1842 Boston mayoral election

1842 Boston mayoral election

←  1841 December 12, 1842 1843  →

Candidate Martin Brimmer Bradford Sumner Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 5,084 2,340 Percentage 61.86% 28.47%

Mayor before election Jonathan Chapman Whig Elected mayor Martin Brimmer Whig

The 1842 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Whig Party nominee Martin Brimmer. It was held on December 12, 1842. Whig Party incumbent Jonathan Chapman was not a nominee for reelection. ^[1]

Campaign

Brimmer was the Whig Party nominee while Sumner was the Democratic Party nominee. ^[2] The Whigs did well in the coinciding municipal elections. ^[3]

Sumner had run for mayor in 1839 and for the United States House of Representatives in both 1838 and 1839.

Results

1842 Boston mayoral election ^{[1] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Martin Brimmer	5,084	61.86
	Democratic	Bradford Sumner	2,340	28.47
	Scattering	Other	795	9.67
Total votes			8,219	100

See also

• List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

References

1. 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 April 7, 2023.
2. "Boston Election" . The Evening Post. December 14, 1842. Retrieved April 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Boston" . The Baltimore Sun. December 16, 1842. Retrieved April 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Votes for Mayor of Boston, from 1841 to 1849" . Boston Evening Transcript. November 23, 1849. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.