1834 Boston mayoral election

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1834 Boston mayoral election
  1833 December 8, 1834 1835  
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Candidate Theodore Lyman II
Party Independent Democrat
Alliance Whig
Popular vote4,261
Percentage96.75%

Mayor before election

Theodore Lyman II
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Theodore Lyman II
Democratic

The 1834 Boston mayoral election saw the election of incumbent Theodore Lyman II. It was held on December 8, 1834. [1]

Contents

Incumbent mayor Lyman was a Democrat. [2] [3] Both the Democrats and the Whigs nominated Lyman, leaving him formally unopposed. [2] [4] He was also supported by other tickets such as the "Grocer's Ticket". [5] The decision for the Whigs not to put forth their own candidate came despite their dominance in the city's other municipal races in coinciding election. [6]

Results

1834 Boston mayoral election [1]
CandidateVotes %
Theodore Lyman II (incumbent)4,26196.75
Scattering1433.25
Total votes4,404 100

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References

  1. 1 2 A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers. City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 50. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 Curry, Leonard P. (1997), The Corporate City: The American city as a Political Entity, 1800-1850, Westport, Ct: Greenwood Press, p. 96, ISBN   0-313-30277-4
  3. Dumcius, Gintautas (February 6, 2014). "Looking Up Longfellow Street: 'Let's get the fountain water flowing on Meetinghouse Hill' | Dorchester Reporter". www.dotnews.com. Dorchester Reporter. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. "Men and Principles" . Alexandria Gazette. November 25, 1834. Retrieved 19 April 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Grocer's Ticket" . Boston Post. December 8, 1834. Retrieved 19 April 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Men and Principles" . The People's Press and Wilmington Advertiser. December 10, 1834. Retrieved 19 April 2023 via Newspapers.com.