Boston mayoral election, 1945

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Boston mayoral election, 1949
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Candidate James Michael Curley John E. Kerrigan William Arthur Reilly
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote111,82460,41346,135
Percentage45.74%24.71%18.87%
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Candidate John J. Sawtelle
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote12,743
Percentage5.21%
Mayor before election

John E. Kerrigan

Elected Mayor

James Michael Curley

The Boston mayoral election of 1945 occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 1945. Former Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley defeated acting mayor John E. Kerrigan and four other candidates.

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Contents

Curley was inaugurated on Monday, January 7, 1946. [1]

Candidates

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Results

CandidatesGeneral Election [2]
Votes%
James Michael Curley 111,82445.74
John E. Kerrigan 60,41324.71
William Arthur Reilly 46,13518.87
John J. Sawtelle 12,7435.21
Joseph Lee 10,0424.11
Michael Paul Feeney 3,2981.35

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References

  1. ↑ Whipple, Charles (January 8, 1946). "Curley Starts Clean Sweep at City Hall" . The Boston Globe . p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1945. p. 46.

Further reading

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