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1860 Boston mayoral election

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Boston mayoral election, 1860
← 1859 December 10, 1860 1861 →
 
Candidate Joseph Wightman Moses Kimball
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 8,834 5,674
Percentage 60.43% 38.81%

Mayor before election

Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.
Republican

Elected Mayor

Joseph Wightman
Democratic

The Boston mayoral election of 1860 saw the election of Joseph Wightman, Boston's first mayor from the Democratic Party.[1]

Results

1860 Boston mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Wightman 8,834 60.43%
Republican Moses Kimball 5,674 38.81%
Other Scattering 111 0.76%
Turnout 14,619

See also

References

  1. ^ Vrabel, Jim (2004), When in Boston: A Time Line & Almanac, Boston, MA: University Press of New England (UPNE), p. 173
  2. ^ "RaceID=730631". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 10, 2019.