1907 Boston mayoral election

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1907 Boston mayoral election
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Candidate George A. Hibbard John F. Fitzgerald John A. Coulthurst
Party Republican Democratic Independence
Popular vote38,11235,93515,811
Percentage42.4%40.0%17.6%
Mayor before election

John F. Fitzgerald
Democratic

Elected mayor

George A. Hibbard
Republican

The Boston mayoral election of 1907 was held on Tuesday, December 10, [1] and saw Republican nominee George A. Hibbard defeat Democratic incumbent John F. Fitzgerald as well as Independence League nominee John A. Coulthurst. Ahead of the general election, primary elections for each party had taken place on Thursday, November 14, 1907.

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This was the final Boston mayoral election for a two-year term, and that was partisan in nature; a new city charter adopted in 1909 made the mayoral term four years, and made Boston municipal elections non-partisan. [2]

Hibbard was inaugurated on Monday, January 6, 1908. [3]

Results

Note: In October, John A. Coulthurst was selected as the Independence League candidate, and he resigned his position as secretary of the Democratic state committee. [4] His still garnered some votes in the Democratic primary.

Democratic primary

CandidatesPrimary Election [5]
Votes%
John F. Fitzgerald (incumbent)21,848
John A. Coulthurst425
all others372

Republican primary

CandidatesPrimary Election [8]
Votes%
George A. Hibbard 11,005
William E. Hannan2,637
Frederic W. Bliss1,296
all others37

Independence League primary

CandidatesPrimary Election [9]
Votes%
John A. Coulthurst372
all others1

General election

CandidatesGeneral Election [1] [10]
Votes%
R George A. Hibbard 38,112
D John F. Fitzgerald (incumbent)35,935
IJohn A. Coulthurst15,811
Scattering 13
Total vote89,871100

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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. p. 56.
  2. ↑ "New Boston Charter is the Worst Defeat Ever Given Boss Rule". The Marion Daily Mirror. Marion, Ohio. November 3, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "NEW HAND AT HELM" . The Boston Globe . January 7, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  4. ↑ "COULTHURST FOR MAYOR" . The Boston Globe . October 26, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1907. p. 146. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via archive.org.
  6. ↑ "Frederic Wright Bliss". usgennet.org. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ "MORE ASPIRANTS FOR MAYOR'S JOB" . The Boston Globe . November 10, 1907. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1907. p. 182. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via archive.org.
  9. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1907. p. 170. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via archive.org.
  10. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1907. p. 210. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via archive.org.

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