1873 Boston mayoral election

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1873 Boston mayoral election
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Candidate Samuel C. Cobb Henry D. Cushing
Party Independent Prohibition
Alliance Democratic
Republican
People's
Citizen's
German
Popular vote19,187572
Percentage97.00%2.89%
Mayor before election

Leonard R. Cutter (acting)
Democratic

Elected mayor

Samuel C. Cobb
Independent

The Boston mayoral election of 1873 saw the election of Samuel C. Cobb.

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Nominations

Cobb, who opted not to affiliate himself with any political party, was nominated for mayor by a citizens meeting held on November 11, 1873. Some of the leading members of both the city's Democratic and Republican party organizations attending this meeting. Subsequently, both major parties nominated Cobb on their tickets for the election. [2] Cobb was also nominated on the tickets of the city's People's, Citizen's, and German parties. [3]

The Prohibition Party nominated Henry D. Cushing. [3] The Prohibition Party ran an independent ticket in the municipal elections that did not nominate any candidates that appeared on other party's tickets. Many of them were first-time candidates for public office. [4]

Results

1873 Boston mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Samuel C. Cobb 19,187 97.00
Prohibition Henry D. Cushing5722.89
OthersScattering220.11
Turnout 17,716

See also

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. pp. 54, 259. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ Winthrop, R. C.; Winsor, Justin; Green, Samuel A.; Bugbee, James M. (1891). "February Meeting, 1892. Results of Cartier's Explorations; Gifts to the Society; Memoir of Hon. Samuel Crocker Cobb". Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. pp. 296–330. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "The Election" . Newspapers.com. December 10, 1873. Retrieved May 1, 2024– via The Boston Globe.
  4. ↑ "The Election" . The Boston Globe: Morning Edition. December 10, 1873. Retrieved May 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.


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