1917 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1917 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1914 Boston mayoral election 1914 December 18, 1917 1921 Boston mayoral election 1921 Andrew James Peters 42nd Mayor of Boston (1).png Andrew James Peters Nonpartisan candidate 42,923 42.9% Mayor James Michael Curley Andrew James Peters CURLEY, J.M. HONORABLE LCCN2016858342 (3x4a).jpg James Michael Curley Nonpartisan candidate 28,848 32.7% James A. Gallivan (1).png James A. Gallivan Nonpartisan candidate 19,427 22.0% Boston The Boston mayoral election of 1917 occurred on Tuesday, December 18, 1917. Andrew James Peters, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, defeated incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley and two other candidates.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18485635/peter_beats_2_congressmen_in_race_for/ Peter Beats 2 Congressmen in Race for Mayor Chicago Tribune 1 December 19, 1917 March 21, 2018 newspapers.com Peters was inaugurated on Monday, February 4, 1918.https://www.proquest.com/docview/503389009 PETERS WILL BE ON HAND AT INAUGURAL The Boston Globe 3 February 4, 1918 March 16, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com Candidates James Michael Curley, Mayor of Boston since 1914, former member of the United States House of Representatives (1913–1914) James A. Gallivan, member of the United States House of Representatives since 1914, former member of the Massachusetts Senate (1897–1898) and the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1895–1896) Andrew James Peters, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury since 1914, former member of the United States House of Representatives (1907–1914) and the Massachusetts Senate (1904–1905) Peter Francis Tague, member of the United States House of Representatives since 1915, former member of the Massachusetts Senate (1899–1900) and the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1897–1898, 1913–1914) Results CandidatesGeneral ElectionAnnual Report of the Election Department 1917 151 City of Boston https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1917bost#page/150/mode/2up March 14, 2018Votes% Andrew James Peters 37,923 37923 88302 1 yes James Michael Curley (incumbent) 28,848 28848 88302 1 yes James A. Gallivan 19,427 19427 88302 1 yes Peter Francis Tague 1,751 1751 88302 1 yes all others 353 353 88302 1 yes See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References Further reading https://secure.pqarchiver.com/boston-sub/doc/503358324.html CITY ELECTS PETERS MAYOR BY 9074 VOTES OVER CURLEY The Boston Globe 1 Merrill John D. December 19, 1917 March 14, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18305837/andrew_j_peters_elected_mayor_of/ Andrew J. Peters Elected Mayor of Boston; Votes Attracted by Gallivan Defeated Curley The New York Times 1 December 19, 1917 March 14, 2018 newspapers.com Boston mayoral Boston 1917 Boston mayor 1917 Category:1910s in Boston Category:December 1917 in the United States