Boston City Council elections were held on November 7, 1995. Ten seats (six district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents for districts 2, 5, and 8 ran unopposed. Nine seats (five districts and the four at-large members) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 19, 1995.
Councillors Dapper O'Neil, Richard P. Iannella, and Peggy Davis-Mullen were re-elected. Councillor John A. Nucci, who had been elected Suffolk County clerk of courts in November 1994,[1] did not seek re-election;[2] his seat was won by former Boston Police Commissioner Francis Roache.
| Candidates[3] | Preliminary Election[4] | General Election[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Francis Roache | 18,963 | 30,985 | ||
| Dapper O'Neil | 22,333 | 30,524 | ||
| Richard P. Iannella | 17,970 | 28,431 | ||
| Peggy Davis-Mullen | 17,964 | 23,913 | ||
| Stephen J. Murphy | 14,255 | 21,571 | ||
| Michael F. Flaherty | 14,368 | 20,215 | ||
| Frank N. Jones | 6960 | 20,047 | ||
| Paul J. Gannon | 11,724 | 16,012 | ||
| Anthony Crayton | 5299 | |||
| Joseph P. Donnelly | 3188 | |||
| Dick Czubinski | 1885 | |||
| Edgar Williams Jr. | 1568 | |||
| Anthony L. Dantona | 1372 | |||
| Matthew D. Malloy | 1359 | |||
| Maceo Carl Dixon | 1334 | |||
Councillor Diane J. Modica was re-elected.
| Candidates[7] | Preliminary Election[8] | General Election[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 4085 | 5617 | |||
| Vincent Zarrilli | 519 | 995 | ||
| John Hugo | 265 | |||
Councillor James M. Kelly ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Councillor Maureen Feeney was re-elected.
| Candidates | General Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ||
| Maureen Feeney | 5633 | ||
| W. Scott Rae | 1132 | ||
Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election | General Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Charles Yancey | 1189 | 2646 | ||
| Vikki Middleton | 564 | 1419 | ||
| J. R. Rucker | 63 | |||
Councillor Daniel F. Conley ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election | General Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 4439 | 5970 | |||
| John M. Tobin Jr. | 2496 | 4425 | ||
| David Vaughn | 1495 | |||
| Francis X. Stone | 482 | |||
Councillor Gareth R. Saunders was re-elected.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election | General Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Gareth R. Saunders | 1262 | 2361 | ||
| Althea Garrison | 553 | 1441 | ||
| Roy A. Owens | 254 | |||
| Moses E. Wilson Jr. | 209 | |||
Councillor Thomas M. Keane Jr. ran unopposed and was re-elected.
Councillor Brian J. McLaughlin announced in March 1995 that he would not seek re-election;[10] his seat was won by Brian Honan.
| Candidates | Preliminary Election | General Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Brian Honan | 1610 | 3553 | ||
| Jerry P. McDermott | 1723 | 3332 | ||
| Cathleen E. Campbell | 1066 | |||
| Stephen Montgomery | 359 | |||