincinnati mayoral election">Cincinnati, <abbr title="Ohio">OH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Cleveland_mayoral_election" title="2005 Cleveland mayoral election">Cleveland, OH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Detroit_mayoral_election" title="2005 Detroit mayoral election">Detroit, <abbr title="Michigan">MI</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Durham_mayoral_election" title="2005 Durham mayoral election">Durham, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_El_Paso_mayoral_election" title="2005 El Paso mayoral election">El Paso, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Fayetteville,_North_Carolina_mayoral_election" title="2005 Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election">Fayetteville, <abbr title="North Carolina">NC</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005_Fort_Worth_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2005 Fort Worth mayoral election (page does not exist)">Fort Worth, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Houston_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Houston mayoral election">Houston, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Jersey_City_mayoral_election" title="2005 Jersey City mayoral election">Jersey City, <abbr title="New Jersey">NJ</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, <abbr title="New Hampshire">NH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Minneapolis_municipal_election" title="2005 Minneapolis municipal election">Minneapolis, <abbr title="Minnesota">MN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005_Mobile,_Alabama_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2005 Mobile, Alabama mayoral election (page does not exist)">Mobile, <abbr title="Alabama">AL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_New_York_City_mayoral_election" title="2005 New York City mayoral election">New York, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Omaha_mayoral_election" title="2005 Omaha mayoral election">Omaha, <abbr title="Nebraska">NE</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="2005 Pittsburgh mayoral election">Pittsburgh, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Raleigh_mayoral_election" title="2005 Raleigh mayoral election">Raleigh, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Riverside,_California_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Riverside, California mayoral election">Riverside, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_San_Antonio_mayoral_election" title="2005 San Antonio mayoral election">San Antonio, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_San_Bernardino_mayoral_election" title="2005–06 San Bernardino mayoral election">San Bernardino, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_San_Diego_mayoral_special_election" title="2005 San Diego mayoral special election">San Diego, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr> (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Seattle_mayoral_election" title="2005 Seattle mayoral election">Seattle, <abbr title="Washington">WA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_St._Louis_mayoral_election" title="2005 St. Louis mayoral election">St. Louis, <abbr title="Missouri">MO</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Saint_Paul_mayoral_election" title="2005 Saint Paul mayoral election">St. Paul, MN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_St._Petersburg,_Florida_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 St. Petersburg, Florida mayoral election">St. Petersburg, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Winston-Salem_mayoral_election" title="2005 Winston-Salem mayoral election">Winston-Salem, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">Worcester, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2007_mayoral_election">2007 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2003_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2003</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 6, 2007</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2009_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2009</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">26.81%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement,_October_9,_2012_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg/112px-Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg/168px-Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="208" data-file-height="278" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>11,096 </b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">9,964 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>52.54%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">47.18% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a><br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2007 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 6, 2007. It saw <a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a> unseat incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a>. </p><p>When announcing his candidacy for reelection, Ryan had declared that he intended this to be his final campaign for mayor.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the age of 79, he was the oldest mayor in the state at the time he announced his reelection campaign in April.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since only two candidates ran, no primary was held. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_24">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=113" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ryan_(mayor)" title="Charles Ryan (mayor)">Charles Ryan</a>, incumbent mayor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a>, at-large member of the Springfield City Council since 1999<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Springfield_website_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Springfield_website-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finances">Finances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=114" title="Edit section: Finances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Candidate </th> <th>Receipts<sup id="cite_ref-ocpf_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocpf-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Expenditures<sup id="cite_ref-ocpf_96-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocpf-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Charles V. Ryan </td> <td>$145,189.21 </td> <td>$134,788.12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Domenic J. Sarno </td> <td>$158,495.38 </td> <td>$127,283.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>$303,684.59</b> </td> <td><b>$262,071.37</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_23">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=115" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2007 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 6, 2007</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Domenic_J._Sarno" class="mw-redirect" title="Domenic J. Sarno">Domenic J. Sarno</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">11,096 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">52.