2001 Boston mayoral election

2001 Boston mayoral election

November 6, 2001
 
Candidate Thomas Menino Peggy Davis-Mullen
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 68,011 21,393
Percentage 76.06% 23.93%

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.