1848 Boston mayoral election

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1848 Boston mayoral election
  1847 December 11, 1848 1849  
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Candidate John P. Bigelow John W. James
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote5,1501,143
Percentage66.03%14.65%

  3x4.svg Jerome V. C. Smith by E. Billings 5210004 015 014 (3x4a).jpg
CandidateBradford Sumner Jerome V. C. Smith
Party Free Soil Know Nothing
Popular vote929417
Percentage11.91%5.35%

Mayor before election

Josiah Quincy Jr.
Whig

Elected mayor

John P. Bigelow
Whig

The 1848 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Whig Party nominee John P. Bigelow. It was held on December 11, 1848. Incumbent Whig mayor Josiah Quincy Jr. was not a nominee for reelection. [1]

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Candidates

Results

1848 Boston mayoral election [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig John P. Bigelow 5,150 66.03
Democratic John W. James1,14314.65
Free Soil Bradford Sumner92911.91
Know Nothing Jerome V. C. Smith 4175.35
Independent Edward Brooks1321.69
ScatteringOther290.60
Total votes7,800 100

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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. 51. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Multiple sources:
    • "Boston Municipal Election" . Middlebury Register. December 19, 1849. Retrieved April 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
    • "City Election" . The Liberator. December 15, 1848. Retrieved April 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
    • "Boston" . Greenfield Democrat. December 19, 1848 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Votes for Mayor of Boston, from 1841 to 1849" . Boston Evening Transcript. November 23, 1849. Retrieved April 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.