Boston mayoral election, 1907

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The Boston mayoral election of 1907 occurred on Tuesday, December 10, 1907. Republican candidate George A. Hibbard defeated Democratic candidate John F. Fitzgerald, the incumbent Mayor of Boston, and John A. Coulthurst, an Independence League candidate. Primary elections for each party had been held on Thursday, November 14, 1907.

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George A. Hibbard American politician

George Albee Hibbard was an American political figure who was the Mayor of Boston from 1908 to 1910.

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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. [1]

Hibbard was inaugurated on Monday, January 6, 1908. [2]

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. [3] His still garnered some votes in the Democratic primary.

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Democratic primary

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CandidatesPrimary Election [4]
Votes%
John F. Fitzgerald 21,84896.5%
John A. Coulthurst4251.9%
all others3721.6%

Republican primary

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CandidatesPrimary Election [7]
Votes%
George A. Hibbard 11,00573.5%
William E. Hannan2,63717.6%
Frederic W. Bliss1,2968.7%
all others370.2%

Independence League primary

CandidatesPrimary Election [8]
Votes%
John A. Coulthurst37299.7%
all others10.3%

General election

CandidatesGeneral Election [9]
Votes%
R George A. Hibbard 38,11242.4%
D John F. Fitzgerald 35,93540.0%
IJohn A. Coulthurst15,81117.6%
all others130.0%

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "NEW HAND AT HELM" . The Boston Globe . January 7, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  3. ↑ "COULTHURST FOR MAYOR" . The Boston Globe . October 26, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  4. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1907. p. 146. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via archive.org.
  5. ↑ "Frederic Wright Bliss". usgennet.org. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ "MORE ASPIRANTS FOR MAYOR'S JOB" . The Boston Globe . November 10, 1907. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  7. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1907. p. 182. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via archive.org.
  8. ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1907. p. 170. Retrieved March 17, 2018– via archive.org.
  9. ↑ "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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