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Charles_V._Ryan" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles V. Ryan">Charles V. Ryan</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,964 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">47.18 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write-ins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">61 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.29 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>21,121 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>26.81 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(2006_←)_2007_United_States_elections_(→_2008)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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<abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">City</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Houston_elections" title="2007 Houston elections">Houston, TX</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">State</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Kentucky_elections" title="2007 Kentucky elections">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Louisiana_elections" title="2007 Louisiana elections">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Mississippi_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Mississippi general election">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Oregon_state_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Oregon state 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</tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">24.45%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement,_October_9,_2012_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg/112px-Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg/168px-Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="208" data-file-height="278" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Bud_Williams" title="Bud Williams">Bud Williams</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>14,968</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">6,418 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>69.39%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">29.75% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2009 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 3, 2009. It saw the reelection on <a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a>. </p><p>Since only two candidates ran, no primary was held. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_25">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=117" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a>, incumbent mayor since 2010</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Williams" title="Bud Williams">Bud Williams</a>, former Springfield city councilor (1993–2008)<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_24">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=118" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2009 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 3, 2009</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Domenic_J._Sarno" class="mw-redirect" title="Domenic J. Sarno">Domenic J. Sarno</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">14,968 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">69.39 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bud_L._Williams" class="mw-redirect" title="Bud L. Williams">Bud L. Williams</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,418 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29.75 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write-ins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">185 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.86 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>21,571 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>24.45 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(2008_←)_2009_United_States_elections_(→_2010)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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title="Georgia">GA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Austin_mayoral_election" title="2009 Austin mayoral election">Austin, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Boston_mayoral_election" title="2009 Boston mayoral election">Boston, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Burlington_mayoral_election" title="2009 Burlington mayoral election">Burlington, <abbr title="Vermont">VT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Buffalo_mayoral_election" title="2009 Buffalo mayoral election">Buffalo, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Charlotte_mayoral_election" title="2009 Charlotte mayoral election">Charlotte, <abbr title="North Carolina">NC</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Cincinnati_mayoral_election" title="2009 Cincinnati mayoral election">Cincinnati, <abbr title="Ohio">OH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Cleveland_mayoral_election" title="2009 Cleveland mayoral election">Cleveland, OH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Detroit_mayoral_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Detroit mayoral elections">Detroit, <abbr title="Michigan">MI</abbr> (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Detroit_mayoral_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Detroit mayoral elections">Detroit, <abbr title="Michigan">MI</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Durham_mayoral_election" title="2009 Durham mayoral election">Durham, <abbr title="North Carolina">NC</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_El_Paso_mayoral_election" title="2009 El Paso mayoral election">El Paso, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Fayetteville,_North_Carolina_mayoral_election" title="2009 Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election">Fayetteville, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Fort_Lauderdale_mayoral_election" title="2009 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election">Fort Lauderdale, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Fort_Worth_mayoral_election" title="2009 Fort Worth mayoral election">Fort Worth, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Harrisburg_mayoral_election" title="2009 Harrisburg mayoral election">Harrisburg, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Houston_mayoral_election" title="2009 Houston mayoral election">Houston, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Jackson_mayoral_election" title="2009 Jackson mayoral election">Jackson, <abbr title="Mississippi">MS</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Jersey_City_mayoral_election" title="2009 Jersey City mayoral election">Jersey City, <abbr title="New Jersey">NJ</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Los_Angeles_mayoral_election" title="2009 Los Angeles mayoral election">Los Angeles, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, <abbr title="Mew Hampshire">NH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Miami_mayoral_election" title="2009 Miami mayoral election">Miami, <abbr title="Florida">FL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Minneapolis_mayoral_election" title="2009 Minneapolis mayoral election">Minneapolis, <abbr title="Minnesota">MN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Montgomery_mayoral_special_election" title="2009 Montgomery mayoral special election">Montgomery, <abbr title="Alabama">AL</abbr> (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_New_York_City_mayoral_election" title="2009 New York City mayoral election">New York, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Omaha_mayoral_election" title="2009 Omaha mayoral election">Omaha, <abbr title="Nebraska">NE</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="2009 Pittsburgh mayoral election">Pittsburgh, PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Raleigh_mayoral_election" title="2009 Raleigh mayoral election">Raleigh, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Riverside,_California_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Riverside, California mayoral election">Riverside, CA</a></li> <li>Rochester, NY</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_San_Antonio_mayoral_election" title="2009 San Antonio mayoral election">San Antonio, TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_San_Bernardino_mayoral_election" title="2009 San Bernardino mayoral election">San Bernardino, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Seattle_mayoral_election" title="2009 Seattle mayoral election">Seattle, <abbr title="Washington">WA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_St._Louis_mayoral_election" title="2009 St. Louis mayoral election">St. Louis, <abbr title="Missouri">MO</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Saint_Paul_mayoral_election" title="2009 Saint Paul mayoral election">St. Paul, MN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_St._Petersburg,_Florida_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 St. Petersburg, Florida mayoral election">St. Petersburg, FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Sprinfield, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Syracuse_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Syracuse