1901 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1901 occurred on Tuesday, December 10, 1901. Democratic nominee Patrick Collins defeated Republican incumbent mayor Thomas N. Hart and two other contenders.

1901 Boston mayoral election

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Candidate Patrick Collins Thomas N. Hart
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 52,035 33,196
Percentage 60.1% 38.3%

Mayor before election

Thomas N. Hart
Republican

Elected mayor

Patrick Collins
Democratic

Collins was inaugurated on Monday, January 6, 1902.[1]

Candidates

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Party conventions

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The Republican convention was held on November 19, 1901, at Association Hall. Incumbent Thomas N. Hart was renominated by acclamation.[4]

The Democratic convention was held on November 20, 1901, at Steinert Hall. Patrick Collins unanimously won the party's nomination for Mayor.[5]

Results

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Candidates General Election[6]
Votes %
D Patrick Collins 52,035 60.1%
R Thomas N. Hart (incumbent) 33,196 38.3%
S John Weaver Sherman 957 1.1%
SLP Herman W. A. Raasch 426 0.5%
all others 1 0.0%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Collins Becomes Mayor Today". The Boston Post. January 6, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "To Run Independent". The Boston Post. November 24, 1901. p. 4. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sherman Accepts". The Boston Post. December 6, 1901. p. 4. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Thomas N. Hart for Hub's Mayor: Republicans Renominated Him With Earnestness". The Boston Daily Globe. November 20, 1901.
  5. ^ "For Mayor. P. A. Collins: Democratic City Convention Names Him Amid Enthusiasm". The Boston Daily Globe. November 21, 1901.
  6. ^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1901. p. 62. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.

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