1907 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1907 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1905 Boston mayoral election 1905 December 10, 1907 1910 Boston mayoral election 1910 George A. Hibbard 5210004 015 035 (3x4b).jpg George A. Hibbard Republican Party (United States) 38,112 42.4% Mayor John F. Fitzgerald Democratic Party (United States) George A. Hibbard Republican Party (United States) J.F. Fitzgerald LCCN2014714230 (3x4a).jpg John F. Fitzgerald Democratic Party (United States) 35,935 40.0% 1904 John Coulthurst Massachusetts House of Representatives (3x4).png John A. Coulthurst Independence Party (United States) 15,811 17.6% The 1907 Boston mayoral election was held on Tuesday, December 10, and saw Republican nominee George A. Hibbard defeat Democratic incumbent John F. Fitzgerald as well as Independence League nominee John A. Coulthurst. Ahead of the general election, primary elections for each party had taken place on Thursday, November 14, 1907. This was the final Boston mayoral election for a two-year term, and that was partisan in nature; a new city charter adopted in 1909 made the mayoral term four years, and made Boston municipal elections non-partisan.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18384700/new_boston_charter_is_the_worst_defeat/ New Boston Charter is the Worst Defeat Ever Given Boss Rule The Marion Daily Mirror Marion, Ohio November 3, 1909 March 17, 2018 newspapers.com Hibbard was inaugurated on Monday, January 6, 1908.https://www.proquest.com/docview/500964379 NEW HAND AT HELM The Boston Globe 1 January 7, 1908 March 17, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com Results Note: In October, John A. Coulthurst was selected as the Independence League candidate, and he resigned his position as secretary of the Democratic state committee.https://secure.pqarchiver.com/boston-sub/doc/500919424.html COULTHURST FOR MAYOR The Boston Globe 8 October 26, 1907 March 17, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes His still garnered some votes in the Democratic primary. Democratic primary John A. Coulthurst, lawyer, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1902–1904) John F. Fitzgerald, Mayor of Boston since 1906, former member of the United States House of Representatives (1895–1901) and the Massachusetts Senate (1892–1894) CandidatesPrimary Electionhttps://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1907bost#page/146/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1907 146 City of Boston March 17, 2018 archive.orgVotes% John F. Fitzgerald (incumbent) 21,848 21848 22645 1 yes John A. Coulthurst 425 425 22645 1 yes all others 372 372 22645 1 yes Republican primary Frederic W. Bliss, lawyer, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1891–1894)http://www.usgennet.org/family/bliss/features/2001/nov/frederic.htm Frederic Wright Bliss usgennet.org March 17, 2017 William E. Hannan, Street Commissioner,https://secure.pqarchiver.com/boston-sub/doc/500940843.html MORE ASPIRANTS FOR MAYOR'S JOB The Boston Globe 4 November 10, 1907 March 17, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes former member of the Boston Common Council (1901) George A. Hibbard, Postmaster of Boston since 1899, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1894–1895) CandidatesPrimary Electionhttps://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1907bost#page/182/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1907 182 City of Boston March 17, 2018 archive.orgVotes% George A. Hibbard 11,005 11005 14975 1 yes William E. Hannan 2,637 2637 14975 1 yes Frederic W. Bliss 1,296 1296 14975 1 yes all others 37 37 14975 1 yes Independence League primary John A. Coulthurst, lawyer, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1902–1904) CandidatesPrimary Electionhttps://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1907bost#page/170/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1907 170 City of Boston March 17, 2018 archive.orgVotes% John A. Coulthurst 372 372 373 1 yes all others 1 1 373 1 yes General election CandidatesGeneral ElectionA 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 56 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=n_BMAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA56 enhttps://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1907bost#page/210/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1907 210 City of Boston March 17, 2018 archive.orgVotes% | R || George A. Hibbard| align="right" | 38,112| align="right" | 38112 89871 1 yes|- | | D || John F. Fitzgerald (incumbent) | align="right" | 35,935 | align="right" | 35935 89871 1 yes |- | | I || John A. Coulthurst | align="right" | 15,811 | align="right" | 15811 89871 1 yes |- | colspan=2 | Scattering | align="right" | 13 | align="right" | 13 89871 1 yes |- | colspan=2 | Total vote| align="right" | 89,871| align="right" | 100''' See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References 30em Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18393725/democrats_lose_boston/ Democrats Lose Boston The Baltimore Sun 2 December 11, 1907 March 17, 2018 newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18426114/boston_republican_by_hearst_votes/ Boston Republican by Hearst Votes The New York Times 1 December 11, 1907 March 19, 2018 newspapers.com 1907 Boston Boston mayoral Category:1900s in Boston Category:December 1907 in the United States