1933 Boston mayoral election

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1933 Boston mayoral election
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  1929 November 7, 1933 1937  
  Frederick William Mansfield (2).png Malcolm E. Nichols portrait photograph, circa 1925 a (3x4).jpg
Candidate Frederick Mansfield Malcolm Nichols
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote70,03568,321
Percentage28.31%27.62%

  1918 William Foley Massachusetts House of Representatives (2).png 1935 Henry Parkman senator Massachusetts (cropped) (a).png
Candidate William J. Foley Henry Parkman Jr.
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote60,77628,184
Percentage24.57%11.73%

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Results by ward
Democrats (Mansfield, Foley, And O'Connell):      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%+
Republicans (Nichols And Parkman Jr.:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%+

Mayor before election

James Michael Curley

Elected mayor

Frederick Mansfield

The Boston mayoral election of 1933 occurred on Tuesday, November 7, 1933. Former state treasurer Frederick Mansfield defeated five other candidates to be elected Mayor of Boston.

Contents

In 1918, the Massachusetts state legislature had passed legislation making the Mayor of Boston ineligible to serve consecutive terms. [1] Thus, incumbent James Michael Curley was unable to run for re-election.

Mansfield was inaugurated on Monday, January 1, 1934. [2]

Candidates

Results

CandidatesGeneral Election [3]
Votes%
Frederick Mansfield 70,03528.31
Malcolm Nichols 68,32127.62
William J. Foley 60,77624.57
Henry Parkman Jr. 28,18411.73
Joseph F. O'Connell 9,9614.03
Michael H. Sullivan9,1273.69
All others1320.53

See also

References

  1. "REPORT BILL TO STOP CONSECUTIVE TERMS" . The Boston Globe . February 26, 1918. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  2. "MANSFIELD TO TAKE OATH THIS MORNING" . The Boston Globe . January 1, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved March 16, 2018 via pqarchiver.com.
  3. Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1933. p. 41.

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