1903 Boston mayoral election

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1903 Boston mayoral election
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Candidate Patrick Collins George N. Swallow George W. Galvin
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Popular vote48,74522,3695,205
Percentage63.0%28.9%6.7%
Mayor before election

Patrick Collins
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Patrick Collins
Democratic

The Boston mayoral election of 1903 occurred on Tuesday, December 15, 1903. Democratic incumbent Patrick Collins defeated Republican nomknee George N. Swallow and two other contenders to win a second term.

Contents

Under legislation adopted in June 1903, [1] this was the first Boston municipal election with "caucuses, henceforth to be called primaries", [2] which were held on Thursday, November 19, 1903.

Inaugural exercises were held on Monday, January 4, 1904. [3]

Results

Democratic primary

CandidatesPrimary Election [5]
Votes%
Patrick Collins (incumbent)30,729
Frederick S. Gore11,129
all others5

Republican primary

Source: [6]

CandidatesPrimary Election [7]
Votes%
George N. Swallow 6,383
Michael J. Murray3,294
E. Peabody Gerry2,530

Other candidates

Galvin received all 423 votes cast in his party's primary election for mayor. [10]

General election

Candidates [11] General Election [12]
Votes%
D Patrick Collins (incumbent)48,745
R George N. Swallow 22,369
S George W. Galvin 5,205
SLPWilliam H. Carroll1,018
all others14

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References

  1. ↑ "Governor Signs the Luce Primary Election Law". The Boston Post . June 24, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "CAUCUS LAW" . The Boston Globe . July 30, 1903. p. 12. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  3. ↑ "MAYOR COLLINS' INAUGURAL" . The Boston Globe . January 5, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  4. ↑ "FRED GORE FOR MAYOR" . The Boston Globe . October 20, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  5. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1903. p. 119. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via archive.org.
  6. ↑ "The Five Mayoralty Candidates by Comparison". The Boston Post . November 15, 1903. p. 29. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1903. p. 148. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via archive.org.
  8. ↑ "Socialist Labor Party Denounces the Socialists". The Boston Post . November 30, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Socialist City Campaign to Open Tomorrow". The Boston Post . November 12, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1903. p. 168. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via archive.org.
  11. ↑ "The Ticket for Today's Election". The Boston Post . December 15, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1903. p. 192. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via archive.org.

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