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The 1851 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Benjamin Seaver, a former president of the Boston Common Council, as mayor of Boston. The election took three votes, as no candidate secured the needed majority in the first two attempts. In the third attempt, Seaver won the required majority by the margin of a single vote. Incumbent Whig mayor John P. Bigelow was not a nominee for reelection.
Candidates
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John H. Wilkins | 4,423 | 45.13 | |
| Know Nothing | Jerome V. C. Smith | 2,672 | 27.26 | |
| Democratic | Adam W. Thaxter Jr. | 2,150 | 21.94 | |
| Free Soil | George F. Williams | 475 | 4.85 | |
| Scattering | Other | 81 | 0.83 | |
| Total votes | 9,801 | 100 | ||
Candidates
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Benjamin Seaver | 3,970 | 47.31 | |
| Know Nothing | Jerome V. C. Smith | 2,680 | 31.94 | |
| Democratic | Adam W. Thaxter Jr. | 1,290 | 15.37 | |
| Free Soil | George F. Williams | 244 | 2.91 | |
| Henry B. Rogers | 158 | 1.88 | ||
| Scattering | Other | 50 | 0.60 | |
| Total votes | 8,392 | 100 | ||
Candidates
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Benjamin Seaver | 3,990 | 50.05 | |
| Know Nothing | Jerome V. C. Smith | 2,736 | 34.32 | |
| Democratic | Adam W. Thaxter Jr. | 1,024 | 12.84 | |
| Henry B. Rogers | 188 | 2.36 | ||
| Scattering | Other | 38 | 0.48 | |
| Total votes | 7,976 | 100 | ||
| Vote round | Whig Party | Democratic Party | Know Nothing Party | Free Soil Party | Other candidate | Scattering | |||||
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| Nominee | % | Nominee | % | Nominee | % | Nominee | % | Candidate | % | % | |
| 1st | John H. Wilkins | 45.13 | Adam W. Thaxter Jr | 21.95 | Jerome V. C. Smith | 27.26 | George F. Williams | 4.85 | — | 0.83 | |
| 2nd | Benjamin Seaver | 47.31 | 15.37 | 31.94 | 2.91 | Henry B. Rogers | 1.88 | 0.60 | |||
| 3rd | 50.05 | 12.84 | 34.32 | — | 2.36 | 0.48 | |||||
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