Judith Flanagan Kennedy
# Judith Flanagan Kennedy

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. 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.

## Election history

### 2009 Lynn Mayoral Election

Primary Election :

| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | |

    Source: City of Lynn September 2009 primary voting results

General Election :

| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 16,104 | 33.1 |

    Source: City of Lynn November 2009 voting results
