1903 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1903 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1901 Boston mayoral election 1901 December 15, 1903 1905 Boston mayoral election 1905 Patrick Andrew Collins (1) (3x4).jpg Patrick Collins Democratic Party (United States) 48,745 63.0% Mayor Patrick Collins Democratic Party (United States) Patrick Collins Democratic Party (United States) 1894 George Swallow senator Massachusetts.png George N. Swallow Republican Party (United States) 22,369 28.9% George William Galvin (1854–1928).png George W. Galvin Socialist Party of America 5,205 6.7% Boston The Boston mayoral election of 1903 occurred on Tuesday, December 15, 1903. Democratic incumbent Patrick Collins defeated Republican nominee George N. Swallow and two other contenders to win a second term. Under legislation adopted in June 1903,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18423605/governor_signs_the_luce_primary/ Governor Signs the Luce Primary Election Law The Boston Post 6 June 24, 1903 March 18, 2018 newspapers.com this was the first Boston municipal election with "caucuses, henceforth to be called primaries",https://www.proquest.com/docview/499934957 CAUCUS LAW The Boston Globe 12 July 30, 1903 March 18, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com which were held on Thursday, November 19, 1903. Inaugural exercises were held on Monday, January 4, 1904.https://www.proquest.com/docview/500026272 MAYOR COLLINS' INAUGURAL The Boston Globe 10 January 5, 1904 March 18, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com Results Democratic primary Patrick Collins, Mayor of Boston since 1902, former member of the United States House of Representatives (1883–1889), Massachusetts Senate (1870–1871), and Massachusetts House of Representatives (1868–1869) Frederick S. Gore, member of the Massachusetts Senatehttps://www.proquest.com/docview/500001185 FRED GORE FOR MAYOR The Boston Globe 1 October 20, 1903 March 18, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com CandidatesPrimary Electionhttps://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1903bo#page/n137/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1903 119 City of Boston March 18, 2018 archive.orgVotes% Patrick Collins (incumbent) 30,729 30729 41863 1 yes Frederick S. Gore 11,129 11129 41863 1 yes all others 5 5 41863 1 yes Republican primary E. Peabody Gerry, physician, age 56, former Boston Alderman (1900) Michael J. Murray, lawyer, age 36 George N. Swallow, grocer, age 49, former chairman of the Boston Republican Committee (1899), Governor's councilor (1888–1889), state senator (1894), and state representative (1889–1891) Source:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18418076/the_five_mayoralty_candidates_by/ The Five Mayoralty Candidates by Comparison The Boston Post 29 November 15, 1903 March 18, 2018 newspapers.com CandidatesPrimary Electionhttps://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1903bo#page/n167/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1903 148 City of Boston March 18, 2018 archive.orgVotes% George N. Swallow 6,383 6383 12207 1 yes Michael J. Murray 3,294 3294 12207 1 yes E. Peabody Gerry 2,530 2530 12207 1 yes Other candidates William H. Carroll, Socialist Laborhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/18421056/socialist_labor_party_denounces_the/ Socialist Labor Party Denounces the Socialists The Boston Post 8 November 30, 1903 March 18, 2018 newspapers.com George W. Galvin, physician and head of the Wage Earners Emergency and General Hospital, Socialisthttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/18420815/socialist_city_campaign_to_open_tomorrow/ Socialist City Campaign to Open Tomorrow The Boston Post 8 November 12, 1903 March 18, 2018 newspapers.com Galvin received all 423 votes cast in his party's primary election for mayor.https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1903bo#page/n187/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1903 168 City of Boston March 18, 2018 archive.org General election Candidateshttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/18420710/the_ticket_for_todays_election/ The Ticket for Today's Election The Boston Post 9 December 15, 1903 March 18, 2018 newspapers.comGeneral Electionhttps://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1903bo#page/n211/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1903 192 City of Boston March 18, 2018 archive.orgVotes% D Patrick Collins (incumbent) 48,745 48745 77351 1 yes R George N. Swallow 22,369 22369 77351 1 yes S George W. Galvin 5,205 5205 77351 1 yesSLP William H. Carroll 1,018 1018 77351 1 yes all others 14 14 77351 1 yes See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References 30em Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18421863/collins_sweeps_boston/ Collins Sweeps Boston The New York Times 1 December 16, 1903 March 18, 2018 newspapers.com 1903 Boston Boston mayoral Category:1900s in Boston Category:December 1903 in the United States