1971 Boston mayoral election

Candidates

• Louise Day Hicks, member of the United States House of Representatives since 1971. Member of the Boston City Council from 1968 to 1971. Member of the Boston School Committee from 1961 to 1967.
• Kevin White, Mayor of Boston since 1968, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1961 to 1967.

  Candidates eliminated in preliminary

• Thomas I. Atkins, member of the Boston City Council since 1968.
• John E. Powers, member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1940 to 1964. Senate President from 1959 to 1964.
• John L. Saltonstall, Jr., member of the Boston City Council since 1968.
• Joseph F. Timilty, member of the Boston City Council since 1968.

  Results