1993 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 2, 1993. All thirteen seats were contested in the general election, while ten seats had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 21, 1993.
The large number of preliminary candidates followed a reduction in the number of signatures required for a candidate to appear on the ballot, from 1500 to 500.
Since the composition of the council changed in 1984, to four at-large seats and nine district representatives, no candidate who had run for re-election had lost. However, two incumbents—Anthony Crayton and David Scondras—were defeated by challengers in this election.
At-large
Councillors John A. Nucci and Dapper O'Neil were re-elected. Councillors Bruce Bolling and Rosaria Salerno did not seek re-election, as they were running for Mayor of Boston; their seats were won by Richard P. Iannella and Peggy Davis-Mullen. Iannella was the son of former Council president Christopher A. Iannella, while unsuccessful candidate Michael Travaglini was the brother of outgoing District 1 Councillor Robert Travaglini.District 1
Councillor Robert Travaglini, who had been elected to the Massachusetts Senate in November 1992, did not seek re-election to the City Council; his seat was won by Diane J. Modica.per preliminary election recount
District 2
Councillor James M. Kelly was re-elected.District 3
Councillor James E. Byrne did not seek re-election; his seat was won by Maureen Feeney, his neighborhood liaison.District 4
Councillor Charles Yancey was re-elected.District 5
The seat of Councillor Thomas Menino, who had been acting mayor since July 1993 and won the mayoral election, was won by Daniel F. Conley.District 6
Councillor Maura Hennigan was re-elected.District 7
Councillor Anthony Crayton was defeated by Gareth R. Saunders.per preliminary election recount
Saunders was later declared the winner, due to discovery of a tally sheet error; his victory was subsequently confirmed via recount.