1890 Boston mayoral election

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1890 Boston mayoral election
  1889 December 9, 1890 [1] 1891  
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Candidate Nathan Matthews Jr. Moody Merrill
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote32,21019,957
Percentage59.37%36.78%

Mayor before election

Thomas N. Hart
Republican

Elected Mayor

Nathan Matthews Jr.
Democratic

The Boston mayoral election of 1890 saw the election of Nathan Matthews Jr. Incumbent Mayor Thomas N. Hart was defeated for the Republican nomination by Moody Merrill. [2]

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Results

1890 Boston mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathan Matthews Jr. 32,210 59.37%
Republican Moody Merrill 19,95736.78%
Prohibition Samuel B. Shapleigh2,0433.77%
OthersScattering440.08%
Turnout 54,254

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References

  1. 1 2 "RaceID=727499". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  2. "Mayor Hart Defeated". The New York Times. November 15, 1890.