1878 Boston mayoral election

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1878 Boston mayoral election
  1877 December 10, 1878 [1] 1879  
  Frederick O. Prince 5210004 015 024 (3x4e).jpg Col. Charles R. Codman (2).jpg
Candidate Frederick O. Prince Charles R. Codman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote19,67618,003
Percentage51.59%47.20%

Mayor before election

Henry L. Pierce
Republican

Elected Mayor

Frederick O. Prince
Democratic

The Boston mayoral election of 1878 saw Republican Frederick O. Prince elected to return the mayoralty for a second nonconsecutive term. He defeated Democratic nominee Charles R. Codman and Greenback contender Davis J. King.

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Nominations

The city's Republicans nominated Charles R. Codman for mayor on a "Citizens'" ticket at a convention held on November 30. [2]

The city's Democrats formally nominated former mayor Frederick O. Prince on November 11, 1878. [3]

The Labor Reform Party and Workingman's Party (Greenbacks) formally nominated Davis J. King on December 6, 1878. [4] [5] However, many of the city's backers of leading Greenback Benjamin Butler instead supported Prince's candidacy. [5] [6]

Results

1878 Boston mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frederick O. Prince 19,676 51.59%
Republican Charles R. Codman 18,00347.20%
Greenback Davis J. King4401.15%
OthersScattering220.06%
Turnout 38,141

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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. pp. 54, 259. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. "Municipal Politics" . Boston Post. November 30, 1878. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Hon. F. O. Prince Nominated for Mayor of Boston by the Young Men's Executive Democratic Committee–The Re-count in the Third District" . Boston Post. November 12, 1878. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Convention of the Ward and City Committee of the Labor Reform Party" . The Boston Globe. December 6, 1878. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "The Workingmen" . Boston Evening Transcript. December 8, 1878. Retrieved May 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "The News in a Nutshell" . The Portland Daily Press. November 12, 1878. Retrieved May 3, 2024.