Word: flynn
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Although the 1998 Eighth Congressional District race will be remembered for putting the new face of Mike Capuano into the Eighth's vaunted history, voters will be hard pressed to forget his two closest competitors--Ray Flynn, former mayor of Boston, and George Bachrach, a former state senator. Both campaigns had high hopes coming into Tuesday night's Democratic primary...
Even with Flynn's loss, the connections he created with local communities during his three terms as Boston mayor will not be erased by Tuesday's defeat, his supporters said...
Jack Donahue, a campaign sound engineer who also worked with Flynn when he was mayor, recalled fondly a moment he said defined Flynn's character...
During his tenure as mayor, Flynn was supposed to attend a tree-lighting ceremony in downtown Boston that would be witnessed by thousands of people...
...Congressional District PrimaryResultsDemocratic PartyCandidate Votes PercentageGeorge Bachrach 11,312 16%Michael E. Capuano 17,807 24%Marjorie O'Neill Clapprood 8,902 12%Raymond L. Flynn 12,208 17%Christopher F.O. Gabrieli'81 4,715 6%Thomas M. Keane'78 1,793 2%John O'Connor 9,735 13%Alex Rodriguez 1,299 2%Susan M. Tracy 2,172 3%Charles C. Yancey 2,979 5%81% of precincts reportedPhilip Hyde III was uncontested in the Republicanprimary...