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2001 Boston mayoral election
	Results by ward; Menino: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Mayor before election; Thomas Menino;	Elected Mayor ; Thomas Menino;

The Boston mayoral election of 2001 occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 2001, between incumbent mayor Thomas Menino and City Councilor Peggy Davis-Mullen. Menino was re-elected to a third term.

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 25, 2001. Davis-Mullen, by finishing second, became the second woman to be a finalist for mayor in city history.

Candidates edit

Thomas Menino, Mayor of Boston since 1993, Boston City Councilor from 1984 to 1993, and Council President in 1993.
Peggy Davis-Mullen, Boston City Councilor since 1994.

Candidates eliminated in preliminary edit

Althea Garrison, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Suffolk District from 1993 to 1995.

Results edit

Candidates	Preliminary Election^[1]		General Election^[1]
Candidates	Votes	%	Votes	%
Thomas Menino (incumbent)	31,715	73.37	68,011	76.06
Peggy Davis-Mullen	9,958	23.04	21,393	23.93
Althea Garrison	1,552	3.59

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Election Results". Cityofboston.gov. The City of Boston. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.

[Cityofboston-1] "Election Results". Cityofboston.gov. The City of Boston. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.

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Summary

Candidates edit

Candidates eliminated in preliminary edit

Results edit

See also edit

References edit