1860 Boston mayoral election

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1860 Boston mayoral election
  1859 December 10, 1860 1861  
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Candidate Joseph Wightman Moses Kimball
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote8,8345,674
Percentage60.43%38.81%

Mayor before election

Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.

Elected Mayor

Joseph Wightman
Democratic

The Boston mayoral election of 1860 saw the election of Democratic Party nominee Joseph Wightman. This was the first Boston mayoral election won by a Democratic Party nominee. [1] It was held on December 10, 1860. [2]

Contents

Wightman was nominated by both the Democratic and Union tickets. His opponent, Moses Kimball, was nominated by the Republican Party. [3]

Results

1860 Boston mayoral election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Wightman 8,834 60.43
Republican Moses Kimball 5,67438.81
OtherScattering1110.76
Turnout 14,619100

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References

  1. Vrabel, Jim (2004), When in Boston: A Time Line & Almanac, Boston, MA: University Press of New England (UPNE), p. 173
  2. 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. 53. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  3. "The Municipal Election in Boston" . New York Daily Herald. December 11, 1860. Retrieved April 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.