1905 Boston mayoral election

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1905 Boston mayoral election
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Candidate John F. Fitzgerald Louis A. Frothingham Henry S. Dewey
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Popular vote44,17136,02811,608
Percentage47.5%38.7%12.5%
Mayor before election

Daniel A. Whelton
Democratic

Elected mayor

John F. Fitzgerald
Democratic

The Boston mayoral election of 1905 took place on Tuesday, December 12, 1905. [1] Democratic nominee John F. Fitzgerald defeated Republican nominee Louis A. Frothingham and four other contenders to win election to his first term as Mayor of Boston. Ahead of the general election, primary elections had been held on Thursday, November 16, 1905.

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Daniel A. Whelton, who had become acting mayor upon the death of Mayor Patrick Collins in September 1905, [2] did not run for the position.

Fitzgerald was inaugurated on Monday, January 1, 1906. [3]

Results

Democratic primary

CandidatesPrimary Election [5]
Votes%
John F. Fitzgerald 28,130
Edward J. Donovan24,387
all others5

Republican primary

Withdrew

Sources: [6] [7]

CandidatesPrimary Election [8]
Votes%
Louis A. Frothingham 9,941
Henry S. Dewey 9,745
Edward B. Callender1,653
all others4

Other candidates

General election

Candidates [1] [12] General Election [1] [13]
Votes%
D John F. Fitzgerald 44,171
R Louis A. Frothingham 36,028
P Henry S. Dewey 11,608
SGeorge G. Hall712
MJames A. Watson457
Michael D. Fitzgerald9
Scattering 14
Total Vote92,999100

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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. p. 56.
  2. ↑ "PAST MAYORS OF BOSTON". boston.gov. July 8, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fitzgerald Boston's Mayor". The Washington Post . January 2, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "DONOVAN OR FITZGERALD?" . The Boston Globe . September 20, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  5. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1905. p. 107. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via archive.org.
  6. ↑ "FROTHINGHAM HAS THREE OPPONENTS" . The Boston Globe . October 25, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  7. ↑ "BROMBERG OUT" . The Boston Globe . October 27, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  8. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1905. p. 138. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via archive.org.
  9. 1 2 "EACH THINKS HE WILL WIN" . The Boston Globe . December 10, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  10. ↑ "WHOLE LIST OFF TICKET" . The Boston Globe . December 3, 1905. p. 10. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  11. ↑ "GEORGE G. HALL FOR MAYOR" . The Boston Globe . November 6, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  12. ↑ "PAPERS ALL FILED" . The Boston Globe . November 28, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  13. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1905. p. 171. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via archive.org.

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