1836 Boston mayoral election

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1836 Boston mayoral election
  1835 December 12, 1836 1837  
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Candidate Samuel Atkins Eliot John W. James
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote3,2381,667
Percentage56.98%29.33%

Mayor before election

Samuel Turell Armstrong
Whig

Elected Mayor

Samuel Atkins Eliot
Whig

The 1836 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Whig Party nominee Samuel Atkins Eliot. It was held on December 12, 1836. Incumbent Samuel T. Armstrong was not a nominee for reelection. [1]

Contents

Campaign

Eliot was the Whig Party nominee. [2] [3] John W. James was the Democratic Party nominee. [4]

In the coinciding municipal elections, all Whig Party nominees for Boston Board of Aldermen were elected. [2] [3]

Results

1836 Boston mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Samuel Atkins Eliot 3,238 56.98
Democratic John W. James1,66729.33
ScatteringOther77813.69
Total votes5,683 100

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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 "Boston Municipal Election" . The Evening Post. December 15, 1836. Retrieved 19 April 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Summary" . Hartford Courant. December 17, 1836. Retrieved 19 April 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "City Election—Democratic Nominations" . Boston Post. Retrieved 19 April 2023 via Newspapers.com.