1895 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1895 occurred on Tuesday, December 10, 1895. Democratic candidate Josiah Quincy defeated Republican candidate and incumbent Mayor of Boston Edwin Upton Curtis, and one other contender, to win election to his first term.[1]

1895 Boston mayoral election
December 10, 1895
 
Candidate Josiah Quincy Edwin Upton Curtis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 40,270 35,864
Percentage 52.5% 46.7%
Mayor before election

Edwin Upton Curtis
Republican

 Elected Mayor

Josiah Quincy
Democratic

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Due to a change of the city charter in June 1895,[2] this was the first Boston mayoral election for a two-year term; prior mayoral elections had been held annually.

Quincy was inaugurated on Monday, January 6, 1896.[3] His grandfather Josiah Quincy IV (known as Josiah Quincy Jr.) and great-grandfather Josiah Quincy III also had served as Mayors of Boston.[4]

Candidates

Results
Candidates General Election[8]
Votes %
DJosiah Quincy 40,270 52.5%
REdwin Upton Curtis (incumbent) 35,864 46.7%
MRFrank Parsons 585 0.8%
all others 2 0.0%

Results by ward
Ward[8] Quincy Curtis Parsons
Votes % Votes % Votes %
1 1,636 42.49 2,202 57.19 12 0.31
2 1,996 71.41 793 28.37 6 0.21
3 1,720 66.95 836 32.54 13 0.51
4 1,172 51.49 1,081 47.50 23 1.01
5 1,504 63.25 861 36.21 13 0.55
6 1,410 77.56 402 22.11 6 0.33
7 920 72.78 335 26.50 9 0.71
8 1,464 76.69 421 22.05 24 1.26
9 670 37.41 1,106 61.75 15 0.84
10 359 30.48 807 68.51 12 1.02
11 1,102 28.82 2,683 70.16 39 1.02
12 1,083 71.20 425 27.94 13 0.85
13 2,285 83.46 440 16.07 13 0.47
14 2,736 59.92 1,797 39.36 33 0.72
15 2,011 66.55 988 32.69 23 0.76
16 1,353 64.34 726 34.52 24 1.14
17 1,199 47.83 1,280 51.06 28 1.12
18 937 36.59 1,600 62.48 24 0.94
19 1,835 58.25 1,277 40.54 38 1.21
20 2,806 56.32 2,147 43.10 29 0.58
21 1,812 36.65 3,110 62.90 22 0.44
22 2,218 61.20 1,388 38.29 19 0.52
23 2,243 42.44 2,980 56.39 62 1.17
24 2,615 36.24 4,528 62.75 73 1.01
25 1,184 41.59 1,651 57.99 12 0.42

See also

References
  1. "QUINCY'S PLURALITY 4441". The Boston Globe. December 11, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  2. "CHARTER AMENDED". The Boston Globe. June 2, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  3. "MAYOR QUINCY'S INAUGURAL". The Boston Globe. January 7, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  4. "THE THIRD MAYOR JOSIAH QUINCY". The Boston Globe. December 11, 1895. p. 12. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  5. "NAMED FOR MAYOR". The Boston Globe. November 16, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  6. "PARSONS ACCEPTS". The Boston Globe. November 30, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  7. "Josiah Quincy Elected". Hartford Courant. December 11, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  8. "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1895. p. 57. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via archive.org.

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