1933 Boston mayoral election

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1933 Boston mayoral election

← 1929 November 7, 1933 1937 →
  Frederick William Mansfield (1).png Malcolm E. Nichols former Mayor of Boston (1).png 1918 William Foley Massachusetts House of Representatives (1).png
Candidate Frederick Mansfield Malcolm Nichols William J. Foley
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 70,035 68,321 60,776
Percentage 28.31% 27.62% 24.57%

  1935 Henry Parkman senator Massachusetts (cropped) (a).png
Candidate Henry Parkman Jr.
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote 28,184
Percentage 11.73%

Mayor before election

James Michael Curley

Elected Mayor

Frederick Mansfield

The Boston mayoral election of 1933 occurred on Tuesday, November 7, 1933. Former state treasurer Frederick Mansfield defeated five other candidates to be elected Mayor of Boston.

In 1918, the Massachusetts state legislature had passed legislation making the Mayor of Boston ineligible to serve consecutive terms.[1] Thus, incumbent James Michael Curley was unable to run for re-election.

Mansfield was inaugurated on Monday, January 1, 1934.[2]

Candidates[]

  • William J. Foley, District Attorney of Suffolk County since 1927
  • Frederick Mansfield, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1914 to 1915
  • Malcolm Nichols, Mayor of Boston from 1926 to 1930
  • Joseph F. O'Connell, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1907 to 1911
  • Henry Parkman Jr., member of the Massachusetts Senate since 1929, member of the Boston City Council from 1925 to 1929
  • Michael H. Sullivan, municipal court judge and former chairman of the Boston Finance Commission

Results[]

Candidates General Election[3]
Votes %
Frederick Mansfield 70,035 28.31
Malcolm Nichols 68,321 27.62
William J. Foley 60,776 24.57
Henry Parkman Jr. 28,184 11.73
Joseph F. O'Connell 9,961 4.03
Michael H. Sullivan 9,127 3.69
All others 132 0.53

See also[]

  • List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

References[]

  1. ^ "REPORT BILL TO STOP CONSECUTIVE TERMS". The Boston Globe. February 26, 1918. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  2. ^ "MANSFIELD TO TAKE OATH THIS MORNING". The Boston Globe. January 1, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  3. ^ Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1933. p. 41.

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