1975 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1975 occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 1975, between Mayor Kevin White and state senator Joseph F. Timilty. White was elected to a third term.

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 23, 1975.

Candidates

 * Joseph F. Timilty, member of the Massachusetts Senate since 1972. Member of the Boston City Council from 1967 to 1971.
 * Kevin White, Mayor of Boston since 1968, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1961 to 1967.

Candidates eliminated in preliminary

 * Robert Gibbons, member of the U.S. Labor Party.
 * Norman Oliver, member of the Socialist Workers Party.