Boston mayoral election, 1921
Candidate
James Michael Curley
John R. Murphy
Charles S. O'Connor
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
74,261
71,791
10,844
Percentage
46.1%
44.5%
6.7%
Mayor before election
Andrew James Peters
Elected Mayor
James Michael Curley
The Boston mayoral election of 1921 occurred on Tuesday, December 13, 1921. James Michael Curley , who had previously served as Mayor of Boston (1914–1918), was elected for the second time, defeating three other candidates.[1]
In 1918, the Massachusetts state legislature had passed legislation making the Mayor of Boston ineligible to serve consecutive terms.[2] Thus, incumbent Andrew James Peters was unable to run for re-election.
Due to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, this was the first Boston municipal election that women could vote in.[3]
Curley was inaugurated on Monday, February 6, 1922.[4]
Candidates [ ]
Charles S. Baxter , former Mayor of Medford from 1901 to 1904[5]
James Michael Curley , former member of the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1914, Mayor of Boston from 1914 to 1918
John R. Murphy , former Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department [1]
Charles S. O'Connor, member of the Boston School Committee[5]
Withdrew
Joseph C. Pelletier , District Attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts [6]
Results [ ]
Candidates
General Election [7]
Votes
%
James Michael Curley
74,261
46.1%
John R. Murphy
71,791
44.5%
Charles S. O'Connor
10,844
6.7%
Charles S. Baxter
4,268
2.6%
all others
22
0.0%
See also [ ]
List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts
References [ ]
^ a b "Curley Chosen Boston Mayor; Plurality, 2,315" . The Washington Post . AP . December 14, 1921. Retrieved March 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "REPORT BILL TO STOP CONSECUTIVE TERMS" . The Boston Globe . February 26, 1918. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^ Merrill, John D. (December 13, 1921). "EXPECT TOTAL VOTE OF 150,000 TO 160,000" . The Boston Globe . p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^ "CURLEY TAKES OFFICE TODAY" . The Boston Globe . February 6, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^ a b "BAXTER ENTERS MAYORALTY RACE" . The Boston Globe . October 6, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link ]
^ "Pelletier Quits Mayoralty Race" . New-York Tribune . New York City . December 3, 1921. Retrieved March 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ Annual Report of the Election Department . City of Boston. 1921. p. 30. Retrieved March 14, 2018 .
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