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1837 Boston mayoral election

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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

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

Candidates

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

Results

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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

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References

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  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 April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Boston Election". Fall River Monitor. December 16, 1837. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boston City Elections". Fall River Monitor. Boston Patriot. December 16, 1837. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.