1983 Boston mayoral election

1983 Boston mayoral election
	November 15, 1983
	Flynn: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; King: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Mayor before election; Kevin White;	Elected mayor ; Raymond Flynn;

The Boston mayoral election of 1983 was held on Tuesday, November 15, 1983, between City Councillor Raymond Flynn and former State Representative Mel King. Flynn was elected to his first term, and inaugurated on Monday, January 2, 1984.

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on Tuesday, October 11, 1983. King's second-place finish in the preliminary election made him the first African-American candidate to be a finalist in a Boston mayoral election.