1860 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1860 Boston mayoral election Presidential no 1859 Boston mayoral election 1859 December 10, 1860 1861 Boston mayoral election 1861 Joseph Wightman 5210004 015 017 (3x4a).jpg Joseph Wightman Democratic Party (United States) 8,834 60.43% Moses Kimball (1).png Moses Kimball Republican Party (United States) 5,674 38.81% Mayor Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. Joseph Wightman Democratic Party (United States) Boston The Boston mayoral election of 1860 saw the election of Democratic Party nominee Joseph Wightman. This was the first Boston mayoral election won by a Democratic Party nominee. Vrabel Jim When in Boston: A Time Line & Almanac 173 University Press of New England (UPNE) Boston, MA 2004 It was held on December 10, 1860. Wightman was nominated by both the Democratic and Union tickets. His opponent, Moses Kimball, was nominated by the Republican Party.The Municipal Election in Boston https://www.newspapers.com/image/593959451 subscription Newspapers.com New York Daily Herald 21 April 2023 en Dec 11, 1860 Results 1860 Boston mayoral electionA Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers 1909 City of Boston Printing Department 53 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=n_BMAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA53 7 April 2023 en Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Wightman 8,834 60.43 Republican Party (United States) Moses Kimball 5,674 38.81 Other Scattering 111 0.76 14,619 100 See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References 30em Category:Mayoral elections in Boston Boston Boston mayoral Category:19th century in Boston