mayoral election">Syracuse, NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Tulsa_mayoral_election" title="2009 Tulsa mayoral election">Tulsa, <abbr title="Oklahoma">OK</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Winston-Salem_mayoral_election" title="2009 Winston-Salem mayoral election">Winston-Salem, NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">Worcester, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">City</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2009_Atlanta_elections" title="2009 Atlanta elections">Atlanta, GA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Houston_elections" title="2009 Houston elections">Houston, TX</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">State</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2009_California_elections" title="2009 California elections">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Iowa_special_elections" title="2009 Iowa special elections">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Maine_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 Maine elections (page does not exist)">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_New_Jersey_elections" title="2009 New Jersey elections">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_New_York_elections" title="2009 New York elections">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Ohio_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 Ohio elections (page does not exist)">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2009 Pennsylvania elections">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Texas_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 Texas elections (page does not exist)">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Virginia_elections" title="2009 Virginia elections">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Wisconsin_elections" title="2009 Wisconsin elections">Wisconsin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Territories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2009_Northern_Mariana_Islands_general_election" title="2009 Northern Mariana Islands general election">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2011_mayoral_election">2011 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2009_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2009</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 8, 2011</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2015_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2015</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">21.81%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement,_October_9,_2012_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg/112px-Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg/168px-Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Mayor_Domenic_Sarno_at_Mode_Shift_Announcement%2C_October_9%2C_2012_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="208" data-file-height="278" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jose_Tosado" title="Jose Tosado">Jose Tosado</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>14,620</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">5,720 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>71.68%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">28.04% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2011 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 8, 2011, and was preceded by a primary on September 20, 2011. Incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a> won reelection to a second term. </p><p>This was the first election to a four-year mayoral term, Springfield voters had, in 2009, approved a change to the city's charter which extended the mayor's term in office from two to four years.<sup id="cite_ref-November_3,_2009_Municipal_Election_Returns_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-November_3,_2009_Municipal_Election_Returns-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This was the first time since 2001 that more than two candidates ran, which triggered a primary election.<sup id="cite_ref-goonanhistoricallylow_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goonanhistoricallylow-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-preliminarylikely_75-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preliminarylikely-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_26">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=120" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Antonette E. Pepe, Springfield School Committee member<sup id="cite_ref-preliminarylikely_75-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preliminarylikely-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a>, incumbent mayor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_F._Tosado" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose F. Tosado">Jose F. Tosado</a>, Springfield City Council president<sup id="cite_ref-preliminarylikely_75-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preliminarylikely-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_12">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=121" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both Tosado and Pepe were considered to be high-profile and politically experienced challengers to Sarno.<sup id="cite_ref-preliminarylikely_75-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preliminarylikely-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, Sarno heavily led both in the primary, and handily defeated Tosado in the general election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_25">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=122" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <p>Turnout in the primary, at 14.64%, was historically low.<sup id="cite_ref-goonanhistoricallylow_103-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goonanhistoricallylow-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2011 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>September 20, 2011</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Domenic_J._Sarno" class="mw-redirect" title="Domenic J. Sarno">Domenic J. Sarno</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">8,271 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">60.15 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jose_F._Tosado,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose F. Tosado, Massachusetts mayoral election">Jose F. Tosado</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">3,191 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">23.21 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Antoine E. Pepe </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,276 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16.55 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write-ins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.09 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>13,751 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>14.64 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2011 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 8, 2011</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Domenic_J._Sarno" class="mw-redirect" title="Domenic J. Sarno">Domenic J. Sarno</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">14,620 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">71.68 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Jose_F._Tosado" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose F. Tosado">Jose F. Tosado</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,720 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28.04 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write-ins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">56 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.27 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>20,396 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>21.81 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(2010_←)_2011_United_States_elections_(→_2012)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/2011_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">Worcester, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">State</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Kentucky_elections" title="2011 