1941 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1941 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1937 Boston mayoral election 1937 November 4, 1941 1945 Boston mayoral election 1945 Maurice J. Tobin gubernatorial portrait photograph, 1945 (3x4).jpeg Maurice J. Tobin Nonpartisan candidate 125,786 45.98% Mayor Maurice J. Tobin Maurice J. Tobin James Michael Curley official portrait photograph, circa 1943 (3x4).jpeg James Michael Curley Nonpartisan candidate 116,430 43.49% 3x4.svg Joseph Lee Nonpartisan candidate 19,186 7.17% Boston The Boston mayoral election of 1941 occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 1941. Incumbent Mayor Maurice J. Tobin defeated former Mayor James Michael Curley and two others. This was the first election held following a 1939 referendum that repealed a 1918 law, which had prevented an incumbent Mayor of Boston from serving consecutive terms.https://www.proquest.com/docview/816864666 SECOND TERM WINS IN BOSTON The Boston Globe 1 November 8, 1939 March 14, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com Inaugural exercises were held Monday, January 5, 1942.https://www.proquest.com/docview/820622173 Boston Ready, Willing to Sacrifice for Victory, Mayor Tobin Declares at Inaugural Exercises The Boston Globe 6 January 6, 1942 March 16, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com Candidates James Michael Curley, Governor of Massachusetts from 1935 to 1937, Mayor of Boston from 1914 to 1918, 1922 to 1926, 1930 to 1934. Member of the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1914. Joseph Lee, member of the Boston School Committee since 1937. Malcolm Nichols, Mayor of Boston from 1926 to 1930. Maurice J. Tobin, Mayor of Boston since 1938. Member of the Boston School Committee from 1931 to 1937. Results CandidatesGeneral ElectionAnnual Report of the Election Department 1941 38 Boston [Election Dept.] https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1941bost#page/38/mode/2upVotes% Maurice J. Tobin (incumbent) 125,786 45.98 James Michael Curley 116,430 43.49 Joseph Lee 19,186 7.17 Malcolm Nichols 6,318 2.36 See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17962879/bostons_mayor_tobin_wins_in_close_race/ Boston's Mayor Tobin Wins In Close Race With Curley Pittsburgh Press November 5, 1941 newspapers.com Boston mayoral Boston 1941 Boston mayor 1941 Category:1940s in Boston Category:November 1941 in the United States