1858 Boston mayoral election

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Boston mayoral election, 1858
← 1857 December 13, 1858 1859 →
 
Candidate Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. Moses Kimball Julius A. Palmer Jr.
Party Republican Temperance
Popular vote 6,298 4,449 1,007
Percentage 52.65% 37.20% 8.42%
Mayor before election

Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.
Republican

Elected Mayor

Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.
Republican

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The Boston mayoral election of 1858 saw the reelection of Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.

Although nominated by both the People's Union [1] and National American parties,[2] former mayor Jerome V. C. Smith himself refused to run he declined to run.[3]

Results

1858 Boston mayoral election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. (incumbent) 6,298 52.65%
- Moses Kimball 4,449 37.20%
Temperance Julius A. Palmer Jr. 1,007 8.42%
Know Nothing Jerome V. C. Smith 183 1.53%
Other Scattering 24 0.20%
Turnout 11,961

See also

References

  1. ^ Boston Traveler, 18 November 1858, p. 2.
  2. ^ Boston Evening Transcript, 1 December 1858, p. 4.
  3. ^ Boston Evening Transcript, 13 December 1858, p. 2.
  4. ^ "RaceID=730629". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 10, 2019.

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