Kentucky elections">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Louisiana_elections" title="2011 Louisiana elections">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Mississippi_elections" title="2011 Mississippi elections">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Virginia_elections" title="2011 Virginia elections">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Wisconsin_elections" title="2011 Wisconsin elections">Wisconsin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2015_mayoral_election">2015 mayoral election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=123" title="Edit section: 2015 mayoral election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 2015</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1213" /></a></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2011_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2011</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 3, 2015</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2019_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">2019</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">16.07%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Domenic_Sarno_(22724977027).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg/112px-Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg/169px-Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg/225px-Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="339" data-file-height="452" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Salvatore S. Circosta </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>11,763</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">3,454 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>76.80%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">22.55% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2015 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 3, 2015, and was preceded by a primary on September 8, 2015. Incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a> won reelection to a third term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_27">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=124" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Salvatore S. Circosta, member of Springfield Community Policing Board, business manager of a <a href="/wiki/Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic">Catholic</a> church, former business owner, former <a href="/wiki/Seminarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Seminarian">seminarian</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Military_chaplain" title="Military chaplain">military chaplain</a>, candidate for Springfield City Council in 2013<sup id="cite_ref-Circosta1_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Circosta1-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CircostaWWLP_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CircostaWWLP-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Invelisse Gonzalez</li> <li>Michael Jones</li> <li>Johnnie Ray McKnight, former teacher<sup id="cite_ref-CircostaWWLP_107-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CircostaWWLP-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domenic_J._Sarno" class="mw-redirect" title="Domenic J. Sarno">Domenic J. Sarno</a>, incumbent mayor since 2008</li> <li>Beverly L. Savage, candidate for mayor of <a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven, Connecticut</a> in 1995<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_13">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=125" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Salvatore S. Circosta was <a href="/wiki/Politically_conservative" class="mw-redirect" title="Politically conservative">politically conservative</a>, closely tying his candidacy with his <a href="/wiki/Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholicism">Catholicism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Circosta1_106-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Circosta1-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early into his candidacy, Circosta publicly disclosed that he was a <a href="/wiki/Homosexuality" title="Homosexuality">gay</a> man.<sup id="cite_ref-Circosta1_106-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Circosta1-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Circosta described himself as conservative on issues such as abortion rights and financial matters, but "<a href="/wiki/Progressivism" title="Progressivism">progressive</a>" on some issues such as <a href="/wiki/Gay_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Gay rights">gay rights</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Circosta1_106-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Circosta1-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_26">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=126" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2015 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>September 8, 2015</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Domenic_J._Sarno" class="mw-redirect" title="Domenic J. Sarno">Domenic J. Sarno</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">5,067 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">75.23 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Salvatore S. Circosta </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">576 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">8.55 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Johnnie Ray McKnight </td> <td style="text-align:right;">488 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Invelisse Gonzalez </td> <td style="text-align:right;">202 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.00 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Beverly L. Savage </td> <td style="text-align:right;">187 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.78 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Michael Jones </td> <td style="text-align:right;">178 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.64 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write-ins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">37 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.55 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>6,735 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>7.12 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2015 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 3, 2015</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic J. Sarno</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">11,763 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">76.80 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Salvatore S. Circosta </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,454 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.55 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write-ins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">100 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.65 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>15,317 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>16.07 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(2014_←)_2015_United_States_elections_(→_2016)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2015_United_States_elections" title="Template:2015 United States elections"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2015_United_States_elections" title="Template talk:2015 United States elections"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2015_United_States_elections" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2015 United States elections"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="(2014_←)_2015_United_States_elections_(→_2016)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">(<a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_elections" title="2014 United States elections">2014 ←</a>)   <a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_elections" title="2015 United States elections">2015 United States elections</a>   (<a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_elections" title="2016 