1903_Boston_mayoral_election
1903 Boston mayoral election
Election
The Boston mayoral election of 1903 occurred on Tuesday, December 15, 1903. Democratic incumbent Patrick Collins defeated Republican nomknee George N. Swallow and two other contenders to win a second term.
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Under legislation adopted in June 1903,[1] this was the first Boston municipal election with "caucuses, henceforth to be called primaries",[2] which were held on Thursday, November 19, 1903.
Inaugural exercises were held on Monday, January 4, 1904.[3]
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 Senate[4]
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| Candidates | Primary Election[5] | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Patrick Collins (incumbent) | 30,729 | 73.4% |
| Frederick S. Gore | 11,129 | 26.6% |
| all others | 5 | 0.0% |
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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:[6]
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| Candidates | Primary Election[7] | |
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| Votes | % | |
| George N. Swallow | 6,383 | 52.3% |
| Michael J. Murray | 3,294 | 27.0% |
| E. Peabody Gerry | 2,530 | 20.7% |
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Other candidates
- William H. Carroll, Socialist Labor[8]
- George W. Galvin, physician and head of the Wage Earners Emergency and General Hospital, Socialist[9]
- Galvin received all 423 votes cast in his party's primary election for mayor.[10]
General election
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| Candidates[11] | General Election[12] | ||
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| Votes | % | ||
| D | Patrick Collins (incumbent) | 48,745 | 63.0% |
| R | George N. Swallow | 22,369 | 28.9% |
| S | George W. Galvin | 5,205 | 6.7% |
| SLP | William H. Carroll | 1,018 | 1.3% |
| all others | 14 | 0.0% | |
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- "Governor Signs the Luce Primary Election Law". The Boston Post. June 24, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- "CAUCUS LAW". The Boston Globe. July 30, 1903. p. 12. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link]
- "MAYOR COLLINS' INAUGURAL". The Boston Globe. January 5, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- "FRED GORE FOR MAYOR". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link]
- "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1903. p. 119. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
- "The Five Mayoralty Candidates by Comparison". The Boston Post. November 15, 1903. p. 29. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1903. p. 148. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
- "Socialist Labor Party Denounces the Socialists". The Boston Post. November 30, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- "Socialist City Campaign to Open Tomorrow". The Boston Post. November 12, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1903. p. 168. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
- "The Ticket for Today's Election". The Boston Post. December 15, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1903. p. 192. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
- "Collins Sweeps Boston". The New York Times. December 16, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
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