Boston_mayoral_election,_1949

1949 Boston mayoral election

Election

The Boston mayoral election of 1949 occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 1949, between incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley, city clerk and former acting mayor John B. Hynes, and three other candidates. Hynes was elected to his first term.

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Boston voters also approved changing the structure of future mayoral contests to include a preliminary election, to select two final candidates in advance of each general election.^[1] It also shifted the years in which elections would be held. The first such election was set for 1951, meaning that Hynes would only serve a two-year term, rather than a four-year term.^[1]

Hynes was inaugurated on Monday, January 2, 1950.^[2]

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"Plan A Wins; Boston to Get New Charter". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 2, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Lewis, William (January 2, 1950). "Hynes Becomes Boston Mayor Today". The Boston Globe. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1949. p. 38.

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Candidates	General Election^[3]
Candidates	Votes	%
John B. Hynes	137,930	46.44
James Michael Curley (incumbent)	126,000	40.40
Patrick J. McDonough	22,230	7.49
George F. Oakes	7,171	2.41
Walter A. O'Brien	3,659	1.23

Ward^[3]	Hynes		Curley		McDonough		Oakes		O'Brien
Ward^[3]	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
1	4,655	29.08	9,311	58.16	1,619	10.11	272	1.70	153	0.96
2	2,518	27.76	5,739	63.26	636	7.01	117	1.29	62	0.68
3	4,489	30.87	8,486	58.36	1,059	7.28	258	1.77	249	1.71
4	5,695	54.21	3,888	37.01	364	3.46	376	3.58	183	1.74
5	8,980	67.58	3,307	24.89	389	2.93	401	3.02	211	1.59
6	2,442	24.90	5,487	55.94	1,663	16.96	162	1.65	54	0.55
7	4,383	31.56	6,889	48.97	2,499	17.76	203	1.44	94	0.67
8	2,670	28.22	6,091	64.37	482	5.09	146	1.54	73	0.77
9	2,827	27.32	6,517	62.98	596	5.76	256	2.47	152	1.47
10	4,553	36.34	7,124	56.86	527	4.21	269	2.15	57	0.45
11	4,532	39.23	5,953	51.54	593	5.13	358	3.10	115	1.00
12	6,319	48.31	5,081	38.85	861	6.58	318	2.43	501	3.83
13	4,978	43.20	5,206	45.18	1,091	9.47	189	1.64	58	0.50
14	10,038	53.84	6,071	32.56	1,536	8.24	238	1.28	762	4.09
15	4,953	42.14	5,317	45.23	1,233	10.49	206	1.75	46	0.39
16	8,556	54.17	5,327	33.72	1,558	9.86	277	1.75	79	0.50
17	8,882	58.56	4,861	32.05	1,016	6.70	301	1.98	108	0.71
18	9,776	54.06	5,901	32.63	1,306	7.22	993	5.49	107	0.59
19	7,492	54.50	5,215	37.93	488	3.55	498	3.62	55	0.40
20	12,016	65.41	4,947	26.93	671	3.65	566	3.08	171	0.93
21	10,037	63.51	4,524	28.62	564	3.57	431	2.73	249	1.58
22	7,139	51.24	4,758	34.15	1,399	10.04	336	2.41	120	0.86

Boston_mayoral_election,_1949

1949 Boston mayoral election

Candidates

Results

Results by ward

See also

References

Further reading

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