United States elections">→ 2016</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2015 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S. House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Illinois <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Illinois%27s_18th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2015 Illinois's 18th congressional district special election">18th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>Mississippi <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Mississippi%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="2015 Mississippi's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>New York <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_New_York%27s_11th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2015 New York's 11th congressional district special election">11th sp</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="2015 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Kentucky_gubernatorial_election" title="2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="2015 Louisiana gubernatorial election">Louisiana</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Louisiana_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2015 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. 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rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election, 2019</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/100px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" 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<td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Domenic_Sarno_(22724977027).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg/112px-Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg/169px-Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg/225px-Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="339" data-file-height="452" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Yolanda Cancel </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>11,880</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">3,593 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>76.54%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">23.15% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2019 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</b> was held on November 5, 2019, and was preceded by a primary on September 10, 2019. It was held in the city of <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield, Massachusetts</a>, United States. Incumbent mayor <a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a> won reelection to a fourth term. </p><p>By virtue of winning reelection to his fourth term, Sarno became poised to be the city's longest-serving mayor.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_28">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=128" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Yolanda Cancel, <a href="/wiki/Community_organizer" class="mw-redirect" title="Community organizer">community organizer</a> and candidate for Springfield City Council in 2007<sup id="cite_ref-Tuthill1_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tuthill1-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Jeffrey Donnelly, <a href="/wiki/Perennial_candidate" title="Perennial candidate">perennial candidate</a><sup id="cite_ref-Tuthill1_113-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tuthill1-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Linda Matys O'Connell, activist, <a href="/wiki/League_of_Women_Voters" title="League of Women Voters">League of Women Voters</a> official, former journalist<sup id="cite_ref-Tuthill1_113-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tuthill1-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a>, incumbent mayor since 2008</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_27">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=129" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2019 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>September 10, 2019</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Domenic_J._Sarno" class="mw-redirect" title="Domenic J. Sarno">Domenic J. Sarno</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">5,550 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">76.52 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Yolanda Cancel </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">1,108 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">12.23 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Jeffery P. Donnelly </td> <td style="text-align:right;">300 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8.47 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Linda Matys O'Connell </td> <td style="text-align:right;">281 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.46 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write-ins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.34 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>7,253 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2019 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 5, 2019</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Domenic_J._Sarno" class="mw-redirect" title="Domenic J. Sarno">Domenic J. Sarno</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">11,880 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">76.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Yolanda Cancel </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,593 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">23.15 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write-ins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">49 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.32 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>15,522 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(2018_←)_2019_United_States_elections_(→_2020)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2019_United_States_elections" title="Template:2019 United States elections"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2019_United_States_elections" title="Template talk:2019 United States elections"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2019_United_States_elections" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2019 United States elections"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="(2018_←)_2019_United_States_elections_(→_2020)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">(<a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_elections" title="2018 United States elections">2018 ←</a>)   <a href="/wiki/2019_United_States_elections" title="2019 United States elections">2019 United States elections</a>   (<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_elections" title="2020 United States elections">→ 2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2019_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2019 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S. House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>North Carolina <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_North_Carolina%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" title="2019 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_North_Carolina%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2019 North Carolina's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>Pennsylvania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2019 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2019_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="2019 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Kentucky_gubernatorial_election" title="2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election">Louisiana</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Louisiana_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2019 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. 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rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent" style="width:300px"><caption class="infobox-title summary">2023 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/50px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg/75px-Flag_of_Springfield%2C_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Domenic_Sarno_(22724977027).