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The Boston mayoral election of 2009 occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 between current mayor, Thomas Menino, and Michael Flaherty, current City Councilor and former City Council President. Menino was re-elected and served a fifth term, the first mayor to do so in Boston's history.

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 22, 2009.

Campaign

On September 29, 2009 after the primary election, Flaherty and Councilor Sam Yoon who finished third in the primary election, declared they had formed a ticket. If Flaherty were victorious, he vowed to appoint Yoon deputy mayor, a position that has not existed since the administration of Mayor Kevin H. White, who left office in 1984. The exact details of the position, including salary, were never finalized.^[1]

Candidates

Michael Flaherty, City Councilor and former City Council President^[2]
Tom Menino, Mayor of Boston^[3]

Former Candidates:

Kevin McCrea, businessman^[4] - Eliminated in Preliminary Election
Sam Yoon, City Councilor^[5]- Eliminated in Preliminary Election

Results

Wikinews has related news: Tom Menino wins historic fifth term as Mayor of Boston; plus results from area cities

Candidates	Primary Election^[6]		General Election^[7]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Tom Menino	41,026	50.52	63,123	57.27
Michael Flaherty	19,459	23.96	46,768	42.43
Sam Yoon	17,179	21.16
Kevin McCrea	3,340	4.11

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