1955 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1955 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1951 Boston mayoral election 1951 November 8, 1955 1959 Boston mayoral election 1959 John B. Hynes (10926270034) (2).jpg John B. Hynes Nonpartisan candidate 124,301 52.77% Mayor John B. Hynes John B. Hynes John E. Powers official portrait photograph, circa 1957 (3x4).jpeg John E. Powers Nonpartisan candidate 111,775 47.23% Boston mayor election, 1955.svg 260px Results by wardHynes: #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80%Powers: #73d873 50–60% #42ca42 60–70% #30a630 70–80% Boston The Boston mayoral election of 1955 occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 1955, between Mayor John B. Hynes and State Senator John E. Powers. Hynes was elected to his third term. The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 27, 1955. This election was the first held under new ward boundaries, which remain in place for the city of Boston as of 2023. Candidates John B. Hynes, Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts since 1950, Acting Mayor in 1947. John E. Powers, member of the Massachusetts Senate since 1940. Candidates eliminated in preliminary James Michael Curley, Mayor of Boston from 1914 to 1918, 1922 to 1926, 1930 to 1934, 1946 to 1950. Member of the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1914 and from 1943 to 1947. Governor of Massachusetts from 1935 to 1937. Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1902 to 1903. Chester A. Dolan Jr., Clerk of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. President of the Massachusetts Senate in 1949. Results CandidatesPreliminary electionAnnual Report of the Election Department 1956 52 Boston [Election Dept.] https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1955bost#page/52/mode/2upGeneral electionAnnual Report of the Election Department 1956 92 Boston [Election Dept.] https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1955bost#page/92/mode/2upVotes%Votes% John B. Hynes (incumbent) 50,957 39.16 124,301 52.77 John E. Powers 36,407 28.00 111,775 47.23 James Michael Curley 24,209 18.60 Chester A. Dolan 18,551 14.25 See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References Boston mayoral Boston Category:Mayoral elections in Boston Boston mayor 1955 Category:1950s in Boston Category:November 1955 in the United States