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg/112px-Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg/169px-Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg/225px-Domenic_Sarno_%2822724977027%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="339" data-file-height="452" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #c0c0c0"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3x4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/112px-3x4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/169px-3x4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/3x4.svg/225px-3x4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="4" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">Justin Hurst </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>12,077</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8,945 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>57.11%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">42.30% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><div class="switcher-container"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2023_Springfield_MA_mayoral_election_results_map_by_precinct.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="2023 Springfield MA mayoral election results map by precinct"><img alt="2023 Springfield MA mayoral election results map by precinct" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/2023_Springfield_MA_mayoral_election_results_map_by_precinct.svg/261px-2023_Springfield_MA_mayoral_election_results_map_by_precinct.svg.png" decoding="async" width="261" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/2023_Springfield_MA_mayoral_election_results_map_by_precinct.svg/392px-2023_Springfield_MA_mayoral_election_results_map_by_precinct.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/2023_Springfield_MA_mayoral_election_results_map_by_precinct.svg/522px-2023_Springfield_MA_mayoral_election_results_map_by_precinct.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1052" data-file-height="744" /></a></span> <span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Primary Election Precinct Results</span></div></div><div><b>Sarno:</b> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#fac7bb; color:#fac7bb;">    </span> 30–40%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#e69887; color:#e69887;">    </span> 40–50%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#d26a52; color:#d26a52;">    </span> 50–60%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#be3b1d; color:#be3b1d;">    </span> 60–70%</span><br /> <p><b>Hurst:</b> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#edb3f0; color:#edb3f0;">    </span> 30–40%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#e590e9; color:#e590e9;">    </span> 40–50%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#dc6ee2; color:#dc6ee2;">    </span> 50–60%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#d44bdb; color:#d44bdb;">    </span> 60–70%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#cb29d4; color:#cb29d4;">    </span> 70–80%</span><br /> </p> <b>Tie:</b> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#737373; color:#737373;">    </span> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Mayor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected mayor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2023 Springfield Massachusetts mayor election</b> was held on November 7, 2023, and was preceded by a primary on September 12, 2023. Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a> won reelection to a fifth term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_29">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=131" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>David Ciampi, psychotherapist</li> <li>Justin Hurst, Springfield city councilor</li> <li>Jesse Lederman, Springfield City Council president</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Ramos" title="Orlando Ramos">Orlando Ramos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Massachusetts State Representative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Sarno" title="Domenic Sarno">Domenic Sarno</a>, incumbent Springfield mayor<sup id="cite_ref-WBUR2023a_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WBUR2023a-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Endorsements">Endorsements</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=132" title="Edit section: Endorsements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237488509">.mw-parser-output .endorsements-box{overflow-x:hidden;margin-top:0.2em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);text-align:left;border:solid 1px silver}.mw-parser-output .endorsements-box-title{border-bottom:solid 1px silver;background:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .endorsements-box-list{padding:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .endorsements-box-list-columns{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:20em}.mw-parser-output .endorsements-box-list-columns dl,.mw-parser-output .endorsements-box-list-columns ol,.mw-parser-output .endorsements-box-list-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .endorsements-box-list-columns li,.mw-parser-output .endorsements-box-list-columns dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="endorsements-box mw-collapsible" style="width: 50em"><div class="endorsements-box-title">Justin Hurst</div><div class="endorsements-box-list mw-collapsible-content"> <dl><dt>State Legislators</dt></dl> <ul><li>Adam Gomez, state senator from the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Hampden_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Hampden district">Hampden district</a> (2021-present)<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Orlando Ramos, state representative from the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives%27_9th_Hampden_district" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Hampden district">9th Hampden district</a> (2021-present)<sup id="cite_ref-FormerChallengers_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FormerChallengers-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>Local Officials</dt></dl> <ul><li>Tracye Whitfield, Springfield at-large city councilor (2018-present)</li> <li>Zaida Govan, Springfield city councilor from the 8th ward (2022-present)</li> <li>LaTonia Monroe Naylor, Springfield School Committee member (2018-present)<sup id="cite_ref-POVEndorse_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-POVEndorse-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>Individuals</dt></dl> <ul><li>David Ciampi, psychotherapist, former mayoral candidate<sup id="cite_ref-FormerChallengers_118-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FormerChallengers-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Gumersindo Gomez, veterans activist, former Springfield city councilor from the 1st ward (2021)<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237488509"><div class="endorsements-box mw-collapsible" style="width: 50em"><div class="endorsements-box-title">Domenic Sarno</div><div class="endorsements-box-list mw-collapsible-content"> <dl><dt>Newspapers</dt></dl> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Republican_(Springfield,_Massachusetts)" title="The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)">The Republican</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>Labor Unions</dt></dl> <ul><li>Pioneer Valley Building Trades Council<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_14">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=133" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nik DeCosta-Klipa of <a href="/wiki/WBUR" class="mw-redirect" title="WBUR">WBUR</a> described Domenic Sarno as a relative "old-school, centrist Democrat" and his opponents as challenging him from the <a href="/wiki/Political_left" class="mw-redirect" title="Political left">political left</a>. He also described this as the largest field of prominent challengers that Sarno has faced for mayor.