Judith Flanagan Kennedy

Judith Flanagan Kennedy
56th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
January 4, 2010 – January 3, 2018
Preceded byEdward J. Clancy Jr.
Succeeded byThomas M. McGee
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceLynn, Massachusetts
ProfessionAttorney

Judith Flanagan Kennedy was the 56th mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts. She had previously served as a member of the Lynn School Committee from 1991 to 1997 and had been a councilor-at-large from 1997 to 2009. She launched a write-in campaign for mayor after the death of candidate Patrick J. McManus. She defeated incumbent Edward J. Clancy Jr. on November 3, 2009; 8,043 votes to 8,016. She was Lynn's first female mayor.[1] In 2013 she was elected to a second four-year term. She was defeated in the 2017 election by Democratic state senator Thomas M. McGee.[2]

Election history

2009 Lynn mayoral election

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Judith Flanagan Kennedy (write-in) 3,235 46.37
Nonpartisan Edward J. Clancy Jr. 3,024 43.34
Nonpartisan David M. Rohnstock 664 9.52
Write-in Write-in 54 0.77
Turnout
Source: City of Lynn September 2009 primary voting results Archived 2017-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Judith Flanagan Kennedy 8,043 49.94
Nonpartisan Edward J. Clancy Jr. 8,016 49.78
Write-in Write-in 45 0.28
Turnout 16,104 33.1
Source: City of Lynn November 2009 voting results

References

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  2. ^ "McGee Elected Mayor of Lynn – Lynn Journal".
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