1851 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1851 Boston mayoral election Presidential no 1850 Boston mayoral election 1850 Dec. 8, 1851 (1st vote)Dec. 17, 1851 (2nd vote)Dec. 24, 1851 (3rd vote) 1852 Boston mayoral election 1852 Mayor John P. Bigelow Whig Party (United States) Benjamin Seaver Whig Party (United States) First vote Second vote Third vote File:Benjamin Seaver 5210004 015 013 (3x4).jpg Benjamin Seaver Whig Party (United States) Did not contest 3,97047.31% 3,99050.05% 3x4.svg John H. Wilkins Whig Party (United States) 4,423 45.13% Did not contest Did not contest Jerome V. C. Smith by E. Billings 5210004 015 014 (3x4a).jpg Jerome V. C. Smith Know Nothing 2,67227.26% 2,68031.94% 2,73634.32% Adam W. Thaxter, Jr. 12700882257 4 (1).jpg Adam W. Thaxter Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 1,25021.95% 1,29015.37% 1,02412.84% Boston thumb|Ward 12 Democratic Party ticket from the 1851 election The 1851 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Benjamin Seaver, a former president of the Boston Common Council, as mayor of Boston. The election took three votes, as no candidate secured the needed majority in the first two attempts. In the third attempt, Seaver won the required majority by the margin of a single vote. Incumbent Whig mayor John P. Bigelow was not a nominee for reelection. First vote (December 8, 1851) Candidates Jerome V. C. Smith ("Native American Party" –Know Nothing),Boston Municipal Election https://www.newspapers.com/image/47038319 Newspapers.com Daily Free Democrat 17 April 2023 en December 17, 1851 physician John H. Wilkins (Whig) George F. Williams (Free Soil Party) Adam Wallace Thaxter Jr. (Democratic Party), merchantO'Brien Megan Luxury Home of the Week: For $7.35m, a 22-room Beacon Hill home https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2021/02/23/luxury-home-of-week-adam-thaxter-house/ www.boston.com 9 April 2023 February 23, 2021 and Democratic for mayor in the first vote of the 1844 election Result Boston mayoral election first vote (December 8, 1851) Whig Party (United States) John H. Wilkins 4,423 45.13 Know Nothing Jerome V. C. Smith 2,672 27.26 Democratic Party (United States) Adam W. Thaxter Jr. 2,150 21.94 Free Soil Party George F. Williams 475 4.85 Scattering Other 81 0.83 9801 100 Second vote (December 17, 1851) Candidates Benjamin Seaver (Whig),Municipal Election https://www.newspapers.com/image/734738372 subscription Newspapers.com Boston Evening Transcript 17 April 2023 en December 18, 1851 former president of the Boston Common Council Jerome V. C. Smith, physician John H. Wilkins George F. Williams Henry B. Rogers Adam Wallace Thaxter Jr., merchant and candidate for mayor in 1844 Result Boston mayoral election second vote (December 17, 1851) Whig Party (United States) Benjamin Seaver 3970 47.31 Know Nothing Jerome V. C. Smith 2680 31.94 Democratic Party (United States) Adam W. Thaxter Jr. 1290 15.37 Free Soil Party George F. Williams 244 2.91 Henry B. Rogers 158 1.88 Scattering Other 50 0.60 8,392 100 Third vote (December 24, 1851) Candidates Benjamin Seaver (Whig), former president of the Boston Common Council Jerome V. C. Smith, physician Henry B. Rogers Adam Wallace Thaxter Jr., merchant and candidate for mayor in 1844 Result Boston mayoral election third vote (December 24, 1851)A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers 1909 City of Boston Printing Department 52 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=n_BMAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA52 7 April 2023 en Whig Party (United States) Benjamin Seaver 3,990 50.05 Know Nothing Jerome V. C. Smith 2,736 34.32 Democratic Party (United States) Adam W. Thaxter Jr. 1,024 12.84 Henry B. Rogers 188 2.36 Scattering Other 38 0.48 7,976 100 Summary table of all votes + 1851 Boston mayoral election results Vote round Whig Party Democratic Party Know Nothing Party Free Soil Party Other candidate Scattering Nominee % Nominee % Nominee % Nominee % Candidate % % 1st John H. Wilkins 45.13 Adam W. Thaxter Jr 21.95 Jerome V. C. Smith 27.26 George F. Williams 4.85 colspan=2 0.83 2nd Benjamin Seaver 47.31 15.37 31.94 2.91 Henry B. Rogers 1.88 0.60 3rd 50.05 12.84 34.32 colspan=2 2.36 0.48 See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References 30em 1851 Boston Boston mayoral Category:19th century in Boston Boston mayoral election