<sup id="cite_ref-WBUR2023a_116-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WBUR2023a-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finances_2">Finances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=134" title="Edit section: Finances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Candidate </th> <th>Receipts<sup id="cite_ref-ocpf2023_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocpf2023-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Expenditures<sup id="cite_ref-ocpf2023_123-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocpf2023-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Domenic J. Sarno </td> <td>$275,631.32 </td> <td>$545,174.62 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Justin Hurst </td> <td>$134,112.91 </td> <td>$166,153.01 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jesse Lederman </td> <td>$69,724.82 </td> <td>$88,593.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Orlando Ramos </td> <td>$37,626.94 </td> <td>$88,712.98 </td></tr> <tr> <td>David Ciampi </td> <td>$36,928.93 </td> <td>$41,117.31 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>$554,024.92</b> </td> <td><b>$929,751.17</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_28">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=135" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Primary</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2023 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral primary election results<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>September 12, 2023</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Domenic_J._Sarno" class="mw-redirect" title="Domenic J. Sarno">Domenic J. Sarno</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">7,120 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">47.79 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;">Justin Hurst </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">4,292 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">28.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Ramos" title="Orlando Ramos">Orlando Ramos</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,032 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.64 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Jesse Lederman </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,344 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9.02 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">David Ciampi </td> <td style="text-align:right;">93 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.62 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write-ins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.11 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>14,897 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>13.49 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>General election</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em;"> <caption>2023 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral general election results<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>November 7, 2023</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Domenic_J._Sarno" class="mw-redirect" title="Domenic J. Sarno">Domenic J. Sarno</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">12,077 </td> <td style="text-align: right;font-weight:bold;">57.11 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Justin Hurst </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,945 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">42.30 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write-ins </td> <td style="text-align:right;">125 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.59 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>21,147 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>18.81 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(2022_←)_2023_United_States_elections_(→_2024)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2023_United_States_elections" title="Template:2023 United States elections"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2023_United_States_elections" title="Template talk:2023 United States elections"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2023_United_States_elections" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2023 United States elections"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="(2022_←)_2023_United_States_elections_(→_2024)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">(<a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_elections" title="2022 United States elections">2022 ←</a>)   <a href="/wiki/2023_United_States_elections" title="2023 United States elections">2023 United States elections</a>   (<a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_elections" title="2024 United States elections">→ 2024</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2023_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2023 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S. House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Rhode Island <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Rhode_Island%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="2023 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>Utah <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Utah%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" title="2023 Utah's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>Virginia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Virginia%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2023_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="2023 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Kentucky_gubernatorial_election" title="2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election">Louisiana</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Louisiana_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. 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<li><a href="/wiki/2023_Mississippi_elections#State_treasurer" title="2023 Mississippi elections">Treasurer</a></li></ul></li> <li>Pennsylvania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Pennsylvania_elections#Judge_of_the_Superior_Court" title="2023 Pennsylvania elections">Superior Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Pennsylvania_elections#Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court" title="2023 Pennsylvania elections">Supreme Court</a></li></ul></li> <li>Wisconsin <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Wisconsin_Supreme_Court_election" title="2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election">Supreme Court</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2023_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2023 United States state legislative elections">State<br />legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Louisiana <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Louisiana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Louisiana_State_Senate_election" title="2023 Louisiana State Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Mississippi <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Mississippi_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Mississippi_State_Senate_election" title="2023 Mississippi State Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>New Jersey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_New_Jersey_General_Assembly_election" title="2023 New Jersey General Assembly election">Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_New_Jersey_Senate_election" title="2023 New Jersey Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Virginia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2023 Virginia House of Delegates election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Virginia_Senate_election" title="2023 Virginia Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_United_States_state_legislative_elections#Special_elections" title="2023 United States state legislative elections">Special elections</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:2023_United_States_mayoral_elections" title="Category:2023 United States mayoral elections">Mayors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Akron_mayoral_election" title="2023 Akron mayoral election">Akron, <abbr