1864 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1864 Boston mayoral election Presidential no 1863 Boston mayoral election 1863 December 12, 1864 1865 Boston mayoral election 1865 Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. 5210004 015 016 (3x4c).jpg Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. Republican Party (United States) 6,877 71.41% 3x4.svg Thomas Coffin Amory Democratic Party (United States) 2,732 28.37% Mayor Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. Republican Party (United States) Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. Republican Party (United States) Boston The 1864 Boston mayoral election was held on December 12, 1864A 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 and saw Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. reelected to a sixth overall term. Campaign Mayor Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. was renominated by the Republican Party, which ran under the "Union Republican" banner amid the ongoing American Civil War. Lincoln's opponent, Thomas Coffin Amory, accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party in a letter that was read on his behalf to the December 2, 1864 meeting of the city's Democratic Ward and City Committee.Meeting of the Democratic Ward and City Committee https://www.newspapers.com/image/734936805 Newspapers.com Boston Evening Transcript 14 November 2023 en December 3, 1864 The Boston Evening Transcript characterized Mayor Lincoln as a strong front-runner, writing on December 3, 1864, "there can be no doubt ever of the triumphant re-election of Mayor Lincoln and his associates on the Union Republican ticket."The Municipal Election https://www.newspapers.com/image/734936805 Newspapers.com Boston Evening Transcript subscription 14 November 2023 en December 3, 1864 After the election, the Boston Evening Transcript wrote that the election of Lincoln and the Union Republican nominees for other municipal offices had been a "foregone conclusion".The City Election https://www.newspapers.com/image/734936993 Newspapers.com Boston Evening Transcript subscription 14 November 2023 en December 13, 1864 Results The Boston Evening Transcript described the margins of the victory received Lincoln and his fellow Union Republican nominees for city offices were, "extraordinarily large". It also characterized the turnout for the election as, "small" when compared to that of the 1864 United States presidential election that was held in November. 1864 Boston mayoral election Republican Party (United States) Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. (incumbent) 6,877 71.41 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Coffin Amory 2,732 28.37 Others Scattering 21 0.22 9,630 See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References 30em Category:Mayoral elections in Boston Boston Boston mayoral Category:19th century in Boston