1983 Boston mayoral election
November 15, 1983
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Flynn: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% King: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | ||||||||||||||||
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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.