title="Ohio">OH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Arlington_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Arlington mayoral election">Arlington, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayoral_elections_in_Aurora,_Colorado#2023" title="Mayoral elections in Aurora, Colorado">Aurora, <abbr title="Colorado">CO</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Boise_mayoral_election" title="2023 Boise mayoral election">Boise, <abbr title="Idaho">ID</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Bridgeport,_Connecticut_mayoral_election" title="2023–24 Bridgeport, Connecticut mayoral election">Bridgeport, <abbr title="Connecticut">CT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Carmel_mayoral_election" title="2023 Carmel mayoral election">Carmel, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Charlotte_mayoral_election" title="2023 Charlotte mayoral election">Charlotte, <abbr title="North Carolina">NC</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Chicago_mayoral_election" title="2023 Chicago mayoral election">Chicago, <abbr title="Illinois">IL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Colorado_Springs_mayoral_election" title="2023 Colorado Springs mayoral election">Colorado Springs, <abbr title="Colorado">CO</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Columbus,_Ohio_mayoral_election" title="2023 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election">Columbus, <abbr title="Ohio">OH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Dallas_mayoral_election" title="2023 Dallas mayoral election">Dallas, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Denver_mayoral_election" title="2023 Denver mayoral election">Denver, <abbr title="Colorado">CO</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Des_Moines_mayoral_election" title="2023 Des Moines mayoral election">Des Moines, <abbr title="Iowa">IA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Durham_mayoral_election" title="2023 Durham mayoral election">Durham, <abbr title="North Carolina">NC</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Evansville,_Indiana,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Evansville, Indiana, mayoral election">Evansville, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Fort_Worth_mayoral_election" title="2023 Fort Worth mayoral election">Fort Worth, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Gary,_Indiana,_mayoral_election" title="2023 Gary, Indiana, mayoral election">Gary, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Green_Bay_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Green Bay mayoral election">Green Bay, <abbr title="Wisconsin">WI</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Hartford_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Hartford mayoral election">Hartford, <abbr title="Connecticut">CT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Houston_mayoral_election" title="2023 Houston mayoral election">Houston, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Indianapolis_mayoral_election" title="2023 Indianapolis mayoral election">Indianapolis, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Jacksonville_mayoral_election" title="2023 Jacksonville mayoral election">Jacksonville, <abbr title="Florida">FL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Kansas_City_mayoral_election" title="2023 Kansas City mayoral election">Kansas City, <abbr title="Missouri">MO</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Knoxville_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Knoxville mayoral election">Knoxville, <abbr title="Tennessee">TN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Lincoln,_Nebraska_mayoral_election" title="2023 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election">Lincoln, <abbr title="Nebraska">NE</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Mableton_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Mableton mayoral election">Mableton, <abbr title="Georgia">GA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayoral_elections_in_Madison,_Wisconsin#2023" title="Mayoral elections in Madison, Wisconsin">Madison, <abbr title="Wisconsin">WI</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Manchester,_New_Hampshire,_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election">Manchester, <abbr title="New Hampshire">NH</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Memphis_mayoral_election" title="2023 Memphis mayoral election">Memphis, <abbr title="Tennessee">TN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Nashville_mayoral_election" title="2023 Nashville mayoral election">Nashville, <abbr title="Tennessee">TN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_New_Haven,_Connecticut_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election">New Haven, <abbr title="Connecticut">CT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Orlando_mayoral_election" title="2023 Orlando mayoral election">Orlando, <abbr title="Florida">FL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="2023 Philadelphia mayoral election">Philadelphia, <abbr title="Pennsylvania">PA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Portland,_Maine_mayoral_election" title="2023 Portland, Maine mayoral election">Portland, <abbr title="Maine">ME</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Pueblo_mayoral_election" title="2023–24 Pueblo mayoral election">Pueblo, <abbr title="Colorado">CO</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Salt_Lake_City_mayoral_election" title="2023 Salt Lake City mayoral election">Salt Lake City, <abbr title="Utah">UT</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_San_Antonio_mayoral_election" title="2023 San Antonio mayoral election">San Antonio, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Savannah_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Savannah mayoral election">Savannah, <abbr title="Georgia">GA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_South_Bend_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 South Bend mayoral election">South Bend, <abbr title="Indiana">IN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Spokane_mayoral_election" title="2023 Spokane mayoral election">Spokane, <abbr title="Washington">WA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Springfield,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election">Springfield, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Tampa_mayoral_election" title="2023 Tampa mayoral election">Tampa, <abbr title="Florida">FL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Tucson_mayoral_election" title="2023 Tucson mayoral election">Tucson, <abbr title="Arizona">AZ</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Wichita_mayoral_election" title="2023 Wichita mayoral election">Wichita, <abbr title="Kansas">KS</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Worcester,_Massachusetts_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election">Worcester, <abbr title="Massachusetts">MA</abbr></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:2023_United_States_local_elections" title="Category:2023 United States local elections">Local</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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Minneapolis City Council election">Minneapolis, <abbr title="Minnesota">MN</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_City_Council_election" title="2023 New York City Council election">New York, <abbr title="New York">NY</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Philadelphia_City_Council_election" title="2023 Philadelphia City Council election"> Philadelphia, <abbr title="Pennsylvania">PA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Seattle_City_Council_election" title="2023 Seattle City Council election">Seattle, <abbr title="Washington">WA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_St._Louis_aldermanic_elections" title="2023 St. Louis aldermanic elections">St. Louis, <abbr title="Missouri">MO</abbr></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:2023_elections_in_the_United_States_by_state" title="Category:2023 elections in the United States by state">States and<br />territories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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