The Boston mayoral election of 2001 occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 2001 between incumbent mayor Thomas Menino

Thomas Menino

Thomas Michael "Tom" Menino is the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and the city's first Italian-American mayor...

 and City Council

Boston City Council

The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councilors are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit on the number of terms an individual can serve...

or Peggy Davis-Mullen

Peggy Davis-Mullen

Peggy Davis-Mullen was a member of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts, 1994-2001. She ran for mayor of Boston in 2001, against incumbent Thomas Menino; she lost, but is recognized as the "second female finalist for mayor in city history."...

. Menino was re-elected to a third term.

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 25, 2001.

By finishing second, Mullen became the second woman to be a finalist for mayor in city history.

Candidates

• Thomas Menino
  Thomas Menino
  Thomas Michael "Tom" Menino is the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and the city's first Italian-American mayor...
  
  , Mayor
  Mayor
  In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
  
   of Boston
  Boston
  Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
  
   since 1993, Boston City Councilor from 1984 to 1993, and Council President in 1993.
• Peggy Davis-Mullen
  Peggy Davis-Mullen
  Peggy Davis-Mullen was a member of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts, 1994-2001. She ran for mayor of Boston in 2001, against incumbent Thomas Menino; she lost, but is recognized as the "second female finalist for mayor in city history."...
  
  , Boston City Councilor since 1994.

Candidates eliminated in primary

• Althea Garrison
  Althea Garrison
  Althea Garrison is an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts who was elected as a Republican to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1992 and served one term from 1993 to 1995...
  
  , Perennial candidate. Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
  Massachusetts House of Representatives
  The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
  
   from the 5th Suffolk District from 1993 to 1995.

Results

Candidates	Primary Election		General Election
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Thomas Menino Thomas Menino Thomas Michael "Tom" Menino is the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and the city's first Italian-American mayor...	31,715	73.37	68,011	76.06
Peggy Davis-Mullen Peggy Davis-Mullen Peggy Davis-Mullen was a member of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts, 1994-2001. She ran for mayor of Boston in 2001, against incumbent Thomas Menino; she lost, but is recognized as the "second female finalist for mayor in city history."...	9,958	23.04	21,393	23.93
Althea Garrison Althea Garrison Althea Garrison is an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts who was elected as a Republican to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1992 and served one term from 1993 to 1995...	1,552	3.59