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The Boston mayoral election of 1979 occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 1979 between Mayor Kevin White and state senator Joseph F. Timilty. This was the second election in a row between White and Timilty. White once again defeated Timilty and was elected to a fourth term.

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 25, 1979.

Candidates 1
- Candidates eliminated in primary 1.1
Results 2
See also 3
References 4

Candidates

Joseph F. Timilty, member of the Massachusetts Senate since 1972. Member of the Boston City Council from 1967 to 1971.
Kevin White, Mayor of Boston since 1968, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1961 to 1967.

Candidates eliminated in primary

Luis F. Castro, member of the Socialist Workers Party.
David Finnegan, member of the Boston School Committee since 1975.
Mel King, Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 1973.
Laurence R. Sherman, member of the U.S. Labor Party.

Results

Candidates	Primary Election^[1]		General Election^[2]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Kevin White	50,272	42.39	78,048	54.82
Joseph F. Timilty	33,026	27.85	64,269	45.14
Mel King	17,490	14.75
David Finnegan	17,306	14.59
Laurence R. Sherman	297	0.25
Luis F. Castro	199	0.17

References

^ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1980. p. 36.
^ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1980. p. 82.

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