Boston mayoral election, 1907
Candidate
George A. Hibbard
John F. Fitzgerald
John A. Coulthurst
Party
Republican
Democratic
Independence
Popular vote
38,112
35,935
15,811
Percentage
42.4%
40.0%
17.6%
Mayor before election
John F. Fitzgerald
Democratic
Elected Mayor
George A. Hibbard
Republican
The Boston mayoral election of 1907 occurred on Tuesday, December 10, 1907. Republican candidate George A. Hibbard defeated Democratic candidate John F. Fitzgerald , the incumbent Mayor of Boston , and John A. Coulthurst, an Independence League candidate. Primary elections for each party had been held on Thursday, November 14, 1907.
This was the final Boston mayoral election for a two-year term, and that was partisan in nature; a new city charter adopted in 1909 made the mayoral term four years, and made Boston municipal elections non-partisan.[1]
Hibbard was inaugurated on Monday, January 6, 1908.[2]
Results [ ]
Note: In October, John A. Coulthurst was selected as the Independence League candidate, and he resigned his position as secretary of the Democratic state committee .[3] His still garnered some votes in the Democratic primary.
Democratic primary [ ]
John A. Coulthurst, lawyer, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1902–1904)
John F. Fitzgerald , Mayor of Boston since 1906, former member of the United States House of Representatives (1895–1901) and the Massachusetts Senate (1892–1894)
Candidates
Primary Election [4]
Votes
%
John F. Fitzgerald (incumbent)
21,848
96.5%
John A. Coulthurst
425
1.9%
all others
372
1.6%
Republican primary [ ]
Frederic W. Bliss, lawyer, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1891–1894)[5]
William E. Hannan, Street Commissioner,[6] former member of the Boston Common Council (1901)
George A. Hibbard , Postmaster of Boston since 1899, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1894–1895)
Candidates
Primary Election [7]
Votes
%
George A. Hibbard
11,005
73.5%
William E. Hannan
2,637
17.6%
Frederic W. Bliss
1,296
8.7%
all others
37
0.2%
Independence League primary [ ]
John A. Coulthurst, lawyer, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1902–1904)
Candidates
Primary Election [8]
Votes
%
John A. Coulthurst
372
99.7%
all others
1
0.3%
General election [ ]
Candidates
General Election [9]
Votes
%
R
George A. Hibbard
38,112
42.4%
D
John F. Fitzgerald (incumbent)
35,935
40.0%
I
John A. Coulthurst
15,811
17.6%
all others
13
0.0%
See also [ ]
List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts
References [ ]
^ "New Boston Charter is the Worst Defeat Ever Given Boss Rule" . The Marion Daily Mirror . Marion, Ohio . November 3, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "NEW HAND AT HELM" . The Boston Globe . January 7, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved March 17, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^ "COULTHURST FOR MAYOR" . The Boston Globe . October 26, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link ]
^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners" . City of Boston. 1907. p. 146. Retrieved March 17, 2018 – via archive.org.
^ "Frederic Wright Bliss" . usgennet.org . Retrieved March 17, 2017 .
^ "MORE ASPIRANTS FOR MAYOR'S JOB" . The Boston Globe . November 10, 1907. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link ]
^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners" . City of Boston. 1907. p. 182. Retrieved March 17, 2018 – via archive.org.
^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners" . City of Boston. 1907. p. 170. Retrieved March 17, 2018 – via archive.org.
^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners" . City of Boston. 1907. p. 210. Retrieved March 17, 2018 – via archive.org.
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