Mayoral elections in Springfield, Massachusetts
In the Democratic primary, incumbent Daniel B. Brunton faced Hampden County registrar of deeds John P. Lynch and Springfield superintendent of streets James J.It saw incumbent mayor Daniel B. Brunton unseated, losing renomination in the Democratic primary to Thomas J. O'Connor, who went on to win the general election.[11] Incumbent mayor Daniel B. Brunton lost renomination to Massachusetts state representative Thomas J. O'Connor in a landslide, losing in all of the city's 68 voting precincts.[21] On October 11, 1960, 4,500 residents attended a meeting at Springfield Auditorium where members of the Board of Assessors attempted to explain the tax increase.[22] O'Connor planned to cut 578 jobs from the 1961 budget to reduce the city's taxes, but reversed this decision due to a lack of public support.[18] Two weeks after O'Connor's loss, the city's percentage assessment system, which had been a major issue during the campaign, was declared unconstitutional by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.Incumbent mayor Charles Ryan and registrar of deeds John P. Lynch were considered the two major contenders.[27] The campaign turned tense when, eight days before the general election, Lynch accused Ryan of being an advocate of busing, bringing a racially-charged issue into the mix.[28] In the general election Ryan faced state representative and Springfield city councilor James Grimaldi.[28][29] Mayor Ryan proposed limited open enrollment, and hoped for the state to pay for the expense of busing.Grimaldi hoped to resolve these inequalities by replacing the city's older school buildings, many of which were located in largely black neighborhoods.[29] Other major issues included taxes, the proposed closure of the Springfield Armory, and allegations of police brutality in the city.[28] Charles Ryan Democratic Frank Harlan Freedman Republican The 1967 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election was held on November 7, 1967.Incumbent mayor Charles Ryan did not seek reelection, instead accepting a lecturing job at the Springfield College.[35] Freedman's reelection in the general election was aided by popular approval of how he had recently handled a public transit strike and welfare-related protests.Primary General election Theodore Dimauro (acting) William C. Sullivan The 1973 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral special election was held on January 30, 1973, to fill the vacancy left after Frank Harlan Freedman resigned as mayor in October 1972 to accept an appointment as a U.S. district court judge.[19] Theodore E. Dimauro campaigned on revitalizing the city's downtown, and talked about pursuing further public-private partnerships to accomplish this.[47] He campaigned hard against Dimauro, accusing him of being a puppet for big business, of valuing the city's downtown at the expense of the remainder of the city, and criticizing him for his vote as a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council to confirm a black woman to be an associate justice of the Boston Municipal Court.Facing a prospective challenge from city councilor Richard Neal, incumbent mayor Theodore Dimauro opted to instead retire.Vincent DiMonaco (acting) Mary Hurley The 1989 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral special election was held on April 25, 1989, and was preceded by a primary on March 21, 1989.[60] In his brief period as acting mayor, DiMonaco had taken a tough stance on drugs, and expressed criticism of what he deemed to be "insufficient" financial support coming from the state and federal governments.He also, with 18 years experience on the City Council and prior experience on the Springfield School Committee, made an effort to portray himself as the more experienced candidate[61] Hurley accused DiMonaco of "flip-flopping" on various issues, such as whether the National Guard should be used to fight against illegal drugs in the city, which he had previously advocated for, but since walked back his support for.Neal, however, remained publicly neutral in the election, and questioned DiMonaco's assertion that a political machine existed in the city.[64] Mary Hurley Robert Markel The 1991 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election was held on November 5, 1991, and was preceded by a primary on September 24, 1991.Incumbent mayor Mary Hurley did not seek reelection, announcing in February that she would not be running, to focus her attention on the city's budget problems.[66][67] A major issue of the campaign ahead of the primary election was the problem of "white flight" to the city's suburbs.[66] The frontrunners ahead of the primary election were broadly considered to be Ray DiPasquale, Robert Markel, and Paul Kalill.[82] Because Albano had no opponent, critics of his administration ran Simon, the dog of a prominent activist, as a write-in candidate.Charles Ryan Domenic Sarno Democratic The 2007 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election was held on November 6, 2007.State Legislators Local Officials Individuals Newspapers Labor Unions Nik DeCosta-Klipa of WBUR described Domenic Sarno as a relative "old-school, centrist Democrat" and his opponents as challenging him from the political left.