1917 Boston mayoral election

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1917 Boston mayoral election
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  1914 December 18, 1917 1921  
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Candidate Andrew James Peters James Michael Curley James A. Gallivan
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote42,92328,84819,427
Percentage42.9%32.7%22.0%

Mayor before election

James Michael Curley

Elected Mayor

Andrew James Peters

The Boston mayoral election of 1917 occurred on Tuesday, December 18, 1917. Andrew James Peters, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, defeated incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley and two other candidates. [1]

Contents

Peters was inaugurated on Monday, February 4, 1918. [2]

Candidates

Results

CandidatesGeneral Election [3]
Votes%
Andrew James Peters 37,923
James Michael Curley (incumbent)28,848
James A. Gallivan 19,427
Peter Francis Tague 1,751
all others353

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References

  1. "Peter Beats 2 Congressmen in Race for Mayor". Chicago Tribune . December 19, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved March 21, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  2. "PETERS WILL BE ON HAND AT INAUGURAL" . The Boston Globe . February 4, 1918. p. 3. Retrieved March 16, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  3. Annual Report of the Election Department. City of Boston. 1917. p. 151. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

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