1852 Boston mayoral election

1852 Boston mayoral election

←  1851 December 13, 1852 1853–54  →

Candidate Benjamin Seaver Jerome V. C. Smith Joseph Smith Party Union Independent Popular vote 6,018 2,736 889 Percentage 50.27% 41.94% 7.51%

Mayor before election John P. Bigelow Whig Elected mayor Benjamin Seaver Union

The Boston mayoral election of 1852 saw the reelection of Benjamin Seaver to a second term. It was held on December 13, 1852. ^[1]

Candidates

Boston's Union Party renominated incumbent mayor Benjamin Seaver unanimously at their meeting. Jerome V. C. Smith was nominated at a meeting of politically independent citizens who put him forth as the "people's candidate". ^[2]

• Benjamin Seaver (Union Party), incumbent mayor
• Jerome V. C. Smith , physician and candidate for mayor in 1851
• Joseph Smith

Results

1852 Boston mayoral election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Union	Benjamin Seaver (incumbent)	6,018	50.27
	Independent	Jerome V. C. Smith	5,021	41.94
		Joseph Smith	899	7.51
	Scattering	Other	34	0.28
Total votes			11,972	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. 52. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
2. "The City Election" . Boston Evening Transcript. December 4, 1852 – via Newspapers.com.