2001 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 2001 occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 2001, between incumbent mayor Thomas Menino and City Councilor Peggy Davis-Mullen. Menino was re-elected to a third term.

The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 25, 2001. Davis-Mullen, by finishing second, became the second woman to be a finalist for mayor in city history.

Candidates

 * Thomas Menino, Mayor of Boston since 1993, Boston City Councilor from 1984 to 1993, and Council President in 1993.
 * Peggy Davis-Mullen, Boston City Councilor since 1994.

Candidates eliminated in preliminary

 * Althea Garrison, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Suffolk District from 1993 to 1995.