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The 1828 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Harrison Gray Otis. The election required three votes, because no candidate secured the required majority in the first two votes. [1] After failing in the first two votes, incumbent mayor Josiah Quincy III declined to run in the third round. [1]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Quincy III (incumbent) | 1,958 | 47.97 | |
| Thomas C. Amory | 1,284 | 31.46 | |
| Scattering/other (including Otis and Dunlap) [2] | 840 | 20.58 | |
| Total votes | 4,082 | 100 | |
Running in the second round were Josiah Quincy III, Thomas C. Amory, Harrison Gray Otis, and Charles Wells. [3]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Quincy III (incumbent) | 2,561 | 48.75 | |
| Thomas C. Amory | 1,400 | 26.65 | |
| Charles Wells | 969 | 18.45 | |
| Harrison Gray Otis | 209 | 3.98 | |
| Other | 113 | 2.15 | |
| Total votes | 5,253 | 100 | |
Quincy and Amory declined to run again in the third vote. [5]
Receiving a majority of the vote, Otis was elected mayor. [6]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Gray Otis | 2,978 | 65.51 | |
| Caleb Eddy | 1,283 | 28.22 | |
| Other | 285 | 6.27 | |
| Total votes | 4,546 | 100 | |
| Harrison Gray Otis | Josiah Quincy III (incumbent) | Thomas C. Armory | Caleb Eddy | Charles Wells | Scattering | |
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| 1st vote | undisclosed share of write-in vote | 47.97% | 31.46% | — | — | 20.58% |
| 2nd vote | 26.65% | 48.75% | 26.65% | — | 18.45% | 2.15% |
| 3rd vote | 65.51% | — | — | 28.22% | — | 6.27% |
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