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1837 Boston mayoral election

The 1837 Boston mayoral election saw the reelection of Whig Party incumbent Samuel Atkins Eliot. It was held on December 11, 1837.[1]

1837 Boston mayoral election
← 1836 December 11, 1837 1838 →
 
Candidate Samuel Atkins Eliot Amasa Walker Theodore Lyman II
Party Democratic
Popular vote 3,475 1,127 undisclosed large number of votes
Percentage 55.57% 18.02%

Mayor before election

Samuel Atkins Eliot
Whig

Elected Mayor

Samuel Atkins Eliot
Whig

Candidates

Eliot sought reelection. Amasa Walker was the Democratic Party/locofoco nominee. Also running was former mayor Theodore Lyman II.[2]

Results

As part of the scattering, Lyman received more than 300 votes, by one account around 1,200 or more.[2][3]

1837 Boston mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Samuel Atkins Eliot (incumbent) 3,475 55.57
Democratic Amasa Walker 1,127 18.02
Scattering Other (including Lyman) 1,651 26.40
Total votes 6,253 100

See also

References

  1. ^ a b A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers. City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 50. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Boston Election". Fall River Monitor. December 16, 1837. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boston City Elections". Fall River Monitor. Boston Patriot. December 16, 1837. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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