Boston mayoral election, 1941

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The Boston mayoral election of 1941 occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 1941. Incumbent Mayor Maurice J. Tobin defeated former Mayor James Michael Curley and two others.

Maurice J. Tobin American politician

Maurice Joseph Tobin was a Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, the Governor of Massachusetts, and United States Secretary of Labor. He was a Democrat and a liberal who supported the New Deal and Fair Deal programs, and was outspoken in his support for labor unions. However, he had little success battling against the conservative majorities in the Massachusetts legislature, and the U.S. Congress.

James Michael Curley American politician

James Michael Curley was an American Democratic Party politician from Boston, Massachusetts. One of the most colorful figures in Massachusetts politics in the first half of the 20th century, Curley served four terms as Democratic Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, including part of one while in prison. He also served a single term as Governor of Massachusetts, characterized by one biographer as "a disaster mitigated only by moments of farce", for its free spending and corruption.

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This was the first election held following a 1939 referendum that repealed a 1918 law, which had prevented an incumbent Mayor of Boston from serving consecutive terms. [1]

Mayor of Boston

The Mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston has a mayor-council system of government. Boston's mayoral elections are non-partisan, and elect a mayor to a four-year term; there are no term limits. The mayor's office is in Boston City Hall, in Government Center.

Inaugural exercises were held Monday, January 5, 1942. [2]

Candidates

Governor of Massachusetts head of state and of government of the U.S. commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Governor of Massachusetts is the head of the executive branch of the Government of Massachusetts and serves as commander-in-chief of the Commonwealth's military forces. The current governor is Charlie Baker.

United States House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the legislature of the United States.

Joseph Lee (1901-1991) was an American politician who served ten terms on the Boston School Committee.

Results

CandidatesGeneral Election [3]
Votes%
Maurice J. Tobin 125,78645.98
James Michael Curley 116,43043.49
Joseph Lee 19,1867.17
Malcolm Nichols 6,3182.36

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References

  1. ↑ "SECOND TERM WINS IN BOSTON" . The Boston Globe . November 8, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  2. ↑ "Boston Ready, Willing to Sacrifice for Victory, Mayor Tobin Declares at Inaugural Exercises" . The Boston Globe . January 6, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved March 16, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  3. ↑ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1941. p. 38.

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