Boston mayoral election, 1905

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Boston mayoral election, 1905
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Candidate John F. Fitzgerald Louis A. Frothingham Henry S. Dewey
Party Democratic Republican People's
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 occurred on Tuesday, December 12, 1905. Democratic candidate John F. Fitzgerald defeated Republican candidate Louis A. Frothingham, and four other contenders, to win his first term as Mayor of Boston. 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, did not run for the position.

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

Results

Democratic primary

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CandidatesPrimary Election [3]
Votes%
John F. Fitzgerald 28,13053.6%
Edward J. Donovan24,38746.4%
all others50.0%

Republican primary

Louis A. Frothingham American politician

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Withdrew

Sources: [4] [5]

CandidatesPrimary Election [6]
Votes%
Louis A. Frothingham 9,94146.6%
Henry S. Dewey9,74545.7%
Edward B. Callender1,6537.7%
all others40.0%

Other candidates

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General election

Candidates [10] General Election [11]
Votes%
D John F. Fitzgerald 44,17147.5%
R Louis A. Frothingham 36,02838.7%
PHenry S. Dewey11,60812.5%
SGeorge G. Hall7120.8%
MJames A. Watson4570.5%
Michael D. Fitzgerald90.0%
all others140.0%

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References

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