1897 Boston mayoral election

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1897 Boston mayoral election
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  1895 December 21, 1897 1899  
  Josiah Quincy 5210004 015 032 (3x4d).jpg Edwin Upton Curtis (1861-1922) (2).png
Candidate Josiah Quincy Edwin Upton Curtis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote39,98435,947
Percentage50.1%45.1%

Mayor before election

Josiah Quincy
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Josiah Quincy
Democratic

The Boston mayoral election of 1897 occurred on Tuesday, December 21, 1897. In a rematch of the previous election, Democratic incumbent mayor Josiah Quincy defeated Republican former mayor Edwin Upton Curtis to win re-election to a second term. In addition to Curtis, Quincy also defeated two minor challengers. [1]

Contents

Quincy was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, January 3, 1898. [2]

Candidates

Results

CandidatesGeneral Election [5] [6]
Votes%
D Josiah Quincy (incumbent)39,984
R Edwin Upton Curtis 35,947
BDThomas Riley3,000
SLP David Goldstein 825
all others7

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References

  1. "THANKS ALL" . The Boston Globe . December 22, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  2. "MAYOR QUINCY'S SECOND INAUGURAL" . The Boston Globe . January 4, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved March 22, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  3. "IN THE FRAY" . The Boston Globe . November 12, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  4. "RILEY NAMED" . The Boston Globe . November 13, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  5. "Boston Mayor Race - Dec 21, 1897". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  6. "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1897. p. 47. Retrieved March 22, 2018 via archive.org. mayoral election results not found

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