1901 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1901 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1899 Boston mayoral election 1899 December 10, 1901 1903 Boston mayoral election 1903 Patrick Andrew Collins (1) (3x4).jpg Patrick Collins Democratic Party (United States) 52,035 60.1% Mayor Thomas N. Hart Republican Party (United States) Patrick Collins Democratic Party (United States) Thomas N. Hart 5210004 015 029 (3x4a).jpg Thomas N. Hart Republican Party (United States) 33,196 38.3% Boston The Boston mayoral election of 1901 occurred on Tuesday, December 10, 1901. Democratic nominee Patrick Collins defeated Republican incumbent mayor Thomas N. Hart and two other contenders. Collins was inaugurated on Monday, January 6, 1902.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18424042/collins_becomes_mayor_today/ Collins Becomes Mayor Today The Boston Post 1 January 6, 1902 March 18, 2018 newspapers.com Candidates Patrick Collins (Democrat), former member of the United States House of Representatives (1883–1889), Massachusetts Senate (1870–1871), and Massachusetts House of Representatives (1868–1869) Thomas N. Hart (Republican), Mayor of Boston since 1900, former Mayor of Boston (1889–1890), Postmaster of Boston (1891–1895), member of the Boston Board of Aldermen (1882–1886), and member of the Boston Common Council (1879–1881) Herman W. A. Raasch (Socialist Labor)https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18425399/to_run_independent/ To Run Independent The Boston Post 4 November 24, 1901 March 18, 2018 newspapers.com John Weaver Sherman (Socialist)https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18425432/sherman_accepts/ Sherman Accepts The Boston Post 4 December 6, 1901 March 18, 2018 newspapers.com Party conventions The Republican convention was held on November 19, 1901, at Association Hall. Incumbent Thomas N. Hart was renominated by acclamation.Thomas N. Hart for Hub's Mayor: Republicans Renominated Him With Earnestness The Boston Daily Globe November 20, 1901 The Democratic convention was held on November 20, 1901, at Steinert Hall. Patrick Collins unanimously won the party's nomination for Mayor.For Mayor. P. A. Collins: Democratic City Convention Names Him Amid Enthusiasm The Boston Daily Globe November 21, 1901 Results CandidatesGeneral Electionhttps://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1901bo#page/62/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1901 62 City of Boston March 18, 2018 archive.orgVotes% D Patrick Collins 52,035 52035 86615 1 yes R Thomas N. Hart (incumbent) 33,196 33196 86615 1 yes S John Weaver Sherman 957 957 86615 1 yesSLP Herman W. A. Raasch 426 426 86615 1 yes all others 1 1 86615 1 yes See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References 30em Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18425472/democrats_carry_boston/ Democrats Carry Boston The New York Times 1 December 11, 1901 March 18, 2018 newspapers.com 1901 Boston Boston mayoral Category:1900s in Boston Category:December 1901 in the United States