1903 Boston mayoral election
Candidate
Patrick Collins
George N. Swallow
George W. Galvin
Party
Democratic
Republican
Socialist
Popular vote
48,745
22,369
5,205
Percentage
63.0%
28.9%
6.7%
Mayor before election
Patrick Collins
Democratic
Elected Mayor
Patrick Collins
Democratic
The Boston mayoral election of 1903 occurred on Tuesday, December 15, 1903. Democratic candidate and incumbent Mayor of Boston Patrick Collins defeated Republican candidate George N. Swallow , and two other contenders, to win a second term.
Under legislation adopted in June 1903,[1] this was the first Boston municipal election with "caucuses, henceforth to be called primaries",[2] which were held on Thursday, November 19, 1903.
Inaugural exercises were held on Monday, January 4, 1904.[3]
Results [ ]
Democratic primary [ ]
Patrick Collins , Mayor of Boston since 1902, former member of the United States House of Representatives (1883–1889), Massachusetts Senate (1870–1871), and Massachusetts House of Representatives (1868–1869)
Frederick S. Gore, member of the Massachusetts Senate[4]
Candidates
Primary Election [5]
Votes
%
Patrick Collins (incumbent)
30,729
73.4%
Frederick S. Gore
11,129
26.6%
all others
5
0.0%
Republican primary [ ]
E. Peabody Gerry, physician, age 56, former Boston Alderman (1900)
Michael J. Murray, lawyer, age 36
George N. Swallow , grocer, age 49, former chairman of the Boston Republican Committee (1899), Governor's councilor (1888–1889), state senator (1894), and state representative (1889–1891)
Source: [6]
Candidates
Primary Election [7]
Votes
%
George N. Swallow
6,383
52.3%
Michael J. Murray
3,294
27.0%
E. Peabody Gerry
2,530
20.7%
Other candidates [ ]
Galvin received all 423 votes cast in his party's primary election for mayor.[10]
General election [ ]
Candidates [11]
General Election [12]
Votes
%
D
Patrick Collins (incumbent)
48,745
63.0%
R
George N. Swallow
22,369
28.9%
S
George W. Galvin
5,205
6.7%
SLP
William H. Carroll
1,018
1.3%
all others
14
0.0%
See also [ ]
List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts
References [ ]
^ "Governor Signs the Luce Primary Election Law" . The Boston Post . June 24, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "CAUCUS LAW" . The Boston Globe . July 30, 1903. p. 12. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^ "MAYOR COLLINS' INAUGURAL" . The Boston Globe . January 5, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^ "FRED GORE FOR MAYOR" . The Boston Globe . October 20, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners" . City of Boston. 1903. p. 119. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
^ "The Five Mayoralty Candidates by Comparison" . The Boston Post . November 15, 1903. p. 29. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners" . City of Boston. 1903. p. 148. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
^ "Socialist Labor Party Denounces the Socialists" . The Boston Post . November 30, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Socialist City Campaign to Open Tomorrow" . The Boston Post . November 12, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners" . City of Boston. 1903. p. 168. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
^ "The Ticket for Today's Election" . The Boston Post . December 15, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners" . City of Boston. 1903. p. 192. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
Further reading [ ]
"Collins Sweeps Boston" . The New York Times . December 16, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
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