1945 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1945 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1941 Boston mayoral election 1941 November 6, 1945 1949 Boston mayoral election 1949 James Michael Curley congressional portrait photograph, circa 1945 (3x4).jpeg James Michael Curley Nonpartisan candidate 111,824 45.74% Mayor John E. Kerrigan James Michael Curley John E. Kerrigan official portrait photograph, circa 1939 (3x4).jpeg John E. Kerrigan Nonpartisan candidate 60,413 24.71% 3x4.svg William Arthur Reilly Nonpartisan candidate 46,135 18.87% John J. Sawtelle official portrait photograph, 1943 (3x4).jpeg John J. Sawtelle Nonpartisan candidate 12,743 5.21% Boston The Boston mayoral election of 1945 occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 1945. Former Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley defeated acting mayor John E. Kerrigan and four other candidates. Curley was inaugurated on Monday, January 7, 1946.https://www.proquest.com/docview/819603301 Curley Starts Clean Sweep at City Hall The Boston Globe 1 Whipple Charles January 8, 1946 March 16, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com Candidates James Michael Curley, Member of the United States House of Representatives since 1943 and from 1913 to 1914. Mayor of Boston from 1914 to 1918, 1922 to 1926, 1930 to 1934. Governor of Massachusetts from 1935 to 1937. Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1902 to 1903. Michael Paul Feeney, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 1939 and the Boston City Council since 1944. John E. Kerrigan, acting Mayor of Boston since Maurice J. Tobin's resignation in January 1945. Member of the Boston City Council since 1933. Joseph Lee, member of the Boston School Committee from 1937 to 1941. William Arthur Reilly, former Boston Fire Commissioner and a former member of the Boston Finance Commission and Boston School Committee. John J. Sawtelle, Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council since 1943. Results CandidatesGeneral ElectionAnnual Report of the Election Department 1945 46 Boston [Election Dept.] https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1945bost#page/46/mode/2upVotes% James Michael Curley 111,824 45.74 John E. Kerrigan (incumbent) 60,413 24.71 William Arthur Reilly 46,135 18.87 John J. Sawtelle 12,743 5.21 Joseph Lee 10,042 4.11 Michael Paul Feeney 3,298 1.35 See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17963039/curley_elected_mayor_of_boston_4th_time/ Curley Elected Mayor Of Boston 4th Time The Philadelphia Inquirer November 7, 1945 newspapers.com collapsed Boston mayoral Boston 1945 Boston mayor 1945 Category:1940s in Boston Category:November 1945 in the United States