The Boston Evening Transcript characterized Mayor Lincoln as a strong front-runner, writing on December 3, 1864, "there can be no doubt ever of the triumphant re-election of Mayor Lincoln and his associates on the Union Republican ticket."[4] After the election, the Boston Evening Transcript wrote that the election of Lincoln and the Union Republican nominees for other municipal offices had been a "foregone conclusion".[2]
Resultsedit
The Boston Evening Transcript described the margins of the victory received Lincoln and his fellow Union Republican nominees for city offices were, "extraordinarily large". It also characterized the turnout for the election as, "small" when compared to that of the 1864 United States presidential election that was held in November.[2]
^ abA 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. 53. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^ abc"The City Election". Boston Evening Transcript. December 13, 1864. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Meeting of the Democratic Ward and City Committee". Newspapers.com. December 3, 1864. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Boston Evening Transcript.
^"The Municipal Election". Boston Evening Transcript. December 3, 1864. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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1864, boston, mayoral, election, held, december, 1864, frederic, lincoln, reelected, sixth, overall, term, 1863, december, 1864, 1865, candidate, frederic, lincoln, thomas, coffin, amory, party, republican, democratic, popular, vote, percentage, mayor, before,. The 1864 Boston mayoral election was held on December 12 1864 1 and saw Frederic W Lincoln Jr reelected to a sixth overall term 1864 Boston mayoral election 1863 December 12 1864 1865 Candidate Frederic W Lincoln Jr Thomas Coffin Amory Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 6 877 2 732 Percentage 71 41 28 37 Mayor before election Frederic W Lincoln Jr Republican Elected Mayor Frederic W Lincoln Jr Republican Contents 1 Campaign 2 Results 3 See also 4 ReferencesCampaign editMayor Frederic W Lincoln Jr was renominated by the Republican Party which ran under the Union Republican banner amid the ongoing American Civil War 2 Lincoln s opponent Thomas Coffin Amory accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party in a letter that was read on his behalf to the December 2 1864 meeting of the city s Democratic Ward and City Committee 3 The Boston Evening Transcript characterized Mayor Lincoln as a strong front runner writing on December 3 1864 there can be no doubt ever of the triumphant re election of Mayor Lincoln and his associates on the Union Republican ticket 4 After the election the Boston Evening Transcript wrote that the election of Lincoln and the Union Republican nominees for other municipal offices had been a foregone conclusion 2 Results editThe Boston Evening Transcript described the margins of the victory received Lincoln and his fellow Union Republican nominees for city offices were extraordinarily large It also characterized the turnout for the election as small when compared to that of the 1864 United States presidential election that was held in November 2 1864 Boston mayoral election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Frederic W Lincoln Jr incumbent 6 877 71 41 Democratic Thomas Coffin Amory 2 732 28 37 Others Scattering 21 0 22 Turnout 9 630See also editList of mayors of Boston MassachusettsReferences edit 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 53 Retrieved April 7 2023 a b c The City Election Boston Evening Transcript December 13 1864 Retrieved November 14 2023 via Newspapers com Meeting of the Democratic Ward and City Committee Newspapers com December 3 1864 Retrieved November 14 2023 via Boston Evening Transcript The Municipal Election Boston Evening Transcript December 3 1864 Retrieved November 14 2023 via Newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1864 Boston mayoral election amp oldid 1185098236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
