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1835 Boston mayoral election

The 1835 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Whig Party nominee Samuel Turell Armstrong. It was held on December 14, 1835.[1]

1835 Boston mayoral election
← 1834 December 14, 1835 1836 →
 
Candidate Samuel Turell Armstrong John W. James
Party Whig
Popular vote 3,039 1,185
Percentage 67.64% 26.37%
Mayor before election

Theodore Lyman II

 Elected Mayor

Samuel Turell Armstrong
Whig

Incumbent mayor Theodore Lyman II was not a candidate for reelection,[2] declining to run.[3] He had been given the Whig Party nomination, but declined to run, at which point Lieutenant Governor Samuel Turell Armstrong was nominated. Armstrong was regarded to be the major front-runner to win.[4][5]

Results edit

1835 Boston mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Samuel Turell Armstrong 3,039 67.64
John W. James 1,185 26.37
Scattering Other 269 5.99
Total votes 4,493 100

See also edit

References edit

  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. ^ "Samuel F. Armstrong". The Weekly Standard. December 31, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mayor of Boston". The Liberator. Vermont Telegraph. December 26, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Daily Commercial Advertiser". Daily Commercial Advertiser. November 13, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hon Samuel T. Armstrong". Vermont Gazette. December 1, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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